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‘Dégueulasse’ JEANJASS & CABALLERO 28/11/2018 Double Hélice - Polydor France I really wanted to talk to you about a piece of music that troubled me a lot. This is a new song called ‘Dégueulasse’ (which means ‘disgusting’ in French) by Caballero and JeanJass – the Belgian duet rappers. The lyrics draw our attention towards problems in society that we are being ignorant of, such as welcoming immigrants into our countries or the airstrikes in Syria, and talk about our daily concerns in a falsely innocent tone and with disconcerting accuracy. Continuing on into a chorus that simply reminds us that ‘‘Life is really beautiful’’. We can also recognize the melodic sounds and style of Stromae – the legendary Belgian artist know in Europe thanks to ‘Papaoutai’, ‘Alors On Danse’ and ‘Formidable’ – which makes me very happy. Indeed, Stromae co-produced and co-wrote this masterpiece. It’s also important to watch the video clip and recognise the irony in it - it’s really not disgusting as the song name implies. It’s quite the contrary actually: it’s really beautiful.
© Anna Jégo
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