Serge Reggiani: ’’Le monsieur qui passe’’ (Annie Noel/ Alice Dona), 1973

The best way one can show that there is a meeting ground between different fields is to think of music in terms of mathematics. So, imagine the following equation: song = music lyrics interpretation (voice, ’’mise-en-scene’’ etc). From this point of view, the song you are listening to is a masterpiece. This happens whenever beautiful lyrics and equally beautiful music are interpreted by someone who best embodies the merging of two arts (acting and singing), that is Mr. Reggiani. It is perhaps worth mentioning that, besides being a singer and an actor, he was also a painter, sculptor and... writer! Just to offer you the complete image of this multitalented ARTIST whom I like calling Serge Re-genie. No need to elaborate, I think. But now, coming back to this particular song, it ’’speaks’’ about a natural tendency of people, that is longing to be in some other’s shoes. The text has a very useful sting in the tail (’’la morale’’): one should lea