Fifty Sixty Lyrics in English by Alizée

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Fifty Sixty by Alizée from French to English.

Pretty sixteen

Beautiful sixties heroine

You wiggle

You're divine

When you dance

In Andy's eyes

Goodbye bebop

No longer on top

It's pop art

That dresses you

Down the drain

Popcorn and hula hoop

Dream of fame and fortune

Chic in Chanel, love and always glamour

At shows you pose and expose yourself

At 400 ASA you dare every pose

Fifty sixty

Born in '50

Sexy sixty

So exciting

Swoons

Naive, she believes all that Andy

That Andy says about her

That she's the most beautiful

Of all the models

Like an icon

Under the Nikon you spin

Head full of Velvet and Nico

Wants you far from Lou Reed

In East Village

We're all young

Take me, yellow cab

There where the legend comes from

Dream of fame and fortune

Chic in Chanel, love will always be glamour

I look at you in Polaroid and

You know time hasn't aged a bit

Fifty sixty

Born in '50

Sexy sixty

So exciting

Swoons

Naive, she believes everything they say

What they say about her

That she's the most beautiful

Of all the models

Flower power died on the dance floor

Electro, punk don't exist yet

Take the roll from rockers, we've changed eras

Rock rolls on rollers, pop is knocked up

Flower power died a noble death

New wave and techno don't exist yet

Go on, play your last role, the dandy's gone

But you still dance in Warhol's eyes

Fifty sixty

Born in '50

Sexy sixty

So exciting

Swoons

Naive, she believes everything they say

What they say about her

That she's the most beautiful

The most beautiful

Fifty sixty

Born in '50

Sexy sixty

So exciting

Swoons

Naive, she believes everything they say

What they say about her

That she's the most beautiful

Of all the models

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dandines — sway / wiggle

Dandines comes from the verb "se dandiner," which means to sway, wiggle, or waddle from side to side in a playful, self assured way, the kind of relaxed swagger someone shows when they feel confident.

In the song, the line "tu te dandines" (you wiggle) describes someone moving with exactly that carefree, flirtatious confidence, drawing attention without even trying.

Fifty Sixty is Alizée’s playful time capsule that sweeps us into the kaleidoscopic world of a pretty sixteen who blossoms into Andy Warhol’s newest pop-art muse; wrapped in Chanel, twirling to early pop as flower power fades and punk or techno have yet to be born, she chases fame and fortune beneath the flash of a Nikon, believing every flattering word the art-scene whisperer tells her. The lyrics sparkle with name-drops of Velvet Underground, Nico, Lou Reed and the East Village, mixing French chic with New York cool to paint a portrait of youthful innocence dazzled by glamour. While the beat invites us to dance, the song gently reminds us that trends evolve and scenes move on, yet a single Polaroid can freeze a moment forever, leaving beauty and desire suspended in time.

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Alizée Fifty Sixty Lyrics