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"I like to think of this record as a play with a cast of
intriguing characters," says Rufus Wainwright of his new
album, Poses. "My voice is the star of the play."

He describes one of these characters, with typical
frankness, as "a young, attractive bachelor who goes to the
city and leaves as a complete drug addict." The track
"Poses" is, in fact, a meditation on "the fall of a young
man."

"After I wrote 'Poses,' I knew I had a record," Wainwright
explains. "I realized that song would be the 'anchor'; a
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Thanks | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

Regardless of who may have mistranslated Bleme or the other criicims here, thanks to whoever took the time to translate this. My French is poor, but I love this song and appreciate it even more now that I can understand it all.

Bleme | Reviewer: Duffy
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

regardless of French language education, etc. The word "bleme", I believe in this instance, refers to "the moon, too blemished" as in pock-marked-- as the surface of e moon actually is. If it meant pallid or too white that would be redundant with the last phrase of this verse-stanza. Of course, I'm a lowly linguist that simply sees the root of the word.

Regardless, it is wonderfully melancholic folk tune that has been around for many many years and that what makes it classic.

"The one who makes the relationship" | Reviewer: therealabra8
    ------ About the song The Maker Makes performed by Rufus Wainwright

I don't believe that the lyrics to 'Maker Makes' are about God at all. For me, the song is essentially about whoever is the 'maker' in the relationship- the one who initiates it. In the case of the film, the maker is Jack Twist, since Enis Del Mar is the character who goes into it reluctantly and who is fearful of its place in the world-at-large. This beautiful song, for me, is Enis' heartbreaking song about Jack. Read the last line of the song; only Jack could make that happen for Enis.

bleme | Reviewer: malory
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

guys... about ‘bleme’ it's ‘blême’ and it means pallid or white or, yeah, something like that. though it doesn't make much difference on the pronunciation.
I feel sad for that word. it didn't do anything bad... except for existing.
[I just want to make things as clear as I could]

to the anonymous reviewer who took 9 years of french... | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

9 years....bravo...
but the spelling is ok dude!!!
its not because you don't know an expression that it doesn't exist...
do research next time!(or take 9 more years in french class)
btw bleme is like pale ,faded !whatever the moon was like colorless!

Alec | Reviewer: Anonymous
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

I took French for 9 years and just finished a year ago, and your spelling is like... wow. really wrong. I mean great translation, but blanc is white not 'bleme' I dont even know what 'bleme' is. you need to check your spelling. I had a teacher for two years in a row and i know that just because you're canadienne does not me that that you spell words differently, d'accord?

It's not about happiness at all. | Reviewer: Steph
    ------ About the song The Maker Makes performed by Rufus Wainwright

This song isn't about finding happiness at all. It's about a man who struggles against his belief in God and his own doubts to be with the man he loves.

Eventually, he realises he can never be happy that way. "Only can the Maker make a happy man of me" -- only God has the ability to make him truly happy. He just stops, sits down, and gives in.

love this song | Reviewer: gracie4938
    ------ About the song Vibrate performed by Rufus Wainwright

this song always makes my heart smile. rufus is the one artist that i truly adore to sing along with, as if it is just me and him in a room. I always need to sing this after i've been without a cigarette for a few hours.it takes a lot of practice to have the control and ability to reach the length of the long note in the song, but i'm proud to say that i have. :)

The same opinion | Reviewer: dDiana
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

I'm mexican and I didn't know RF's was from Canada, so I didn't notice the difference about the pronunciation, but I agree, I want my kids to hear the song in their childhood and later I will tell them what it means (after they have watched Moulin Rouge, and by the way is one of my favourite movies) Cause it really sounds like a lullaby without knowing the meaning and it is also romantic, that's why it fits with the movie. Great song!!
I'm 16, too.

Reply to Anonymous- | Reviewer: Katelyn
    ------ About the song Complainte de la Butte performed by Rufus Wainwright

He's Canadian! He's a native speaker of French!
And of the pronounciation, any other language is no difference than ours. How do you pronounce Italian? Ih-tahlian or Eye-talian?
Same thing with French. He's Canadian. Not a Frenchman.


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