Every Stromae’s songs.
It’s always funny to see non-french-speaking people being so hyped by Stromae’s songs, like they think it’s joyful af and all… While his songs lyrics are litterally about :
a man who drinks and dances a lot in order to forget his shitty life ( Alors on danse )
a song about his father who was killed during Rwanda’s genocide ( Papaoutai )
other songs about suicide, cancer, breakups, addictions, depression etc… But always with an upbeat melody !
I don’t speak a lick of French (I know enough Spanish to recognize some words if they are slightly similar, but that’s it) but still enjoy Stromae, although I’ve never found his music to be upbeat. I think, especially in Papaoutai, you can hear the struggle and sadness in the tone of the song and in his voice.
Every Stromae’s songs.
It’s always funny to see non-french-speaking people being so hyped by Stromae’s songs, like they think it’s joyful af and all… While his songs lyrics are litterally about :
I don’t speak a lick of French (I know enough Spanish to recognize some words if they are slightly similar, but that’s it) but still enjoy Stromae, although I’ve never found his music to be upbeat. I think, especially in Papaoutai, you can hear the struggle and sadness in the tone of the song and in his voice.