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LA CONTESSA

by DC Fontana

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    Continental cool overload as: DC Fontana sing in French, Italian and English on this collection of "art and soul."
    Jump into your virtual Citroën DS for a trip through the cobbled streets of Monmtartre in Paris or ride pillion on a virtual Lambretta as the group takes you to the Colosseum.
    Chic has never sounded any better.
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Abbesses 03:08
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Dammi Tempo 07:28
Oggi ho sete di te e di libertà i soldi sono causa del buio il buio che non mi fa vedere chiaro non perdo tempo ora ricomincio E' un giorno nuovo nella vita dei nemici i soldi sono causa del buio e giorno dopo giorno vivo il vuoto attorno ma tu ferma le lacrime, io ci sto provando fino a che io non cambiero' tutte le cose non colmero' il vuoto che mi tira giu' percorrero' la strada, lottero' fino a che avro' fiato in corpo per la tua libertà Oggi io ricomincio a vivere nel cielo trovero' buone risposte e ne faro' tesoro come perle di un fiume e l'acqua laverà le mie paure Non posso piu' restare ferma con le mani alzate butta la pistola e guarda su c'è una donna in piedi che non cade giu' che grida con forza la sua libertà Dammi Tempo per vivere... Dammi Tempo, Dammi Tempo....
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Tu Es 06:27
Tu es mon monde idéal Tu es mon monde idéal Tu es mon monde idéal Tu es mon monde idéal
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Listen Here 05:42
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Tout ce que je peux voir ce sont des visages de cadavres La mort heureuse d’hommes dans le brouillard de la désolation Leur sourires silencieux aux rythmes syncopés Dansent sur un tapis de chrysantèmes Tout ce que j’entends ce sont des voix blessées Des rires qui brûlent les oreilles des gargouilles Des larmes scellées dans la pierre Une lumière perçant les maisons de verre colorées La mort dans les rêves de voyageurs d’un jour Observe les regards de la cité des défunts Ils dansent au loin pour se baigner dans la lumière du péché Et la nécropole est à nouveau verrouillée pour la nuit. Le temps tarde pour ôter le manteau Qui découvre la danse macabre des fantômes Une bourrée macabre et une valse musette Jouée par un accordeoniste disparu Gertrude et Alice murmurent bonne nuit Avant une autre sombre étreinte Après un Twist and Shout du plus solitaire, Héloïse et Abélard sortent de l’ombre Un sourire surgi de la tombe pour mentir et aimer à nouveau Sous les acclamations de vestales vierges et curieuses Oscar et Édith, James et Honoré, Frédéric et Jean, Colette et Marcel Chantez ! Dansez ! Chantez ! Dansez! jusqu’à l’aube.
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Remember Me 03:14
Hey! don’t you walk on by… I won’t let your indiscretion take control (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba) Stay gazing through the looking glass It’ll hypnotise you: turn you right around (ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba do wa) Take my hand and hit the floor show me desire and beg for more The passion that you want to hold for me… Remember….Remember Me! This sunshine will show you the way But one gentle touch will burn you up inside (ba ba ba ba ba ba do wa) Take my hand and hit the floor show me desire and beg for more The passion that you want to hold for me… Take my hand and hit the floor show me desire and beg for more The passion that you want to hold for me… Take my hand and hit the floor show me desire and beg for more The passion that you want to hold for me…
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Je cherche La Contessa!
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Tu Sei 06:28

about

DC Fontana might as well have air miles for Translove Airways as "La Contessa" proves.
The music is steeped in jazz, R&B, psychedelia and folk – as urban as Harry Palmer or conversely as pagan and hallucinatory as Lord Summerisle.
On "La Contessa", French and Italian tongues are dealt with like water off a duck’s back, as the band groove eight miles high.
Listening to these fresh, nouvelle vague interpretations is akin to watching Godard, Chabrol or De Sica movies with the subtitles turned off. You may not understand the words, but it sure sounds pretty
The record also features two remarkable cover versions where they re-sculpt Ennio Morricone's classic "Se Telefonando" and Eddie Harris' "Listen Here," a live favourite.

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released September 16, 2011

Released on: DCTone
Released: 2011
Photo-art: Claire Curtis
Artwork: Nick Read

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DC Fontana England, UK

Turned-on music to shake your hips & pluck your heartstrings. . . DC Fontana from the U.K. marry art and soul.
Riding the cusp between scenes & dreams, tumbling, twisting & turning, they produce a vibed-up sound that defies labels.
Tailor-made music to move you…and to
make your feet mov,e, the 2010 album 'Six Against Eight' was followed by two memorable EPs & an album sung in French & Italian.
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