Music Review: B*Witched "C'est La Vie"
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C'est La Vie
Album: B*Witched
Year: 1998
Edele Lynch befriends a quiet, sexually confused boy in the surprisingly raunchy "C'est La Vie."
A chipper guitar opens the single, setting a bubbly tone. In the random intro, Lynch says to one of her bandmates that family members have said she resembles her father. Her bandmate thinks it's hilarious and giggles.
In the first verse, Lynch calls to her next door neighbor whose hiding in his treehouse. She says that at around 4 p.m., she hears his mom yell for him to come inside. She climbs the fence and asks him to visit her in his backyard. She's curious about what he does all day. He’s a proper, clean-cut guy from what she's seen. She wonders about the size of his genitalia and if he's interested her. She explains that her body contains breasts and private parts.
In the pre-chorus, she says that she’s aggressor and is adamant about being alone with him.
In the chorus, she wants him to tease her and be easygoing.
In the second verse, she asks him if he's gay or straight. She asks him if his reclusiveness bothers him. She says they can hang out and listen to cheesy music. They can play pretend. She says she would like to know him.
The pre-chorus and chorus are sung again.
A gleeful fiddle has a solo.
The chorus is sung again.
The gleeful fiddle ends the song.
After hearing the boy's name while outside, Lynch is puzzled and wants to learn about him. She wonders what his hobbies are, his sexual preference, and what type of music he likes. The assumption can be made that he says he's gay and is afraid of what people may think of him. Lynch doesn't care and still wants to have fun with him anyway. Her flirting becomes an inside joke between them.
The lyrics aren't overtly sexual. It takes several listens to really get the double entendres due to its ambiguity. However, some of the innuendo ("I'll show you mine if you show me yours") is glaringly obvious. With one lyric, a rather innocent verse becomes bawdy.
Lynch's childlike vocals provide a great match alongside the tongue-in-cheek arrangement. Her wholesome vocals help make the single hard to read.
The use of Irish folk music is a unique element and it sets it apart from the teenybop from the late 90s.
"C'est La Vie" is a cunning, pleasant single where nothing is what is seems.
Album: B*Witched
Year: 1998
Edele Lynch befriends a quiet, sexually confused boy in the surprisingly raunchy "C'est La Vie."
A chipper guitar opens the single, setting a bubbly tone. In the random intro, Lynch says to one of her bandmates that family members have said she resembles her father. Her bandmate thinks it's hilarious and giggles.
"Some people say I look like me dad/What?! Are you serious?"
In the first verse, Lynch calls to her next door neighbor whose hiding in his treehouse. She says that at around 4 p.m., she hears his mom yell for him to come inside. She climbs the fence and asks him to visit her in his backyard. She's curious about what he does all day. He’s a proper, clean-cut guy from what she's seen. She wonders about the size of his genitalia and if he's interested her. She explains that her body contains breasts and private parts.
"Ah oh hey hey Ah oh hey hey /I said, hey boy sittin' in your tree/Mummy always wants you to come for tea/Don't be shy, straighten up your tie/Get down from your tree house sittin' in the sky/I wanna know just what to do/Is it very big, is there room for two?/I got a house with windows and doors/I'll show you mine if you show me yours."
In the pre-chorus, she says that she’s aggressor and is adamant about being alone with him.
"Gotta let me in, hey, hey, hey/ Let the fun begin hey /I'm the wolf today hey, hey, hey/I'll huff I'll puff/I'll huff I'll puff and blow you away."
In the chorus, she wants him to tease her and be easygoing.
"Say you will say you won't/Say you'll do what I don't/Say you're true, say to me c'est la vie."
In the second verse, she asks him if he's gay or straight. She asks him if his reclusiveness bothers him. She says they can hang out and listen to cheesy music. They can play pretend. She says she would like to know him.
"Do you play with the girls, play with the boys?/Do you ever get lonely playing with your toys?/We can talk, we can sing/I'll be the queen and you'll be the king/Hey boy in your tree/Throw down your ladder make a room for me/I got a house with windows and doors/I'll show you mine if you show me yours."
The pre-chorus and chorus are sung again.
A gleeful fiddle has a solo.
The chorus is sung again.
The gleeful fiddle ends the song.
After hearing the boy's name while outside, Lynch is puzzled and wants to learn about him. She wonders what his hobbies are, his sexual preference, and what type of music he likes. The assumption can be made that he says he's gay and is afraid of what people may think of him. Lynch doesn't care and still wants to have fun with him anyway. Her flirting becomes an inside joke between them.
The lyrics aren't overtly sexual. It takes several listens to really get the double entendres due to its ambiguity. However, some of the innuendo ("I'll show you mine if you show me yours") is glaringly obvious. With one lyric, a rather innocent verse becomes bawdy.
Lynch's childlike vocals provide a great match alongside the tongue-in-cheek arrangement. Her wholesome vocals help make the single hard to read.
The use of Irish folk music is a unique element and it sets it apart from the teenybop from the late 90s.
"C'est La Vie" is a cunning, pleasant single where nothing is what is seems.