"Let's go out masked, ohé, ohé, we must not put others in danger!" Does this chorus mean anything to you? This is normal: the Creole Company has revisited its famous "Au bal masqué" in a clip posted on YouTube. A way for the famous group of the 1980s to encourage barrier gestures and in particular the wearing of a mask in the prevention of the coronavirus, in collaboration with AFNOR (French association for standardization).
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"Au Bal masqué" becomes "Sortons masqués", a title recorded in the group's studio in Toulon, in the Var, with images made during the confinement by members of the Compagnie Créole. “Friends, let's be careful. Let's go out masked. Yes, we have to go out masked to protect ourselves and those we love. Mask yourself, help each other, wash your hands and respect distances, it is vital to protect yourself. But let's not stop dancing, moving, but well masked! ", Sings the Compagnie Créole in this new version:
"We want to help people to make wearing a mask less painful"
"We had the idea of adapting 'Au Bal masqué', our 1985 success, with new words because the epidemic is still there with clusters everywhere. It's not pedagogy but we want to help people who appreciate the song to make wearing the mask less painful, in a spirit of celebration and solidarity with each other, "Clemence Bringtown, lead singer of the group, told AFP.
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"The project was undertaken on a voluntary basis by La Compagnie Créole, in association with AFNOR. This song brings human warmth, good humor, in a difficult context for all. It is intended to help integrate the wearing of a mask. in our daily life and could well be the song of the summer in hotels and camping holidaymakers ", underlines in a press release the French Association for Standardization which, at the peak of the shortage, made available an alternative barrier mask model Fabric.