Not all excellent anime music has to be in Japanese or sung by a Japanese singer. Case in point: the two themes of the Count of Monte Cristo inspired anime Gankutsuou. French singer Jean-Jacques Burnel takes on both tracks, singing in English from the perspective of the leading count, E-D-M-O-N-D Dantes. Great decision on the producers' part! Both songs fit in perfectly with the atmosphere of the story, and 'We Were Lovers' in particular provides a nostalgic glimpse into the Count's lingering feelings for his former flame, Mercedes de Morcerf. I can't help but feel a bit of a pang at the lines 'Nothing can go wrong...,' because as all Alexandre Dumas fans know, everything does go wrong.
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| Want to know who 'We Were Lovers' is about, Albert? YOUR MOM! |
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