The list of coverversions from Histoire de Melody Nelson-songs is long, and the interpretations vary. Jazzy, rockin’, pastoral, in various languages – it’s all here. If you know of more versions, please let me know. More on the superb reissue here, more on the use of samples from albumtracks here.

On Youtube:
Joseph Gordon-Levitt covers Melody here
Charlotte Gainsbourg covers Hôtel Particulier here
Dr Brazuk & Mt Crab cover La ballade de Melody Nelson here
Jean-Louis Murat covers La ballade de Melody Nelson here
Benjamin Biolay covers La ballade de Melody Nelson here
Les Provocateurs cover several Melody Nelson-tracks here
Aurèle covers La ballade de Melody Nelson here
Miam Monster Miam & Sopie Galet cover La ballade de Melody Nelson here

NOTE: ALL FILES ARE DOWN

La ballade de Melody Nelson:
Vanessa Paradis & Johnny Depp
Aidan Bartley (English)
L&A Music
Mick Harvey (English)
Miossec
Placebo (English)
The Serge Gainsbourg Experience (English)
Todd Bishop (instrumental, jazz)
Shahar Even Tzur (Hebrew version)
Fred Frith

Valse de Melody:
Aldo Romano, Baptiste Trotignon & Rémi Vignolo (instrumental, jazz)
Friture Moderne (instrumental, jazz)
Jane Birkin
Noel Akchoté (acapella)
Sasha Andrès & The Recyclers
Shahar Even Tzur (Hebrew version)
Todd Bishop (instrumental, jazz)

En Melody:
Kahimi Karie

Hôtel Particulier:
Michael Stipe (English)
Eric Elmosnino (From the movie Vie Héroique)
Mick Harvey (English)
Giorgio Bassmatti (Basque version)
Les Rita Mitsouko
Shahar Even Tzur (Hebrew version)

Written by guuzbourg

French girls, singing. No, sighing. Making me sigh. Ah.