Lou Deprijck was a Belgian singer and producer who wrote and sang the 1978 Plastic Bertrand hit “Ça plane pour moi.”
- Died: September 19, 2023 (Who else died on September 19?)
- Details of death: Died at the age of 77.
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Lou Deprijck’s legacy
Deprijck was well known in his home country of Belgium for 1970s and ‘80s hits like “Charlie Brown” and “Kingston, Kingston.” Internationally, his biggest success was “Ça plane pour moi,” though his name is not the one most often associated with the song. A mix of nonsensical French and occasional English phrases sung in a monotone, the song was a new wave hit for Plastic Bertrand, the stage name of Belgian musician Roger Jouret. Deprijck claimed to have both written and sung it, while Jouret disputed the claim and said Deprijck only wrote it. A 2006 court judgement said that Plastic Bertrand was “the legal performer” of the song, but this was overturned in 2010.
“Ça plane pour moi” was popular across Europe and a No. 1 hit in France and Switzerland. In the U.S., it rose to No. 47 on the Hot 100, one of only a few French-language songs to do so. It has been frequently covered and can be heard in such movies as “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” and “Jackass 3.5.”
Deprijck on his epitaph
“For me, it will be: Here lies Francis Lou Deprijck, acrobat, died as late as possible and tegen zijn goesting, against his will.” —from an interview for Moustique
Tributes to Lou Deprijck
Full obituary: The Brussels Times
