This song was written by Jean-Benoît Dunkel and Nicolas Godin, the two-man team behind the French electronica duo Air. It originated when someone lent Dunkel a 1960s Höfner bass, the same model Paul McCartney played in The Beatles. "I put it through my guitar amp, which gave this amazing sound: very cool and dry," Godin recalled to The Guardian. One day, Godin played a riff for Dunckel, and in response, Dunckel exclaimed out of the blue, "sexy boy."
The artistic video for "Sexy Boy" features black-and-white footage of the band on the street together with a stuffed monkey in a T-shirt. This is cut in with minimalist animations of the monkey growing to Godzilla-size and towering over the city, while people point and comment worshipfully.
The verse lyrics are in French. Here's the translation: Ou sont tes heros Au corps d'athlete? Ou sont tes idoles Mal rases, bien habilles? Where are your heroes With bodies like athletes? Where are your idols? Poorly shaved, well dressed Dans leurs yeux des dollars Dans leurs sourires des diamants Moi aussi, un jour Je serai beau comme un Dieu Money in their eyes Diamonds in their smiles I too, one day Will be as beautiful as a god Apollon 2000 Zero defauts, vingt-et-un ans C'est l'homme ideal Charme au masculin Apollo 2000 No loss, 21 years It's the ideal man Of charm and masculinity
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