Elfman was always very open about using this as his inspiration to write the theme.

Futurama surrenders?

But the most famous French song on Futurama is Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.

Mangoose: Elfman was always very open about using this as his inspiration to write the theme.

except for the fact that Christoper Tyng wrote the Futurama theme song.

Fatboy Slim did a remix (new window) of this song.

that song is satanic

I always thought it sounded like "Smells Like Teen Spirit" played on out-of-tune chimes.

During the intro I thought it was "Louie Louie"
The video is ok, but it needs some Go Go Dancers in cages wearing Hot Pants.
YEAH Hot Pants!

7of7: But the most famous French song on Futurama is Les Parapluies de Cherbourg.

Not to be a nitpicky asshole, but "Les parapluies de Cherbourg" is a movie. The song from Jurrasic Bark IS from "Les parapluies de Cherbourg" nonetheless.

/And the most famous song in the English-speaking world still remains "Je t'aime, moi non plus", an anthem to the glory of anal sex.

padraig: And the most famous song in the English-speaking world still remains "Je t'aime, moi non plus", an anthem to the glory of anal sex

Sorry dude, but i don't see anything about assfarking in there. However there are a few sweet lines, "Je vais et je viens, entre tes reins", or "I come and i go inside you kidneys". Kidney farking seems much more intense, and way more hardcore.

Ethyl Engine: Sorry dude, but i don't see anything about assfarking in there. However there are a few sweet lines, "Je vais et je viens, entre tes reins", or "I come and i go inside you kidneys". Kidney farking seems much more intense, and way more hardcore.

Well, it's kind of one of the subtilities of the French language, where "reins" can also designate the lower back. Hence, "entre les reins" is understood is "in the ass".
Also, to put it into perspective, this song is one from the score the eponym movie "Je t'aime moi non plus", where Jane Birkin, a tomboyish actress, falls in love with an homosexual guy, who accept to have sex with her, on the condition that they only have anal sex.

padraig:

Well, it's kind of one of the subtilities of the French language, where "reins" can also designate the lower back. Hence, "entre les reins" is understood is "in the ass".
Also, to put it into perspective, this song is one from the score the eponym movie "Je t'aime moi non plus", where Jane Birkin, a tomboyish actress, falls in love with an homosexual guy, who accept to have sex with her, on the condition that they only have anal sex.

Wow, that movie sounds endlessly depressing.

Why Fark, I've never seen this side of you before.

/a Futurama thread about endlessly depressing French films.

JuneOf44: Fatboy Slim did a remix (new window) of this song.

I like this one!

aniktwo: Wow, that movie sounds endlessly depressing.

I've just seen some excerpts. a cheap "indy movie" from the 70's, badly lit, that tries way too much to qualify as art. Not many people have seen it, and I heard it was pretty much crap.
French movies tends to be depressing, although less now. Even some of the funniest French comedies tends to end in disaster. In "Les valseuses", an old woman fresh out of prison have sex with the two heroes, and then kill herself. In "Tenue de soirée", the main protagonists falls down until they reach rock bottom. Most of those movies tended to be funny for the first 4/5 of the movie, and then decided that they had to end badly.

ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD!
/thread needs to get back on track..

Ethyl Engine: ALL HAIL THE HYPNOTOAD!
/thread needs to get back on track..

That's a really neat song. Maybe it's because I'm young, but I like the futurama theme better.

/Getting off your lawn, don't worry.

I've got the LP on which this song can be found :



I love the A-side. Pretty funky at time, nice tunes, really great.

I've only listenned to the B-side once. That's pure "musique concrète". Noises, no melody, pretty much not my idea of music. I just don't... get it.

It's just an incredibly common chord progression, especially in 60's music. There's gotta be at least five songs on "Nuggets" that use it.

Did someone say depressing French films?

padraig: French movies tends to be depressing, although less now.

Worse than East German movies?

That was awesome. Thanks subby.

+1, Would listen to again, etc.

I came in here expecting Futurama references, and instead got a lesson on Anal Sex in French Cinema. Good lookin' out, Farkers.

Nightmaretony

What is that from?

MeanJean: Nightmaretony

What is that from?

Judging by the filename, I'd say Les Yeux Sans Visage. (new window)

I also thought the opening theme was supposed to be a take on "Louie Louie."

But that French track is tres awesomé.

I hate to equate Friends to Futurama, but this reminds me of Ross and his synthesizer.


Otherwise, pretty awesome.

Jurrasic Bark is the most depressing episode of Futurama there is. Whenever I see it on my Tivo I just delete it automatically. Why didn't Fry just let the professor resurrect the damn dog!!??

NatashaLynn: Jurrasic Bark is the most depressing episode of Futurama there is. Whenever I see it on my Tivo I just delete it automatically. Why didn't Fry just let the professor resurrect the damn dog!!??

Have you seen Bender's Big Score yet? It explains something very important about that dog...

i dont remember one named benders big score, i had to have seen it though, i know. what did it explain?

this link has all kinds of trivia and allusions about that episode, its actually really interesting.

Link (new window)

Bender's Big Score is the newest Futurama movie. It's available on DVD. It basically explains why Seymour (the dog) is fossilized. I actually gasped when they showed what happened!

Just don't read the Wikipedia articles on Bender's Big Score or Jurassic Bark... they'll spoil it.

sweeeet. thanks for the info, will be going to the video store soon.