Claude Nougaro remains horrified. We are in 1997 and his song obviously evokes the tragedies of the Heysel stadium and the Bradford stand, two tragedies in which the British supporters were incriminated, just like the disaster of Hillsborough in 1989, which we know today that ‘It was caused by huge mistakes by law enforcement.
After the organizational and security fiasco at the Stade de France during the European Cup final on May 28, it is interesting to see the mythological dimension. Claude Nougaro, for example, stigmatizes British hooliganism and quotes in his song the slogan “Let’s go Green”which obviously refers to a legendary epic of French football in 1976.
In the second episode of These songs that make the news airing this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Claude Nougaro, Let’s go Green1997
The supporters, Let’s go Green1976
Dalida, The soccer game1963
Barton, France-Germany 822005
Claude Chevalier, The football march1984
Seth Gueko, Parisian Tweety2016
Ninho, vein2020
Deen Burbigo, vroom2020
Katerine and Helena Noguerra, Euro 042004
Vincent Delarm, Harlem Desire2009
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Remember: during the summer of 2019, La Playlist de Françoise Hardy was a crossing of the musical baggage of an author, composer and performer considered as the arbiter of the elegance of pop in France.
In July and August 2017, we spent A Summer in Souchon, during which Alain Souchon guided us on a tasty walk through a lifetime of love for song.