Love on the Beat

Love on the Beat is a 1984 album by French singer and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg. On this album, Gainsbourg tried his hand at the electronic / new wave movement, ripe with synthesizers, that was heavily popular at the time. The album was controversial due to its lyrics' heavily sexual content, and most notably with "Lemon Incest", sung as a duet with his then 12 year old daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg. The music is set to Frédéric Chopin's Étude ... more

Release Date:

  • Oct 2, 1984

Musical Album

Artist

Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg (French pronunciation: [sɛʁʒ ɡɛ̃zbuʁ]; 2 April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer-songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's varied musical style and individuality made him difficult to categorize. His legacy has been firmly established, and he is often regarded as one of...

Label

Mercury Records

Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Music Group in the US, and are both subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal Music...
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