SINGLE REVIEW: MARIE MINET “HAPPY END”
Fairytales and happy endings, even in movies and shows, the romanticized storylines often are companied by commercialized dramatic plots. We were told to believe in rainbows and miracles, but in the end, they are just a paper of wishful thinking.
“Happy End” tackles disappointment and frustration towards made believe and a fantasized la la land. The floral nature of Marie Minet’s voice merging with a sense of nostalgia, strength, and sensitivity; her poised delivery carried out the tension and bitterness behind Paul Minet’s sophisticated, poetic lyrics.
“Je suis à présent comme l’héroïne d’un vieux film noir;
“I’m now like the heroine of an old film noir;
En carence de sérotonine et la tronche dans le brouillard.
Deficient in serotonin and face in fog;
Un peu comme le personnage de ce mauvais polar;
A bit like the character of this bad thriller
Criblé d’espoir, jusqu’à l’overdose”
Riddled with hope, until overdose.”
The brainless entertainment and fantasies that we tend to numb ourselves with; the illusions and images being advertised again and again. “Happy End” is the song that makes you pause and reflect on this generation of information.
“I think along the way we got lost.”
Check out the new release “Hanoi Kel-P Remix” with Ghanaian production Kel-P on Marie Minet ballad “Hanoi”