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Quelle horreur! France's Eurovision song has English lyrics

Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:56am

Language purists in France are fuming. The country's entry in the Eurovision music contest has English lyrics! (OK, two lines are in French.) Of the 43 countries participating, more than half -- 25 -- submitted songs in English. It sounds like there's a new linga franca.

If you have three minutes of your life to spare, check out France's entry, "Divine," by Sébastien Tellier, here.


 

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We're very upset by the

by theexmen on Fri, 04/18/2008 - 5:32am

We're very upset by the story that broke this week in Paris about Divine, the track by Sébastien Tellier chosen to represent France at Eurovision. No wonder the issue was debated in the French parliament!

The head of the French Eurovision delegation, Bruno Berberes, defended the choice, saying "French just doesn't work for this sort of electro".

What does he mean?!!!

We, The Ex-men, two British boys, have decided to come to the rescue. We originally recorded the French version of our song, Wordcage (Cage de mots), as the theme for a French TV pilot but, if France asks us, we are willing to donate the song as the French entry for Eurovision 2008. We are even, if President Sarkozy and the French people want, prepared to perform it in Belgrade.

Please help us in our defence of quality pop in French and contact Bruno to campaign for our song at bberberes@aol.com

Listen to the French version of our song at http://www.myspace.com/theexmen
or view the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWng4G4rs3Y

Thank you for your help at this difficult time for the French language.

Matt and Jack

The Ex-men

www.myspace.com/theexmen