This Fall We’re Dressing As French Children Paying Tribute To Serge Gainsbourg On An ’80s TV Show

In 1988, the French children’s choir Petits Chanteurs d’Asnières paid tribute to the pop legend Serge Gainsbourg by singing his song “Je suis venu te dire que je m’en vais” for the man himself. The kids all dressed up like Gainsbourg — big sunglasses, sport coats, jeans, painted-on stubble, cigarettes, whiskey glasses. A lesser man might’ve considered that performance to be parody or mockery, but the real Gainsbourg, watching with tired eyes and his own cigarette, was moved to tears.

That video has been going around the internet for years, but it’s really gone viral in recent months. This month, it was a niche-popular Halloween costume. Halloween is over now, but people are still making their own tributes to that Serge Gainsbourg tribute. Check out some examples below.

I hate gay Halloween what do you mean you’re French children playing tribute to music legend Serge Gainsbourg in 1988? pic.twitter.com/ncnqXFV4bp

— 360rat (@holIowbody) October 27, 2024

@reenie.girl Happy Halloween! #halloween #sergegainsbourg #halloweencostume #losangeles original sound – Leslie @hannnnahyates #sergegainsbourg #french #halloween original sound – Leslie @aliiicekings

No one did in fact get it

original sound – Venice b1tch

@kippygaming If nobody gets my halloween costume im gonna cry #halloween #halloweencostume #sergegainsbourg #janebirkin #halloweenlook original sound – Leslie @ariadnepuga disfraz para Halloween de este año jajaja #sergegainsbourg #halloween #halloweencostume #disfraz original sound – Leslie @alessiomarcopepe #sergegainsbourg #halloween original sound – Leslie @callmelilia I’d be a hot dude tho #sergegainsbourg #halloween original sound – Venice b1tch @santiabrs #sergegainsbourg #halloween #french #tribute #halloweencostume #costume #music original sound – Venice b1tch @designsbyauds Tik tok its 0 proof @Kin Euphorics plz dont delete #french #childrenschoir #janebirkin #sergegainsbourg ♬ original sound – Leslie @attackonc I could’ve done actual Daniel cosplay today… but instead have this #sergegainsbourg #halloween2024 original sound – Leslie @nicolesamudio95 I hate gay #Halloween wdym you’re dressed as #French children paying tribute to music legend #sergegainsbourg in 1988. #halloweencostume original sound – Leslie @fraser4king françois lavigne-core #1988childrenschoirtributetosergegainsbourg #sergegainsbourg original sound – Leslie