Le Poinçonneur des Lilas

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"Le Poinçonneur des Lilas" is a 1958 chanson by Serge Gainsbourg that tells the darkly humorous, melancholic story of a Paris Métro ticket puncher dreaming of escape from his monotonous job.

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instanceOf song
associatedWithPlace Porte des Lilas, Paris NERFINISHED
composer Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
creator Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED
depicts fantasies of escape
repetitive ticket punching work
genre French pop
chanson
dark humor
melancholic song
hasCulturalImpact considered a classic of French chanson
hasInfluenceOn later French singer-songwriters
hasMusicalForm song with verses and refrain
hasNotableLyric Je fais des trous, des petits trous, encore des petits trous
hasStyle minimal orchestration
spoken-sung vocal delivery
hasSubject psychological distress
public transport
working-class life
hasTitleInLanguage Le Poinçonneur des Lilas NERFINISHED
includedIn Serge Gainsbourg compilation albums
inspiredBy Paris Métro ticket inspectors
language French
lyricist Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Métro ticket puncher
medium vinyl record
narrativeLocation Paris Métro NERFINISHED
Porte des Lilas station NERFINISHED
partOf French popular music canon
Serge Gainsbourg early repertoire
performer Serge Gainsbourg NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1958
recordingDate 1958
recordLabel Philips Records NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 1950s Paris
significance one of Serge Gainsbourg's first notable successes
theme alienation
desire for escape
monotony of work
suicidal thoughts
urban life
titleTranslation The Ticket Puncher of Lilas NERFINISHED
tone darkly humorous
melancholic
workExampleOf early Gainsbourg black humor

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Serge Gainsbourg notableWork Le Poinçonneur des Lilas