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Originally Posted by OldDartmouthMark
The music discussion is a nice segue into a question that I have for our Quebecois members. I've thought about it from time to time, especially with the temperature of some of the discussions in this very thread...
Do you view Quebec performers (or people involved in music production, etc.) who have had success in the the anglo world to be a positive or a negative (i.e. do you congratulate them for their success, or think of them as 'trators')?
I'm thinking Celine, The Box, Daniel Lanois (performer and producer), Michel Pagliaro, etc. I'm a fan of all of them (though Celine isn't exactly the style I'm into, I do like some of her songs and admire her performances - sad about her health issues, though), and am familiar with their work because it broke into my part of the world, which it probably wouldn't have if they had only performed/worked in French.
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Personally I've never seen them as sellouts and I don't think most people in Quebec do either. At this point a lot of people see their global success as a source of pride.
There were some initial criticisms of Céline Dion, and of course this famous song indirectly making fun of her. It's in English, by a legendary Quebec comedy troupe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW_MHi_ULu8
I want to pogne
I want to pogne
Is it the reason that I speak in English?
I want to pogne
I want to pogne
I want to pogne
I do not want to speak my tongue
I just want to pogne
I know I have a big accent et
I know I'm not assez différent
But I want to pogne (I want to pogne)
And I have composed that song
I know the mathématiques
America is a big market
If there is more public
There is more money in my pocket-te
I want to pogne
I want to pogne
I am the Judas of the French Canada
I want-te to pogne
Frog the USA
Frog the USA
I'm gonna be the number one
254-6011
Icitte is a small marché
Icitte, there is no débouché
I want to become very gros
And lâcher ma run de journaux
'Cause I prefer to be Billy Idol than Jean Nichol
Whoa, Lady Mary
Solo's
Pogne pogne, po-pogne pogne
Pogne pogne, po-pogne pogne
Pogne pogne, po-pogne pogne
Pogne pogne, po-pogne pogne
Pogne pogne, po-pogne pogne
Frog in the USA
Frog in the USA
If they discover my origine
It's all finish, maudine
Don't want to go in France
Don't want to talk like the Français
'Cause I prefer the hamburger
Than the café au lait
I want, I want, I want to pogne
I want, I want, I want to pogne, encore
I want, I want, I want to pogne
I want, I want, I want to pogne, yé
I want to pogne (I want, I want)
I want to pogne (I want)
Is it the reason that I speak in english? (I want, I want)
I want to pogne (I want)
I want to pogne (I want, I want, I want to pogne)
I want to pogne (I want)
I do not want to speak my tongue (I want, I want)
I just want to pogne (I want, I want)
I want to pogne (I want, I want)
I just want to pogne (I want, I want)
I want to pogne
I want to pogne