Difference between revisions of "La Mer"

Revision as of 22:44, 10 June 2007

Album:The Fragile

Length:4:37

Tempo:{{{BPM}}} BPM

Versions:La Mer
La Mer(Version)
La Mer (And All That Could Have Been)—DVD/VHS

Live:1999 - 2007

"La Mer" is the eleventh track from the Left disc of The Fragile. It begins with piano chords accompanied by standup bass and is then accentuated by drums playing a jazz rhythm and e-bow guitar. This is one of the few songs by Nine Inch Nails that is played with almost all acoustic instruments. It consists of a 3/4 time signature superimposed over a 4/4 time signature. Its main melodic elements and bassline are taken in a different direction with "Into The Void."

The lyrics are in Creole French. It is one of the many NIN songs that includes the phrase "Nothing Can Stop Me Now," and one of the few to include a vocalist other than Trent Reznor. In addition, it was the first instrumental written for The Fragile. [1]

It can be argued that the song is heavily infuenced by the Debussy piece of the same name. Both songs build up to create a sonic atmosphere, and both are (obviously) titled the same. It is very similar to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles, in that it layers many, many instruments to induce atonality and the said sonic atmosphere.

Song Credits

Vocals: Denise Milfort
Drums: Bill Rieflin
Cello: Willie

Appearances

Halos

The Fragile
And All That Could Have Been (DVD/VHS)

Versions

La Mer

This is the original album version. On The Fragile vinyl, the introductory piano chords and standup bass are repeated one extra time before the solo begins over top.

La Mer (Version)

An nin.com exclusive from The Fragile era, this Jerome Dillon remix features much more percussion-oriented loops, using atmospheric and base elements from the original.

La Mer (And All That Could Have Been)

This live version is a pure instrumental, with a guitar playing the xylophone part.

Live

Coming soon.

Lyrics

Creole French

   Et quand le jour se lève 
   Je deviendrai le ciel 
   Et je deviendrai la mer 
   
   Et la mer viendra m'embrasser 
   Pour que j'aille à la maison 
    
   Rien ne peut m'arrêter maintenant

English Translation

    And when the day arrives
    I’ll become the sky
    And I’ll become the sea
    
    And the sea will come to kiss me
    For I am going
    Home
    
    Nothing can stop me now

There is an alternate, more literal translation of the lyrics:

    And the day has arrived
    To thresh the sky
    And to thresh the sea
    
    And the sea has embraced me
    And it has dispensed me from my cage
    
    Nothing can stop me now

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-}}'''"La Mer"''' is the eleventh track from the Left disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' It begins with piano chords accompanied by standup bass and is then accentuated by drums playing a jazz rhythm and e-bow guitar. This is one of the few songs by [[Nine Inch Nails]] that is played with almost all acoustic instruments. It consists of a 3/4 time signature superimposed over a 4/4 time signature. Its main melodic elements and bassline are taken in a different direction with "[[Into the Void]]."
+}}'''"La Mer"''' is the eleventh track from the Left disc of ''[[The Fragile (halo)|The Fragile]].'' It begins with piano chords accompanied by standup bass and is then accentuated by drums playing a jazz rhythm and e-bow guitar. This is one of the few songs by [[Nine Inch Nails]] that is played with almost all acoustic instruments. It consists of a 3/4 time signature superimposed over a 4/4 time signature. Its main melodic elements and bassline are taken in a different direction with "[[Into The Void (song)|Into The Void]]."
-The lyrics are in Creole French.  It is one of the many NIN songs that includes the phrase "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]]," and one of the few to include a vocalist other than [[Trent Reznor]]. As well, it was the first instrumental written for ''The Fragile.'' [http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/reznors-edge.php]
+The lyrics are in Creole French. It is one of the many NIN songs that includes the phrase "[[Nothing Can Stop Me Now]]," and one of the few to include a vocalist other than [[Trent Reznor]]. In addition, it was the first instrumental written for ''The Fragile.'' [http://www.9inchnails.com/articles/reznors-edge.php]
 ===Influences===