Official City Songs - Page 3

Acajack · #41 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 2:48 PM**

For Montreal the song about the city I hear most often referenced as being iconic is this one.

This version starts with the song's creator Robert Charlebois, who is then joined by satellite by a bunch of Quebec artists who happen to be scattered around the world for work. (And ends with a somewhat familiar face and voice.)

It's probably one of the most well-known Quebec songs in the global francophonie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJU0LDPITSE

Here are the lyrics translated into English next to the French. The translation is pretty shitty and doesn't do justice to the song IMO, but I don't have time to do a more poetic translation.

https://flowlez.com/en/songs/je-revi...treal-1457239/

Acajack · #42 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 3:00 PM**

This is probably the one for Quebec City. By the same dude as the one for Montreal.

Here he is signing it on one of those variety shows they have in France.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJRMqp05awA

And here is a more modern version by pop and hiphop artists, with a video showing more of the city.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvouNbW9T60

Translated lyrics. Fairly shitty again.

https://lyricstranslate.com/en/les-a...ngs-angel.html

MolsonExport · #43 Posted **Apr 12, 2021, 4:39 PM**

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KevinFromTexas · #44 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 4:05 AM**

This whole interview is awesome, but the last 10 minutes of the video talks about the music of cities.

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Comrade · #45 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 4:26 AM**

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Also for LA, "City of Angels" by the Red Hot Chili Peppers and "Los Angeles Is Burning" by Bad Religion.

You mean Under the Bridge?

I agree - but that's only because it's probably my favorite song of all-time lol

SIGSEGV · #46 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 5:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by Comrade

You mean Under the Bridge?

I agree - but that's only because it's probably my favorite song of all-time lol

I thought this was LA's official song:

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mousquet · #47 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 4:38 PM**

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Nice of you to think of us but this song has nothing to do with us or any of our cities!

Yeah, I know, right? That was just kidding...
Those old singers are in tune, have a fine tone and I like them anyway.

Toi, tu nous postes Céline Dion qui remplit des stades de foot pleins de ploucs et de beaufs sans culture sérieuse pour ses concerts, comme ce vieux fomblard de Johnny Hallyday.
M'enfin, tu te rends compte !? Céline Dion fait ce qu'on appelle de la "variété", c'est-à-dire le genre de musique le plus médiocre de toute la francophonie ! Et elle le sait bien, en plus. Mais bon, elle fait des dollars en masse...

Je sais pas, moi, poste-nous des trucs comme ça du Québec, par exemple.

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Je ne comprends pas tout de ses paroles, mais c'est probablement parce que la fille est trop rapide et maline.

bilbao58 · #48 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 5:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Yeah, I know, right? That was just kidding...

Humor is the first thing to freeze.

Acajack · #49 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:09 PM**

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Je sais pas, moi, poste-nous des trucs comme ça du Québec, par exemple.

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Je ne comprends pas tout de ses paroles, mais c'est probablement parce que la fille est trop rapide et maline.

Oui, c'est une artiste intéressante. J'ai vérifié les paroles et il n'y a pas vraiment de québécismes, alors c'est peut-être tout simplement la façon dont elle prononce certains mots. ("Ferrofluides" est un mot qu'elle a inventé. On ne le connaît pas plus ici que chez vous.)

Acajack · #50 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Yeah, I know, right? That was just kidding...
Those old singers are in tune, have a fine tone and I like them anyway.
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Not sure if you're aware but Baby, It's Cold Outside has become a somewhat controversial song in the anglosphere. It's said to be "rapey". C'est-à-dire que la chanson ferait subtilement l'apologie du viol.

Acajack · #51 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Toi, tu nous postes Céline Dion qui remplit des stades de foot pleins de ploucs et de beaufs sans culture sérieuse pour ses concerts, comme ce vieux fomblard de Johnny Hallyday.
M'enfin, tu te rends compte !? Céline Dion fait ce qu'on appelle de la "variété", c'est-à-dire le genre de musique le plus médiocre de toute la francophonie ! Et elle le sait bien, en plus. Mais bon, elle fait des dollars en masse...
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C'est en fait une chanson de Robert Charlebois que j'ai proposée (à vrai dire, j'ai proposé deux chansons du Loup-Garou, car celle pour Québec est aussi de lui) et c'est Charlebois qui est en vedette.

