Singer: Stromae
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Song: Stromae Vu Par… Stromae Seen By…
Stromae - Stromae Vu Par… Stromae Seen By… Subtitles (vtt) (07:50-470-0-en) (PARTIAL PREVIEW)
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Interview with Orelsan, take one.
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I remember first hearing
about Stromae.
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The guy said, "There's this
new dude coming up,
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"he's really something,
he'll blow you away."
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This music industry bigwig tells me:
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"This new upcoming dude is
gonna wipe you out."
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STROMAE BY...
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AND PAUL VAN HAVER
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My first ambition was for my music
to reach French speakers.
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I didn't think about it
appealing to all ages
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or certain countries.
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I just thought if it works in French-
speaking countries, then great!
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I'm Stromae, rapper and
composer-producer.
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It's now 2009 and I've made
some resolutions.
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I've started composing some new
stuff with a new vibe.
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And I've decided to give lessons.
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It was to get my music known.
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I wanted a quick and condensed way
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of explaining to people
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how I composed a song or how I
came up with the subject.
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Why bother to write lyrics that
no one will listen to?
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I subscribed to his channel.
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- It was the start of YouTube.
- I was composing like him,
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and I learned a lot.
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I really learned how
to use the tracks.
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I remember his song "Up Saw Liz",
a favorite back then.
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Too difficult!
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We'll now record it and it
will sound like this...
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Before starting,
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I suggest you taste some ravioli...
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It isn't bad.
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And it goes all over your t-shirt.
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As a kid, my brother would film me
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and I naturally clowned around
in front of the camera.
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So I naturally included
humor in my videos,
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because I can't take
anything seriously.
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There's always a twist.
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I saw his "lessons" and immediately
left for Brussels.
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We took the train that very same day.
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I'd never done that: see a video,
rush to see the guy
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and meet him that night.
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It was so mind-blowing, we couldn't
miss out on that.
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Sorry, but aren't you creating shit?
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On that shoot,
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he was exceptional.
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I turned up with half
an idea, as usual,
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never with a beginning,
middle and end,
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just an idea and we see how it goes,
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and he was on board immediately.
He knows how to listen.
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It goes like this...
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Got it?
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B, E, D, F, B-flat.
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It was if we had written together
the week before,
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rehearsed a dozen times and
were ready for the shoot.
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We hadn't done a thing.
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I laughed as much with Stromae
as I would with Gad Elmaleh.
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And Gad's a pro comic.
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- Recording, recording.
.. - Recording live.
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I thought that if I sang about love,
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about break-ups,
about everyday life,
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it would be a bit clichéd.
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But then I realized that it's not
a subject that's the cliché,
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but the approach.
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And "Alors On Danse" was the trigger.
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On hearing "Alors On Danse",
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I thought, "OK, alright..." It took
a while for me to process
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the house side, the Eurodance side.
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And then I saw the video and went,
"Shit, I should've done that!"
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Dance
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So let's dance...
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I loved it and was jealous:
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"I should've done that and
talk about my life."
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He performs it great, it's well
written, the tune's great...
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The best songs are those you're
not sure about at first,
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then when you analyse them,
you th...........
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