Beau Geste (song)


"Beau Geste" is the second single from the album Dilettantes by Australian rock band You Am I, their eighth studio album. The track is loosely based on the Beau Geste story, with snippets of French dialog appearing during the instrumental section.
It was released as a download only single on iTunes on 8 November 2008 in three formats - one with just the single, one with a b-side and one with the music video, which is in part a homage to the various film versions of Beau Geste.

Track listing

Single version:
  1. "Beau Geste" - 3:11
With B-side:
  1. "Beau Geste" – 3:11
  2. "Let's Be Dreadful" - 2:52
All songs by Tim Rogers.
Rogers described the song:

Film Clip

The film clip takes the shape of the second part of a 2-part story set in the 1920s. The clip was filmed in Niddrie, Victoria, doubling for Morocco and showcases the band as members of the Foreign Legion attempting to desert the army.