A misunderstood person? A rebel ? Quite simply an artist. In his show Red line
our colleagues from BFMTV returned to the success of Michel Sardou
and his beginnings in music. Beginnings often crowned with controversy and incomprehension, but also bad timing. The proof, with its title The Ricans.
Indeed, in the show broadcast this Monday October 2, 2023, fans of Michel Sardou learned that his song released in 1967 caused an outcry from General De Gaulle himself! As he reminds young hippies that “if the Ricans weren’t there”they would be “all in Germany”, the 76-year-old singer chose the wrong time to reveal his title. Because at the same period, France left the command of NATO and General De Gaulle opposed the distribution of the title.
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Michel Sardou sees the gendarmes seize his title
“I was not aware of General de Gaulle’s decisions. I released the song ‘Les Ricains’ the day the decision was made to evacuate the American bases in France, it was not the time”remembered Michel Sardouwho also recalled: “There is a gendarme who arrived at Europe 1 […] which is great, because a banned song is a dream. Since it was banned, people were wondering: ‘What’s in it?'” A positive way to take the news!
Ultimately, this ban aroused even more interest among Michel Sardou fans. And perhaps without this controversy, he would not have had the success he still knows today. The title is now known to everyone and is an integral part of the singer who has never been tongue-in-cheek. He also proved it a few days ago, on September 28, during his visit to Laurent Ruquier on BFMTV. During his speech, the artist did not hesitate to say what he thought about feminism, wokism, and everything he “hated in this century”.
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