Noah rocks the boat with rap Marseillaise

Yannick Noah, the flamboyant French former tennis star, is causing uproar on the airwaves with a rap version of La Marseillaise, the French national anthem. Indignant radio listeners across France have been calling in to protest at the single, Oh Reve - a rewrite of the anthem which they consider as...

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Published inThe Guardian (London)
Main Author ALEX DUVAL SMITH IN PARIS
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London (UK) Guardian News & Media Limited 16.09.1997
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Complaints
Noah, Yannick
Rap music
France
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Summary:Yannick Noah, the flamboyant French former tennis star, is causing uproar on the airwaves with a rap version of La Marseillaise, the French national anthem. Indignant radio listeners across France have been calling in to protest at the single, Oh Reve - a rewrite of the anthem which they consider as irreverent as the Sex Pistols' God Save The Queen and Jimi Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner. "Le jour de gloire" (the day of glory) becomes "le jour d'y croire" (the day to believe). "Formez vos bataillons" (form your battalions) becomes "Fini, fini les bataillons".
ISSN:0261-3077