70 after the appeal of February 1, 1954, let us return to a character who embodies as much the fight against poverty as the inexhaustible necessity of this fight.
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That was the real question: why do some people not even have the chance to have hope? Laurent Voulzy sings the words of Alain Souchon, in a song written at the request of Father Wresinski, a Catholic priest who founded ATD Quart Monde after having worked for several years with Abbé Pierre, Abbé Pierre who returns to the news of the last days.
Yes, this week we are celebrating the 70the anniversary of these words, the vibrant appeal of Abbot Pierre the 1er February 1954, when the thermometer dropped far below zero degrees and every day, every night, children, old people, adults, even robust ones, died of cold because they had no shelter.
In the second episode of These songs that make the news broadcast this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
Laurent Voulzy, Jesus, 2001
Abbé Pierre, The appeal of February 1, 1954,
Tryo, You and me, 2008
Jul, Alien Freestyle, 2021
Jul, Act or close TGL, 2016
Jul, To the City, 2017
Jul, Cremosso, 2019
Well Uncle Soul, Soulman, 2010
Abd Al Malik, Them, 2019
Lambert Wilson, Poem by Abbé Pierre, 2008
Renaud, I found my gun, 2006
Coluche, The Restaurant Song, 1986
Laurent Voulzy, Jesus, 2001
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And you can also find the podcast on this link Behind our voices, with the writing and composition secrets of eight major artists of the French scene, Laurent Voulzy, Julien Clerc, Bénabar, Dominique A, Carla Bruni, Emily Loizeau, Juliette and Gaëtan Roussel.