Not quite 'The Brick,' but fun anyway

Actually the translation s*cks big time but who cares. Ca plane pour moi also means to be "High" btw.

The song is by Plastic Bertrand a Belgian singer who had a huge hit in 1977 with this french song "Ça plane pour moi".

It's an easy going song but with punk influences, but what makes it actually funny is the text but to understand that you need to understand french of course.

Here is a translation:

"Ca Plane Pour Moi"

Wham!
Bam!
Someone poured whiskey on my cat, Splash
And lit him
He went "boof"
While he was on my bed

I tried to put him out with a broom
My goitre problem got in the way (I sleep naked?)
Very quickly

Ouch
Ouch
Ouch
Ouch

In four colours

Ey up!
One morning
There's loot at my place
It's my shit wrapped in plastic
Horse's in fishnets
Spare a drop in one's mouth

It's a very grand beer dance
I like my beer in a big glass
And spew

Ooo
Ooo
Ooo
Ooo

Come on you Indians in your igloos

That's life for me
Repeat twice...

Me
Repeat four times...

That's life for me
Repeat twice...

Ey up!
The mother
Is larger than a panel
What a vibration
And a voyage through passion

Be my dirty passenger
And ride in my lime Combi
You are King of the divan

Oh
Oh
Oh
Oh

I'm King of the divan
That's life for me
Repeat twice...

Ey up!
Occupy me
Touch my trinkets
Touch my little house plant
It's not today that I wish to talk of tambourines
Or the head of a mannequin

Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

That's life for me
Repeat thrice...

Ey up!
My Nana's the best
She's bizzarre
Marry me
And carry my case
Lever me onto the bar
My life force will come for a grand cocktail

Oh yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah

Dance on the plate
That's life for me
My life for me

By purist rules, its not allowed to even mention Plastic Bertrand as punk music. Yet this record was probably a lot better than a lot of so called punk records.

In fact he is one of the few French-speaking artists to appear in the Billboard chart.

What was the music in that video?

So off topic, but that song that was playing during the video was probably the most horrible and annoying song I've heard in my entire life. If I ever direct a horrible horror movie with horrible horror elements and horrible acting, I will use that song to truly truly scare people beyond the capability of gore, nudity and perversions.

first of all, on my iPhone it doesn't allow me to "view the full tuaw experience", it just keeps reloading the iPhone version. And second, you guys are an apple catered site, so why aren't the videos in QuickTime format more often? Aside from that your site is great.

Also, confirming my comment hard locked my iPhone.

Is that a flash video? I can't see it on my iPhone. Not too apple friendly. It should either be YouTube or QuickTime.

And then Apple sues them. ;)

This guy is hardcore... I'm not sure if I would ever spend $375 for a Lego Mac case... but I'll be damned if it's not unique.

seriously, why are TUAW posts always about stuff I saw a week ago?