Billie Eilish a débarqué, souriante comme jamais, au Tiny Desk de NPR Music comme une tornade douce, et bon sang, quelle claque.
Billie Eilish nous offre un océan d’amour et de douceur
C’est du brut, de l’acoustique, de l’émotion taillée à vif. Elle revisite son album acclamé Hit Me Hard and Soft et dépoussière une pépite de ses débuts. Flanquée de son frère et complice de toujours, Finneas, et d’un groupe réduit à l’essentiel, Billie s’aventure entre nouveautés et souvenirs musicaux. On y entend ainsi « The greatest » et « L’amour de ma vie ». J’adore cette dernière. Elle pue la classe à deux cents kilomètres.
Et pour terminer, le clou du spectacle : Birds of a Feather,ce bijou qui cartonne partout. La version acoustique jette aux orties son côté poli pour une vulnérabilité désarmante. Billie nous a offert pour noel un océan de douceur et franchement ça fait plaisir.
Les paroles de l’amour de ma vie :
I wish you the best for the rest of your life
Felt sorry for you when I looked in your eyes
But I need to confess, I told you a lie
I said you
You were the love of my life
The love of my life
Did I break your heart?
Did I waste your time?
I tried to be there for you
Then you tried to break mine
It isn’t asking for a lot for an apology
For making me feel like it’d kill you if I tried to leave
You said you’d never fall in love again because of me
Then you moved on immediately (bum, bum, bum)
But I wish you the best for the rest of your life
Felt sorry for you when I looked in your eyes
But I need to confess, I told you a lie (told you a lie)
When I said you (I said you)
You were the love of my life
The love of my life
So you found her, now go fall in love (go fall in love)
Just like we were if I ever was (if I ever was)
It’s not my fault, I did what I could (did what I could)
You made it so hard like I knew you would
Thought I was depressed or losing my mind
My stomach upset almost all of the time
But after I left, it was obvious why (oh), mm
Because for you, you
I was the love of your life, mm
But you were not mine (but you were not mine)
It isn’t asking for a lot for an apology
For making me feel like it’d kill you if I tried to leave
You said you’d never fall in love again because of me
Then you moved on, then you moved on
Then you moved on, then you moved on
Then you moved on, then you moved on
Ooh
You wanted to keep it
Like somethin’ you found
‘Til you didn’t need it
But you should’ve seen it
The way it went down
Wouldn’t believe it
Wanna know what I told her
With her hand on my shoulder?
You were so mediocre
And we’re so glad it’s over now
It’s over now
It’s over now
It’s over now
Camera
Caught on camera
The girls on camera
Your girl’s a fan of-
Miss me
Say you miss me
It’s such a pity
We’re both so pretty
