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May 29, 2018 · Serge Gainsbourg (1928–1991), the greatest French songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s, was as famous for his decadent life and cynical wit as for the songs he sang. He made a career out of writing clever, provocative lyrics, recording many of them himself and giving others to his many famous friends and lovers to sing.
Mar 4, 1991 · Serge Gainsbourg, the singer and songwriter known for his image of unshaven decadence and his songs full of provocative, sometimes tender lyrics, died late Saturday at his home here, officials...
Sep 10, 2015 · Aside from having earned status as one of the world’s most revered and influential songwriters, Gainsbourg was also a painter, actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, director, novelist, poet, and composer.
