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[370] Angel Corpus Christi + Dean Wareham - Je t'aime (I Wanna Boogie With You)
Angel and Dean’s Je t’aime (I Wanna Boogie With You) was released on two seven inch singles, this was the second put out by Spanish label Munster in 1998.
This is a single I’d resigned myself to not having, it’s been in my Discogs wishlist for a while but I was always too mean to pay the shipping costs which means I feel a little bit guilty about how it came into my possession, basically letting someone else suck up those postage costs (and indeed the record costs).
I know that Angel Corpus Christi reads AHFoW since she emails me occasionally so maybe I was unconsciously (or subconscoiusly, or… consciously) hinting e.g…
The track was also released on a Munster 7” which I don’t own… yet!
[006] Angel Corpus Christi with Dean Wareham - Je t'aime / I Wanna Boogie With You (7")
This is Angel’s fourth entry in this series, and there is (currently) still one to come… although I’m still looking to fill a gap so hopefully two more to come!
[297] Angel Corpus Christi - Louie Louie (CD)
I think this is Angel’s last appearance in this series unless I can track down a missing single without having to pay twice as much again in postage!
[359] - Angel Corpus Christi with Dean Wareham - You / I Want Everything
A couple of weeks ago a package landed unannounced on my doormat and inside was this beauty, signed by Angel. There was also a lovely telephone shaped promo of Angel’s glorious White Courtesy Phone album. So I guess I finally wore her down!
The a-side is Angel and Dean’s medley of Gainsbourg’s smutty gem Je t’aime (moi non plus) coupled with Lou Reed’s I Wanna Boogie With You:
Originally, we planned to do "Je T'aime (Moi Non Plus)," but when we got to the studio, Angel told me she'd rather cover Lou Reed's "I Wanna Boogie With You," hence this slightly odd medley. Angel is… how can I put it? Yes, that's it, obsessed with Lou Reed! She even wrote a song called "Lou Reed's Hair."
Google translation of Dean Wareham – La lune dans le caniveau
Dean also mentioned the single during a Radio 1 interview in 1995:
Actually we were supposed to do a Serge Gainsbourg song, Je t'aime, but she couldn't find one of the chords on her accordion so she decided to do I Wanna Boogie With You which is this obscure Lou Reed track, and so she sang that and I sang Je t'aime and it's a bit of a mess.
Xmas countdown 4: Luna on Radio 1 in 1995
I have to disagree with Dean about the “bit of a mess” comment - it is remarkable how well these two muddle together.
The b-side doesn’t involve Dean and is an ACC instrumental original called Wild Bill.
Thank you so much Angel for the beautiful surprise.
I wrote about Angel’s AHFoW connections on Substack a couple of weeks ago - when I thought we’d seen the last of ACC in this series.
- Catalogue Number: AHFOW 11/084
- Artist: Angel + Dean
- Title: Je t’aime (I Wanna Boogie With You)
- Notes: Munster release
- Format: 7”
Previously in my record collection: