If you’re still wandering around the office in a bouncy, burlesque-inspired daze, contemplating the je ne sais quoi that made Jessica Paré’s rendition of “Zou Bisou Bisou” so lusciously haunting during the Mad Men premiere, this might be just the song for you. Pink Martini’s 1997 single “Sympathique” is another French ditty — though in this case the playful, addictive tune belies melancholy, Don-Drapery lyrics. I don’t want to work, China Forbes sings, I don’t want to eat lunch. I only want to forget. And then smoke. Pink Martini’s bandleader describes his multilingual “little orchestra” thusly: “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” Megan Draper, take note.
(READ: Mad Men Stuck in Your Head)
If you’re still wandering around the office in a bouncy, burlesque-inspired daze, contemplating the je ne sais quoi that made Jessica Paré’s rendition of “Zou Bisou Bisou” so lusciously haunting during the Mad Men premiere, this might be just the song for you. Pink Martini’s 1997 single “Sympathique” is another French ditty — though in this case the playful, addictive tune belies melancholy, Don-Drapery lyrics. I don’t want to work, China Forbes sings, I don’t want to eat lunch. I only want to forget. And then smoke. Pink Martini’s bandleader describes his multilingual “little orchestra” thusly: “If the United Nations had a house band in 1962, hopefully we’d be that band.” Megan Draper, take note.
(READ: Mad Men Stuck in Your Head)