Notre Céline nationale n'y fait qu'un court caméo à la toute fin, comme une douzaine d'autres artistes d'ailleurs.

bilbao58 · #52 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:19 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Not sure if you're aware but Baby, It's Cold Outside has become a somewhat controversial song in the anglosphere. It's said to be "rapey". C'est-à-dire que la chanson ferait subtilement l'apologie du viol.

The people who claim it's "rapey" never seem to include the second half of the scene from the film "Neptune's Daughter" where Betty Garrett is singing the pursuer's part while Red Skelton is the one trying to leave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXU8DPEkKVk

202_Cyclist · #53 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Comrade

You mean Under the Bridge?

I agree - but that's only because it's probably my favorite song of all-time lol

Correct-- my mistake...

202_Cyclist · #54 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 6:56 PM**

There is no question what should be the official song of this LA suburb.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=U3yvDIgPjfk

"We took this trip to Garden Grove
It smelled like Lou Dog inside the van, oh yeah..."

Although it will be need to be updated
"It smelled like Lou Dog inside the streetcar, oh yeah..."

mousquet · #55 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 7:07 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

Not sure if you're aware but Baby, It's Cold Outside has become a somewhat controversial song in the anglosphere. It's said to be "rapey". C'est-à-dire que la chanson ferait subtilement l'apologie du viol.

Ah, yeah, that sucks... I understand now.
Over here, weather has nothing much to do with anything of that because it's mild.
So the rule is quite simple:

1. She firmly, strictly says no, which simply means no. You can see it in her attitude, then you don't act as a poor dick, you just don't insist and move on.
2. She says a shy, hesitating no, but you can sense that it might mean yes, so you may insist a little bit in that case, but very gently, and if situation eventually turns into 1, then you move on.
3. She says nothing, which means yes.

That's quite simple, isn't it? Raping is fairly punished by imprisonment anyway.
I just want to make it clear, so North American women feel safe in France.

Acajack · #56 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 7:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by bilbao58

The people who claim it's "rapey" never seem to include the second half of the scene from the film "Neptune's Daughter" where Betty Garrett is singing the pursuer's part while Red Skelton is the one trying to leave.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXU8DPEkKVk

Great scene!

(I would have stayed.)

Acajack · #57 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 7:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

Ah, yeah, that sucks... I understand now.
Over here, weather has nothing much to do with anything of that because it's mild.
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It does snow sometimes during romantic moments in French cinema:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llqQHlSfip4

mousquet · #58 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 8:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by Acajack

It does snow sometimes during romantic moments in French cinema:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llqQHlSfip4

1964? Good Lord, that was some kind of a disaster!

That is pretty awkward.

Only (some) foreigners would dig something like this.

Je n'avais jamais entendu parler de ce truc avant ce soir.

But I won't blame on you Acajack. It's true that French + Italian show business was something appealing in the 60s.
Many foreigners like it.

Acajack · #59 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 8:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by mousquet

1964? Good Lord, that was some kind of a disaster!

That is pretty awkward.

Only (some) foreigners would dig something like this.

Je n'avais jamais entendu parler de ce truc avant ce soir.

But I won't blame on you Acajack. It's true that French + Italian show business was something appealing in the 60s.
Many foreigners like it.

Vous n'aviez jamais entendu parler des Parapluies de Cherbourg avant maintenant? Catherine Deneuve? Michel Legrand?

(En passant, quand je cite des trucs, ce ne sont pas forcément des trucs fétiches pour moi.)

M'enfin, si la mélodie de la chanson principale est assez belle et mémorable selon moi, un film comme ça où tous les dialogues sans exception sont chantés devient vite agaçant.

mousquet · #60 Posted **Apr 13, 2021, 8:24 PM**

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Vous n'aviez jamais entendu parler des Parapluies de Cherbourg avant maintenant? Catherine Deneuve? Michel Legrand?

Non, je ne connaissais pas. Il y a toute une infinité de choses que l'on ne sait pas, d'ailleurs.