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Joe le Taxi

by Tiphanie Doucet

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Jared Rimer Very catchy track. I like it.
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Who has never hummed this song?! In English: "Joe the Taxi Driver" is  a French song written for French singer Vanessa Paradis by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. Paradis recorded the song in 1987, at the age of fourteen. It went on to top the singles chart in France for eleven weeks, and, uncommonly for a French-language song at that time, was released in the UK and Ireland the following year, where it peaked at numbers three. Sales exceeded 3 million, Vanessa Paradis' career was launched! 
 
The captivating Tiphanie Doucet, French songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, offers you a fresh, accessible, and groovy version, delivering very smooth and inviting vocals. The dreamy melodic arrangements supported by the deep and groovy beat, makes the hook even more catchy. 
Her cover of this great success, which she produced herself, is approached with flair. The refined synthetic arrangements of this version with a vaporous atmosphere instill a softly catchy quality. The hushed female vocals give this catchy track an ethereal atmosphere.

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Joe le taxi, il va pas partout
Il marche pas au soda
Son saxo jaune
Connaît toutes les rues par cœur
Tous les petits bars
Tous les coins noirs
Et la Seine
Et ses ponts qui brillent

Dans sa caisse
La musique à Joe
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo

Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage
Il est comme ça
Rhum et mambo
Joe, Joe, Joe

Dans sa caisse
La musique à Joe résonne
C'est la rumba
Le vieux rock au mambo bidon
Vas-y Joe
Vas-y Joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'Amazone

Joe le taxi
Et Xavier Cugat
Joe le taxi
Et Yma Sumac
Joe, Joe, Joe
Joe le taxi
C'est sa vie
Le rhum au mambo
Embouteillage

Joe le taxi
Et les Mariachis
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Joe le taxi
Et le cha-cha-chi
Vas-y Joe
Vas-y fonce
Dans la nuit vers l'Amazone

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released March 22, 2022
Writers
Etienne Roda-Gill
Franck Langolff
Credits
Harpe/ guitare/ synth / drums/ bass/ vocals Tiphanie DOUCET
Produced / arranged by Tiphanie DOUCET
Engineered by Bill Cox / Coxinhell Studio / St Agyulf
Additional production/ arrangements by Bill Cox
Pic : Anthony Passant
Stylisme / DA Armelle Gerbault & Tiphanie DOUCET

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Tiphanie Doucet Jersey City, New Jersey

Doucet's work embraces a folksier, jazz-tinged gentleness. Its subtle warmth instantly feels like home, pervading the senses in a way not dissimilar to Norah Jones or Lucy Rose. Yet, Doucet’s dreamy vocal quality is markedly distinct, especially in how she tenderly incorporates it into her music to tell stories unique to her own outlook and experiences. ... more

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