I was really excited to hear the English version to “Laisse Tomber Les Filles” at the end of Grindhouse.
I didn’t know that this song was remade to “Chick Habit” in 1995 (the
original song was written by Serge Gainsbourg for France Gall in 1964),
by a woman called April March.

So
I listened to both song – both are identical, except, obviously, the
language. I may be leaning towards the US version only because I
understand it 🙂

PS, It looks like
the Grindhouse soundtrack is available in two CDs, the Planet Terror
soundtrack and the Death Proof soundtrack. Complete track listing can
be found on www.soundtrackcollector.com

UPDATE: OMG! I just remembered that I used to play April March on my radio show!! The song I played was called “Kooky”, it was released under the Kokopop label (which was also responsible for the Chia Pet single)! Mel, you probably remember this !! 🙂

Dale wrote:

Apr 8, 2007 at 6:24 PM

[this is good]
The song also appears prominently in indie flick But I’m A Cheerleader,
starring Natasha Lyonne. On the strength of it, I bought the Chick
Habit EP and her 2002 album Triggers, which is a lot more electronic
sounding.