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Ne chantez pas la Mort, c'est un sujet morbide
Le mot seul jette un froid, aussitôt qu'il est dit
Les gens du show-business vous prédiront le bide
C'est un sujet tabou pour poète maudit Léo Ferré – Ne chantez pas la mort
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Ferré introduit son sujet avec un couplet parlé plutôt que chanté, plongeant la chanson dans l'ironie puisqu'après avoir conseillé d'éviter le sujet de la mort dans ses chansons, il entreprend lui-même de chanter la mort.

C'est également une façon de signifier son indépendance artistique, puisqu'il fonde cette dissuasion sur le paysage du show-business français, dont il se pose volontiers comme étranger.

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Ne chantez pas la mort Léo Ferré – Ne chantez pas la mort
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Texte du chanteur et poète Jean-Roger Caussimon interprété et mis en musique par Léo Ferré, “Ne chantez pas la mort” contredit son propre titre en étant un éloge sombre et lyrique de la Mort.

Caussimon et Ferré évoquent la mort dans tout ce qu'elle a de brutal et définitif, mais aussi sa façon fascinante de donner sens à la vie et la délivrance qu'elle finit par en apporter.

La Mort y est dépeinte par de nombreuses analogies, personnifications, mais également prise comme le mot lui-même avec lequel Caussimon joue.

Une version en public a été filmée en 1986.

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Don’t worry 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. Aimee Blackschleger) – Don’t worry
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“Don’t Worry” is a theme from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X. It is the theme heard when flying aboard a Skell, the game’s mech-type vehicles.

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Melancholia 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. Aimee Blackschleger & David Whitaker) – Melancholia
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“Melancholia” is a theme from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X. It can be heard while starting up the game and choosing a Squad to connect to, just after the title screen.

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The key we’ve lost 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. 小林未郁 (Mika Kobayashi)) – The key we’ve lost
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“The Key We’ve Lost” is a battle theme from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X. It is heard during the final boss fight.

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In the forest 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. ​mpi) – In the forest
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“In The Forest” is a theme from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X. Its instrumental is a slight remix of the game’s soundtrack’s very first track, “Codename Z”.

It can be heard in its vocal form in the game while battling certain superbosses during Squad Missions.

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So nah, so fern 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. 小林未郁 (Mika Kobayashi)) – So nah, so fern
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“So nah, so fern” is a theme from the video game Xenoblade Chronicles X. it is associated to one of the game’s key story characters, Lao.

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Your Voice 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. 小林未郁 (Mika Kobayashi)) – Your Voice
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“Your Voice” is the end credits theme from the game Xenoblade Chronicles X

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Wir fliegen 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. Cyua) – Wir fliegen
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“Wir fliegen” is a battle theme from the game Xenoblade Chronicles X. It appears when the player’s character goes into Overdrive on foot, a mechanic of the game’s combat system where several aspects' limits are lifted.

Oddly, the song generates a more focused and serene soundscape than the regular battle or boss themes, thus strengthening the sense that the character goes in some kind of trance state.

Its instrumental is also part of the game’s OST.

“Wir fliegen” shares its melodic theme with another theme from the game, LP.

The game’s OST album also includes an unused piano version of LP/Wir fliegen.

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Uncontrollable 澤野弘之 (Hiroyuki Sawano) (Ft. 小林未郁 (Mika Kobayashi) & ​mpi) – Uncontrollable
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“Uncontrollable” is a battle theme appearing in the game Xenoblade Chronicles X. It is the theme that accompanies most boss fights.

Its instrumental was also released on the game’s OST.

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