With “Paris ransacked”, Pierre Perret in turn enters the fight against the mayor of the capital, following many of his colleagues who, for generations, have defended the Paris they have always loved – in particular Le Forestier, Dutronc or Aznavour. .
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The Parisian left has obviously lost an ally. Often involved in the fights led in particular by the Socialist Party and by environmentalists, Pierre Perret joined the camp of opponents to Anne Hidalgo. Echoing the famous hashtag #saccageParis, the singer directly attacks the municipal team with Paris ransackedtitle put online this week – and it is not with a very chastised language.
In the first episode of These songs that make the news this weekend, you hear excerpts from:
- Pierre Perret, Paris ransacked2023
- Maxime Le Forestier Between 14 and 40 years old1973
- Maxime Le Forestier Between 14 and 40 years old (live), 1973
- Jacques Dutronc, It’s five o’clock, Paris is waking up1968
- Jacques Dutronc, The Little Garden1972
- Jacques brothers, Only the Butte remains1969
- Charles Aznavour, Bohemian1965
- Gelnard, We can’t find any more1932
- Pierre Perret, Paris ransacked2023
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