Bonnie and Clyde (Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot song)

"Bonnie and Clyde"
1968 Fontana Records single cover
Single by Brigitte Bardot and Serge Gainsbourg
from the album Bonnie and Clyde
Released	January 1968
Recorded	December 1967
Studio	Studio Hoche, Paris
Length	4:10
Label	Fontana/Phillips
Songwriter(s)	Serge Gainsbourg
Producer(s)	Claude Dejacques

"Bonnie and Clyde" is a 1968 French-language song written by Serge Gainsbourg, and performed by Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot. The song tells the story of the outlaw couple Bonnie and Clyde. It is based on an English language poem written by Bonnie Parker herself a few weeks before she and Clyde Barrow were shot, titled "The Trail's End". The French song was released on two albums in 1968: Gainsbourg's album Initials B.B. , and Gainsbourg and Bardot's album Bonnie and Clyde . ^[1]

Cover versions

• American alternative rock band Luna covered the song for their 1995 album Penthouse, featuring vocals from Lætitia Sadier. ^[2]
• Serge Gainsbourg's son Lulu recorded a cover with Scarlett Johansson for his album From Gainsbourg to Lulu (2011). ^[3]
• Freedom Fry covered it for their EP Outlaws (2012). ^[4]

Usage in other media

The song featured in the 2018 film A Simple Favor , starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick ^{[ citation needed ]}

The song plays in Oliver Assayas's Irma Vep as diegetic sound.

The song also featured in Season 6, Episode 4 of the American television series Mad Men . ^[5]

The third installment of the Rush Hour franchise features the song. ^[6]

References

1. "Watch Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Bardot's iconic performance of 'Bonnie and Clyde' in 1968". faroutmagazine. 5 July 2021.
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/bonnie-and-clyde-mw0000971739
3. Cooper, Leonie (6 August 2012). "Scarlett Johansson's Serge Gainsbourg cover unveiled – listen". NME . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
4. Nguyen, Stacey (September 12, 2018). "A Simple Favor's Perfectly Parisian Soundtrack Will Make You Want a Croissant". Popsugar.
5. Plitt, Amy (May 15, 2015). "25 Best 'Mad Men' Musical Moments". rollingstone.com.
6. Rush Hour 3 (2007) - Soundtracks - IMDb . Retrieved 2025-08-09– via m.imdb.com.