French Chant

RuggieBear · 28-02-2007 10:16am #1

Anyone know what that really strange chant/song the french fans sing while moving their arms?

Got it stuck in my head and i'd love to get a copy of it.

(Stefano, I'm looking at you?

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Kinetic^ · 28-02-2007 10:16am

Allez les Bleus??

RuggieBear · 28-02-2007 10:18am

lol

nope and it's not the Marseillaise either!!!!

Exar Khun · 28-02-2007 10:22am

I remember that, when the two sections of french supporters were waving their hands back and forth and side to tide to each other? I'd never seen that before. Cant remember the tune or words I just have this image of loads of arms waving back and forth, it was quite impressive.

Kinetic^ · 28-02-2007 10:24am

Nous sommes merde!!! :cool:

RuggieBear · 28-02-2007 10:26am

Exar Khun wrote:

I remember that, when the two sections of french supporters were waving their hands back and forth and side to tide to each other? I'd never seen that before. Cant remember the tune or words I just have this image of loads of arms waving back and forth, it was quite impressive.

That's the one. I was right in front of the band up in the upper hogan. It was really addictive and fun.

Steffano2002 · 28-02-2007 10:30am

It's called Paquito! Here's what the French Wikipédia says:

Paquito Chocolatero:

Paquito El Chocolatero (ou Paquito chocolatero) est un pasodoble composé lors de l'été 1937 par Gustavo Pascual Falco (né à Cocentaina -Province d'Alicante- le 15 mai 1909), et doit son nom à son beau-frère Paquito Perez Molina, à qui l'œuvre est dédiée. Ce morceau était joué lors de fêtes Moros y Cristianos d'Alcoy (qui fêtent la Reconquista), ainsi que lors des fallas et des hogueras. La partition originale n'a pas de paroles, mais des interprètes lui en ont ajoutées.

Les bandas du Sud de la France le jouent lors des férias et des fêtes, et les gens s'assoient par terre en imitant des rameurs d'aviron. Ce morceau a été repris de façon punk par Los inhumanos, par King Africa, et par Ricoune et les counass (Dans un verre à ballon).

Dans les années 2001, 2002 et 2004, elle a été l'œuvre musicale espagnole qui a touché le plus de droits d'auteur selon la SGAE.

Steffano2002 · 28-02-2007 10:36am

Found this website which has the words and the tune (click top left where it says "Pour ecouter la chanson").

RuggieBear · 28-02-2007 10:46am

Awesome. thanks for that steffano

Heinrich · 28-02-2007 10:49am

Kenny 5 wrote:

Nous sommes merde!!! :cool:

et toi, t'es un p'tit con!!!:cool:

Steffano2002 · 28-02-2007 11:08am

Heinrich wrote:

et toi, t'es un p'tit con!!!:cool:

A mon avis il le sait déjà alors j'ai préferé rien dire...

Steffano2002 · 28-02-2007 11:10am

RuggieBear wrote:

Awesome. thanks for that steffano

Welcome RuggieBear!

RuggieBear · 28-02-2007 11:17am

No personal abuse please. even if it is in french.

Steffano2002 · 28-02-2007 11:21am

RuggieBear wrote:

No personal abuse please. even if it is in french.

hehehe

In our defense, he started it!

Steffano2002 · 08-03-2007 10:22pm

Just found this website and when you're on it you can hear the full version of Paquito! Excellent quality too!

Steffano2002 · 08-03-2007 10:29pm

And here you have some Spanish people doing it in the Málaga Feria.

Didn't find any videos of rugby supporters doing it at stadiums though...

rugbug86 · 10-03-2007 11:07am

its a spanish wedding song! and it was savage hearing that band do it in croker - what a day!

Takeshi_Kovacs · 10-03-2007 6:17pm

Pretty class stuff alright..

MunkyHed · 12-03-2007 1:29pm

Ah ya, i loved the french brass band sound at the matches.
Why cant we have somethin like that. So sick of the fields of athenry. Its such a friggin depressing oul song really!
Any idea how that song attached itself to rugby?
Anyway, i got a clip of the french lads givin it welly outside Croke Park last month.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_zrpl3A0c

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