𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗸𝗼: 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥

“𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥”, a collaboration between Brian and French band Indochine, was released 15 years ago on December 19th 2005. Three different versions of the song were recorded: ”Pink water 2” is the English interpretation sung by Brian and Nicola Sirkis of Indochine. The duet in French called ”Pink water 3”. Both songs were released on Indochine's ”Alice and June” limited edition, the French one also appears on the regular album. Finally also a single was produced but the band's record labels decided to put out a version without Brian as guest vocalist. Nicola Sirkis: ”[…] his own record company refused to let us release it with him.” I don't understand this decision, but I agree with Nicola who also said: ”What is important is that the song exists, it is historic, and it comes in different versions.”

📀 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗞𝗢 – 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮
http://bit.ly/2U2IAE3

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In an interview with Rock Sound Brian explained how the song came into being: “Nicola wanted to write something in English. He called me and asked me to help correct his grammatical errors”. Sirkis made it more concrete: "In fact, I had started working on a text in French but on an English gibberish. I asked him to help me with that, because I wanted an English version of this song, but consequently he made me a full text and even added voice melodies” (Indofr, 2005).
Brian also agreed to be on hand when Indochine would record ”Pink water” so he could help the French artist with the phonetics. A few days before the meeting he called Sirkis and offered that he'd sing it as a duet wit him. Nicola about the session: ”We did the recording on a Sunday in a studio near his home, Brian came with a bottle of Chablis and we spent the afternoon together”. Sounds nice, doesn't it?

📀 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁. 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗠𝗢𝗟𝗞𝗢 – 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟯
🎵 https://bit.ly/30OZZpy 🎵

🎬 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗢𝗖𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗘 – 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 (𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗘)
🎵 http://bit.ly/2FS3tyS 🎵

📌 𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 📌
Pink water is a distinct type of wastewater associated with TNT. It is produced from equipment washing processes after munitions filling or demilitarization operations.

📌 𝗕𝗥𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗢𝗡 “𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥“ 📌
“We did that song for us, for our own pleasure, because we adore each other and to have the opportunity to work together. Many people have asked us to know if we were going to work together. We just had to find the good context, the reason to do it, and there was this song. We didn’t want to please the others, but we wanted to please us!“
(Rock Magazine, December 2005)

📌 𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗔 𝗦𝗜𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗦 𝗢𝗡 “𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥“ 📌
”It's quite interesting because his own record company refused to let us release it with him (it's the version with Nicola alone that was released as a single of Alice & June). I told him: "Look, you have written the lyrics, you could do what you want". Anyway, it proves that he likes the song and that, once again, his own record compagny is a big shit (laughs)! And nevermind, it doesn't matter, it's the business. What is important is that the song exists, it is historic, and it comes in different versions ...
I have seen him, he was in Paris in February, and the video was played, and he was disgusted that it was this version wich was released. On the other hand, I think that if he had really wanted to, he could have stressed and made his own record compagny give in. It is a bit strange, what happened with this song. I find it great, he found it great, we did it together, and so, the story ends there ...”
(Rock Mag N°78, June 2007)

Brian Molko and Nicola Sirkis in Nimes, France. Photo credit unknown

📍 𝙈𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙚 📍
http://bit.ly/2FTFD5N

📜 𝗟𝗬𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗦: 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝟮 📜
Sky, I’m gonna leave tonight
You know, I’ve got a life to live
And it’s getting late

So
I’m gonna leave tonight

I can’t decide
If I’m the one you need
Or what you want out of life
I always thought
You’d be the one to leave
The one to change your mind

I’m on a rocket
To a dying star
You have to stay behind
Can’t take you with me
‘cause it’s very far
And you don’t have the time

Get me out of this place
Get me out of this place
Get me out of this place

Sky, I’m gonna leave tonight
You know, I’ve got a life to live
And it’s getting late

I can’t decide
If I’m the one you need
Or what you want out of life
I always thought
You’d be the one to leave
The one to change your mind

I’m on a rocket
To a dying star
You have to stay behind
Before I met you
I was crushing cars
And I was doing fine

Get me out of this place
Get me out of this town
Before I drown in your deep
Pink water
I won’t remember your face
I can’t remember your frown
Because I’ll drown in your deep
Pink water

10 ... 9 ... 8 ... 7 ... 6 ...
5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1

Sky, I’m gonna leave tonight
You know, I’ve got a life to live
And it’s getting late

I’m on a rocket
To a dying star
You have to stay behind
Can’t take you with me
‘cause it’s very far
And you don’t have the time
I’m on a rocket
To a dying star
You have to stay behind

Before I met you
I was crushing cars
And I was doing fine

Get me out of this place
Get me out of this town
Before I drown in your deep
Pink water
I won’t remember your face
I can’t remember your frown
Because I’ll drown in your deep
Pink water

Get me out of this place
Get me out of this town
Before I drown in your deep
Pink water
I won’t remember your face
I can’t remember your frown
Because I’ll drown in your deep
Pink water

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