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Initials B. B. (1968)

Docteur Jekyll et monsieur Hyde

Summary

In a retelling of Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Gainsbourg explains the process by which the Hyde triumphs over Jekyll: by being more fun.

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L'Étonnant Serge Gainsbourg (1961)

En relisant ta lettre

Summary

Serge is reading a letter from a former lover, who is despondent and contemplating suicide. Rather than expressing any sympathy, he heartlessly corrects the letter’s spelling and grammar.

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Initials B. B. (1968)

Ford Mustang

Summary

Serge and a date are “making tongues” in a Ford Mustang. Driving a little too fast on a French country road, they lose control and start pinballing between the trees that line either side of the road. As they smash and crash off trees to the left and right, the stuff in their car starts flying. These flying contents are enumerated.