1987 Lyrics in English Calogero

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song 1987 by Calogero from French to English.

Do you remember?

The colors on our sneakers

The pencils in the tapes

I rewind, do you remember?

All those dreams packed in our diskettes

In Paris it was the States

1987

Chorus 1

Some days I hop back on my skateboard

And I go for a ride in 1987

Some days I dive right in

And I'm back in 1987

You know, from all those days there's nothing I regret

But sometimes I go back to 1987

In '87

Chorus 1

Do you remember?

Tracksuits and pompadours

Sabrina and 7 sur 7

In the kitchen it was nothing

But twelve months on the planet

The USSR, INXS

We were singing

Some days I hop back on my skateboard

And I go for a ride in 1987

Some days I dive right in

And I'm back in 1987

You know, from all those days there's nothing I regret

But sometimes I go back to 1987

In '87

Chorus 1

You'll see that someday a song in your head

You'll get your turn, your 1987

You'll see that someday a song in your head

You'll have your turn, your 1987

That's all I wish for you

You'll have your turn, your 1987

That's all I wish for you

You'll have your own 1987 someday

That's all I wish for you

You'll have your own 1987 someday

Do you remember?

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rembobine — rewind

Rembobine means 'rewind'. It's a verb that immediately transports you back to a specific era, evoking the physical act of rewinding a cassette tape or a VHS.

In the song, Calogero sings, "Je rembobine, tu te souviens?" (I rewind, do you remember?). This word perfectly captures the nostalgic theme of the song, inviting listeners to 'rewind' their own memories to 1987. It's a charming and less common word in modern French, making it particularly interesting for learners.

Step onto a neon-lit time machine and roll back to 1987! In this upbeat ode to nostalgia, French singer-songwriter Calogero hops on his skateboard and glides through the sights, sounds, and pop-culture treasures of his teenage years. Think colorful sneakers, cassette tapes carefully rewound with pencils, floppy-disk dreams, and Paris that felt as glamorous as the United States. The lyrics name-drop tracksuits, gravity-defying haircuts, TV show 7 sur 7, pop star Sabrina, and bands like INXS, all while the USSR still loomed on the map. Every detail paints the rush of adolescence when every song on the radio felt like a personal anthem and the future seemed infinite.

Calogero’s message is joyful and universal: he has no regrets about those days, but every so often he loves to revisit them in his mind. He wishes the same for the listener, inviting you to discover your own “1987” — that magical year that will one day play on repeat in your head. Whether you were alive in the eighties or not, the song reminds us that music is a portal to our most vivid memories, and that everyone deserves a soundtrack that instantly transports them back to their brightest moments.

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Calogero 1987 Lyrics