(c)photography by R.A. for Gamma Agency”

This song of Serge Gainsbourg, Requiem pour un con, was specially written for the OST of Le Pacha (1968), by Georges Lautner, notably played by the famous French actor Jean Gabin. Scored as a requiem, this song highlights percussion instruments. Thanks to it, Serge Gainsbourg fished for the loop nearby London studios, introducing it in the French song.

In the Movie, Requiem pour un con is performed by Serge Gainsbourg, playing his own role in a recording studio, fixing on screens a meeting nowadays cult.

A.L.