Jean
Ever had a massive crush you kept telling yourself to forget, yet the harder you tried, the deeper you fell? That is exactly where Jeanne Cherhal places us in “Jean.” Throughout the lyrics she vents, jokes, and day-dreams about a mysterious Jean who clearly has no idea how head-over-heels she is. She swings between "I’m so over you" and "I can’t stop thinking about you," listing the countless ways she should move on but always circling back to his irresistible silver laugh. The result is a delicious mix of irony and tenderness that turns a simple confession into a playful emotional roller-coaster.
Behind the witty lines and lighthearted teasing lies a very relatable story: unrequited love that feels silly yet life-changing at the same time. Whether Jean is a real person or a movie star on a cinema screen, he becomes the symbol of those impossible loves we secretly bury “comme un petit chien, tout au fond du jardin.” Cherhal’s vibrant voice and clever wordplay make the song both funny and poignant, reminding us that even when love borders on obsession, it can still make life feel worth living.