Belleville rendez-vous hit the airwaves in 2003 with the release of the animated film Les Triplettes de Belleville. Living in Montreal, I could hear Matthieu Chedid (~M~)’s sweet voice singing it everywhere. It was the first time I’d heard a…

“I’m a holy fool / and a killer too / and I leave it all with you.”

This uncomfortable line was the missing piece that completed the song's lyrics. When Amy brought it forward I loved it and I argued…