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Ma famille set me free throw my ashes into the sea
Mes cousins jamais nés hantent les nuits des Duvalier
Rien n'arrête nos esprits, guns can't kill what soldiers can't see
In the forest we are hiding, unmarked graves where flowers grow
Hear the soldiers angry yelling in the river we will go
Tous les morts-nés forment une armée, soon we will reclaim the earth
All the tears and all the bodies bring about our second birth
Haïti, never free, n'aie pas peur de sonner l'alarme
Tes enfants sont partis in those days their blood was still warm
Might be wise to make an effort to understand the song then, before commenting...
Agreed. Perhaps meloman doesn't know the least thing about being a dock worker in a Caribbean country.
Inarticulate vocals and a tune that is boring and unimaginative. I do not understand the attraction.
Might be wise to make an effort to understand the song then, before commenting...
Maybe this is why we need more people from Haiti coming to North America, Mr. President. They share their creativity. They enrich us. They make us better people.
Maybe this is why we need more people from Haiti coming to North America, Mr. President. They share their creativity. They enrich us. They make us better people.
She was born in Canada, but her parents were immigrants from Haiti.
You may find the vocals inarticulate because a good portion of them are in French. Google around, and you'll get some pretty good translations. What I find makes this song so powerful is the sadness of the lyrics, combined with the simple, upbeat quality of the melody. Yes, it's a repetitive hook, but it is also a fantastic counterpoint to the lyrics which talk of civil war and murder.
This exactly!
Totally agree. Legal immigration does just that...
People don't stop to read the laws before they run for their lives.
Maybe this is why we need more people from Haiti coming to North America, Mr. President. They share their creativity. They enrich us. They make us better people.
Totally agree. Legal immigration does just that...
I believe her parents were from Haiti; they fled the Duvalier regime to Montreal, where she was born. This song is apparently about some of her relatives who were killed by Duvalier's soldiers.
Thanks for that trivia.
Any idea what "Rebellion (Lies)" is about.
Maybe this is why we need more people from Haiti coming to North America, Mr. President. They share their creativity. They enrich us. They make us better people.
I believe her parents were from Haiti; they fled the Duvalier regime to Montreal, where she was born. This song is apparently about some of her relatives who were killed by Duvalier's soldiers.
Maybe this is why we need more people from Haiti coming to North America, Mr. President. They share their creativity. They enrich us. They make us better people.
'Haïti, mon pays wounded mother I'll never see
Ma famille set me free throw my ashes into the sea...'
Repetition?? Are you serious?? One of the greatest songs of all time is Hey Jude. A lot of annoying reviewers on this blog.
Great lyrics, great beat.
Hey Jude. Repetitious, perhaps. But not just a song, or a great song. It's also an anthem about or referencing the end of a band, a cultural mega-phenomenon, an era, a personal musical note from one key band member to another. Hey Jude is not just a song, and even just as such it works on multiple levels simultaneously.
I think you are insulting ice cream truck music which at least becomes an ear worm in your head. This is utterly forgetable.
Repetition?? Are you serious?? One of the greatest songs of all time is Hey Jude. A lot of annoying reviewers on this blog.
Great lyrics, great beat.
RFL
Repetition?? Are you serious?? One of the greatest songs of all time is Hey Jude. A lot of annoying reviewers on this blog.
Great lyrics, great beat.
At least this many.
Your comment about monotony was somewhat undermined when you double posted it.
Quite a discordant and challenging listen from a band that I don't often like.
I like it. 8
OMG, my exact thoughts!(except I said "Cool. an ArcaDe Fire song I actually like!")
Hahahahaaaaaa! Thinking the exact, same thing..
OMG, my exact thoughts!(except I said "Cool. an ArcaDe Fire song I actually like!")
You bet - especially the ZOMBIE in my closet!
"Love and kindness for Haiti" - what a slogan!
Even better than "Ho-Ho Ho-Chi-Min" during the American attack on Vietnam.
This response makes no sense, and is offensive. There really should be some troll moderators on here. Music is fun and friendly, trolling on the internet is not.
Yes it does. Haiti needs so much love and kindness right now.
You bet - especially the ZOMBIE in my closet!
"Love and kindness for Haiti" - what a slogan!
Even better than "Ho-Ho Ho-Chi-Min" during the American attack on Vietnam.
Yes it does. Haiti needs so much love and kindness right now.
They endorsed Obama to be Prime Minister of Canada?
Cool, I hope he wins!
I thought HE was trying to turn the US into a FURTHER-left version of the Great White North...
Don't get the hype surrounding this band, though, even if they are the home team.
I can't get into this band either.
They endorsed Obama to be Prime Minister of Canada?
Cool, I hope he wins!
I wouldn't wish him upon our Canadian friends for anything.
This is a great tune, btw!
Then again, consider Britian's contribution given 2x the population of Canada. not bad eh.
I've always thought Australia's output was impressive considering their population too.
Don't get the hype surrounding this band, though, even if they are the home team.
They endorsed Obama to be Prime Minister of Canada?
Cool, I hope he wins!
7:28 pm - Led Zeppelin - Friends
7:25 pm - Neko Case - Dirty Knife
Nice set, Bill!
This song sounds like a cross between Siouxsie and Cocteau Twins for some reason... I like that!