Daily Tune On - Charlotte Gainsbourg Sings “Just Like A Woman”
A friend of mine who likes to make me CD compilations, put this cut on one of the CD’s he made for me recently and I found myself drawn to Charlotte Gainsbourg’s soft lilting voice and lyrical phrasing. It could also be because she is French and I am a bit of a Francophile, but there’s no other way to describe the way French actress and daughter of famed French singer Serge Gainsbourg, sings this song from the soundtrack of the Dylan inspired movie “I’m Not There,” she sings it “Just Like A Woman.”
Charlotte Gainsbourg, who also plays the role of “Claire,” wife of Robbie Clark in “I’m Not There”, a fictional character based on the life of Dylan’s ex-wife Sara, brings new meaning to this older song. I found myself loving hearing it sung softly by a woman and I guess in particular this woman, as the sound of her voice and the words she emphasized helped the lyrics take on a new life. I thought about different things than I would have if I had been listening to Dylan sing this song and I enjoyed that experience.
Gainsbourg has sung the title track to three of her film’s; got her motion picture debut playing the daughter of Catherine Deneuve in the French film “Paroles et musique;”and has released two albums. Her second album topped the French charts and went platinum in France.
To hear Charlotte Gainsbourg sing this arrangement of Dylan’s “Just Like A Woman”, either click on the link below or cut and paste it into your browser. When you get on the page simply click the play button to the right, and “voila.”
http://www.last.fm/music/Charlotte%2BGainsbourg%2B%2526%2BCalexico/_/Just+Like+A+Woman