From Claude François to Annie Cordy, Fabien Lecoeuvre, specialist in French song, presents on Europe 1 the ranking of the parodies of French song most commented on social networks. Parodies often also inspired by festive songs. Here is his selection.
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The most confined parody
"Stay at home even if the spring is singing" is the refrain of this parody which has totaled more than 380,000 views on Youtube since its publication on March 20. It was produced by the humorist and host Yann Lambiel, who was strongly inspired by a song by Claude François released in April 1972, "Y'a le printemps qui chante".
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Under the pen of Yann Lambiel, the cult title has become "Stay at home". This parody was not only used to distract Internet users. Belgian police have indeed distributed it around the ponds of Ixelles, in Belgium, to remind residents to stay at home.
The special dedication to students
They sing of the despair of students who can no longer find pasta on the shelves. On the tune of the song "The bird cage", Émilie Launay Bobillot and Philippe Launay, a Breton couple, ask to "leave pasta on the shelves" to students, who "do not have the means and no round, who do not know how to cook. "
The original song was released in 1971. To write it, Pierre Perret was inspired by the true story of an American prisoner. When he was released, he was hired by a bird shop and opened all the cages, making all the birds fly away. An act that cost him to return to bars for four years.
The most "log book"
A Swiss humorist, Jean-Michel Mattei, had the idea of taking up the song by Julio Iglesias "I have not changed" released in 1979 on the album À vous les femmes . By modifying the words, he cites some new habits that the French have adopted because of confinement.
The most united
Jérémy Cirot, imitator from the North of France, chose him to divert the song "Au bal masqué" from La Compagnie Créole, released in 1984. Known to be the vocal double of Franck Sinatra, he wanted to boost the morale of the caregivers and of all those who continue to work despite the risks. Initially, he sent this video to a few friends and then posted it. Very quickly, the number of views exploded. His parody is also widely listened to by caregivers who listen to him even at work, during breaks.
The most satirical
In one of his videos, the humorist Benjy Dotti makes fun of Professor Raoult, who extols the merits of chloroquine against Covid-19. Patrick Sébastien's song, "Les sardines" dating from 2006 was thus transformed into "Ma chloroquine".
The stars video
In Belgium, 25 artists, including Annie Cordy and Benoît Poelvoorde, have created a video in which everyone sings a passage from Annie Cordy's song "It will be better tomorrow". It was posted on the Facebook profiles of the 25 participants. They invite Internet users to film themselves by repeating the same song and sending their own version.