The song, too, knows how to say nothing

How can we not risk broaching a political subject when we should not do so on the airwaves, during this election weekend.

It’s a good question : “But where are the bricdards that we were quietly glafousing ?” This song by Jehan Jonas addresses a serious issue with the gravity that suits the themes of an electoral campaign but – precisely – the electoral campaign being officially over, the Arcom (and also our ethical rules) prohibit us from saying or broadcasting what whatever, which could influence tomorrow’s vote.

So in These songs that make the newsI would therefore not speak of the danger… nor of this problem which appeared… nor of what the gentleman said… nor of the reaction of… No, nothing which is a political theme – directly or indirectly.

Fortunately, there are songs to help us in these circumstances.

In the first episode of These songs that make the news this weekend you hear excerpts from:

Jehan Jonas, But where are the bricks? 1966

Maurice Chevalier, Our hope, 1942

Jocelyne, La la la la la, 1964

Michel Polnareff, Ring a ding, 1968

Georgius, Digadidou, 1944

Serge Gainsbourg, Comic Strip, 1967

Anne Sylvestre, Make us songs, 1975

Charles Trenet, The Soul of Poets, 1951

Thomas Dutronc, I don’t care about anything, 2018

Georges Moustaki, Ye ye ye, 1970

Jehan Jonas, But where are the bricks? 1966

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