ðə sˈɔŋ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚ kˈʌvɚd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ɪn fɹˈɛntʃ æz "dʒˈiː ˈɛmæpˈɛl mˈɪtʃɛl", ɪntˈɜːpɹɪɾᵻd æz ɐn ˌɔːɾoʊbˌaɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl pˈiːs baɪ fɹˈɛntʃ sˈɪŋɚ mˈɪtʃɛl tˈoːɹ.
The song was later covered in 1976 in French as "Je m'appelle Michèle", interpreted as an autobiographical piece by French singer Michèle Torr.