La Chanson du Dimanche
La Chanson du Dimanche ( in German: the song Sunday ) is a cabaret-style French music group that works with online videos.
Composition
The group consists of only two members: Clément Marchand ( voice and guitar) and Alexandre Castagnetti, aka " Alec " ( voice and synthesizer). The cameraman of the video is Damien Nacaud. Clément is a mathematics teacher, Alec is a screenwriter and film director ( " L' incruste " along with Corentin Julius turned). Together they have made an engineering degree in telecommunications and then in a French-Italian music group, Beaubourg, participated. The idea of composing a new song every week, met with the other members little response, but Damien, the lighting technician of the group, she finally convinced her to try it for two.
History
Since February 2007, she set every Sunday a humorous song in video form on the internet, especially on the video portal Dailymotion ( French Youtube ) and MySpace. In December 2007, 2 million users already had seen their music videos and their podcast was in the top 10 before TF1 and M6 ( French TV channels). Since March 2008, they can be every Monday to listen to the radio station Le Mouv ' in the show Mouv'Session. On 19 May 2008 a DVD was released.
What started out " a game, a fun experiment " was only said Alec, has become a national phenomenon, that is no longer limited to the Internet. The first big success of the group was " Petit Cheminot " ( Little engine drivers ) about the strike in public transport in November 2007! After several concerts in Paris, including one with Les Picard Fatals, they have become a fixture of the chanson française. About Her numerous reports were sent on French television.
Basic concept
Every Friday evening meet Clément and Alec to compose a song. On Saturday, the song is finished, they choose a place in Paris where they shoot the video, which you can then watch on Sunday on the internet. They go to certain rituals before:
- The place is always another and often has a reference to the theme of the song ( mostly they just sit on the sidewalk ).
- Basically left in the picture sitting Clément always wears the same beige shirt with red suspenders and blue jeans and sitting right Alec always wears the same black jacket, a green shirt, a gray tie and blue jeans.
- Each video begins with a focus on an object ( eg a poster ), which is related to the topic. Then pulls back the camera and Clément and Alec appear in the image.
- Then Alec says: " Salut! C'est la chanson du dimanche. La pêche " ( " la pêche " in French, the peach: " avoir la pêche " in a figurative sense: in shape, be in a good mood )! "! , Clément coughs, and they begin. At the end of Alec says, " until the next Sunday."
In addition, you realize that they do not cut the hair; on the basis of hair length or hair styles of the protagonists can therefore classify the videos easily in time.
Themes and genres
Initially, the subjects came primarily from everyday life, such as "Bonne humeur " ( good mood ), " Comme un lundi " ( Like Mondays).
By the time they devoted themselves more and more social issues: " Danse de l' info " ( news dance), " Horoscope " ( horoscope ).
Since the 2007 presidential election, politics is the main topic: " Tu votes " ( you choose ), " Super pouvoir d' achat " (Super purchasing power ), "Standing Ovation " ( on the residence of Gaddafi in Paris in December 2007), " Les
JO you pékin " ( about the illegal immigrants who every day" must run away Sport " Jeux Olympiques =
The music styles are as diverse: Disco ( "Dancing all the night" ), zouk -love ( " Nicolas et Rachida ," the President and the Minister of Justice ), folk ( "Sunday song" ), folk song ( " Le Beaujolais en vélib ' " about the Beaujolais wine) ...
Stagger
- As in a series, the group released their videos in squadrons, each song must contain a specific word within a season. The first began on 18 February 2007 "Bonne humeur " and ended on June 17 with " Piscine Love". Each of the 18 songs contained the word " piscine " (swimming pool ).
- The second began on September 23 with "Back in the business" and ended on December 23 with " La Marulanda ". The obligatory word was " Vélib ' " ( initiated in summer 2007 Paris Bicycle Rental action).
- Between the 2nd and 3rd season was " Saint Valentin" out (on the occasion of Valentine's Day ). On this occasion, Alec played on a piano and Clément with a different guitar than usual. The third season began on March 23 with "MMM - UI - UI -M".