"L'Homme à Tête de Chou" is a concept album by French musician and songwriter Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1976. The album is noted for its thematic and narrative coherence, revolving around the tragic story of a man in love with a woman named Marilou. The man ultimately kills Marilou in a fit of jealousy, and the album details the aftermath of this event. Artistically, the music of the record draws on rock and funk influences, breaking from the string-laden pop music Gainsbourg was known for at the time.
Serge Gainsbourg, an eminent figure in French popular music, wrote all the songs on the album. The recorded material presented an innovative blend of various musical influences, making it an essential turn in Gainsbourg's versatile career. Despite being less commercially successful upon its initial release, "L'Homme à Tête de Chou" has, over time, accrued critical acclaim and is now considered one of Gainsbourg's finest works. The album's title, which translates as "The Cabbage-Headed Man," is a colloquial French term for someone who is crazy or deranged, reflecting the protagonist's deteriorating mental state throughout the narrative of the album.
