For weeks, we’ve been having intense rainfall here in the San Francisco Bay Area, so I never leave home without my umbrella (parapluie). ☂️But I suspect protection from the rain isn’t the only thing French artist, Jeck is singing about in this song. (Parapluie is slang for “condom” in French!)

I love the clever double entendre and lyrical dissonance in this song. Listen:

Title: Parapluie
Songwriters: Alexandre Goaga and Eric Ness
Performed by: Jeck

Lyrics I like:

Elle me dit qu’elle est fidèle
Mais elle sort sous la pluie
J’crois bien qu’j’l’ai vu à l’hôtel lundi soir avec lui
Elle passe des heures à s’faire belle
Mais pressée de s’enfuir
Madame sort toutes les nuits sans son parapluie

Translation:

She tells me she’s faithful
But she goes out in the rain
I think I saw her at the hotel Monday evening with him
She spends hours looking beautiful
But in a hurry to escape
Madame goes out every night without her umbrella

🎶

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Until next Music Monday, have a good week ahead.

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