love this song(btw it wasn't a mannequin it was stromae the whole time ) for his live shows he did the same thing he had people carrying him around and he was perfectly still and didn't blink until it was time to perform

It's not a mannequin. It's actually Stromae himself

To give you a little more info on the origin of the song. Paul known as Stromae which is the word Maestro with the syllables reversed. His father was killed in the Rwandan Genocide, Paul was 9 when his Father died and his Mom trying to protect the family told the children he was staying Rwandan to work, so he grew thinking his Dad just didn’t care or was just absent, he found out the truth in his late teens.

The ending feels like he is gonna become like his dad is to his own Kids because it's a cycle of generations of no one stops it

As a Belgian I love Stromae. He's part Belgian/ part Rwandan and he never really knew his dad. Stromae is huge in Europe, combines influences from all over the world (African, Latin, oriental ,...) and mixes them with socially relevant lyrics and epic music videos. If you liked this one I highly recommend Formidable, Tous les mêmes, l'enfer or quand c'est. All these masterpieces come with unique videos and english subtitles

the fact that they thought it was a mannequin while it was him the whole time juste makes it even more amazing. This man is so good at what he does

Stromae's was killed in An war in 1997 his mother raised until he was 12 years old , the song means he sees everyone with their father while he doesn't have one

The song and video refer to the absence of Stromae's father-who had little presence in Stromae's life even before being killed in the 1994 Rwandan genocide-and to Stromae's fear of being unable to be an effective father with no memory of ever having a father of his own, that's the meaning behind this masterpiece

European music culture is so unbelievably rich its just usually listened to in the country of origin because of the language barrier but Stromae made it from Belgium out to mainstream.

Before you mention someone's' name, at least research how it's pronounced.

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Music, lyrics, costumes, design, albums, video production and choreographies all done by Stromae himself. True genius.

Maybe one of the best video of french-speaking history 👌Tx from Québec Canada 🇲🇶🇨🇦🤟

Stromae is a generational talent. Alors on Dans may have introduced him, sort of like Teen Spirit brought Nirvana to the masses, but his music is genius on a base level and when you really think about what the lyrics mean in French (some things are lost in the translation, but most aren't). The comparisons to Jacques Brel are so accurate on so many levels and it is no wonder that he cites Brel as one of his greatest influences.

I saw/heard Stromae in 2015 in Montreal and was bowled over. At the time he sang Papaoutai with more swing and urgency. I heard him again 2 months ago and while he was just as mesmerizing (amazing choreography, lighting and backdrop), his show had a more trance-like feel. In the intervening years he went through a lot of hard stuff (illness and depression) . Stromae is verlan (inverted language) for maestro. One of the most truly original talents to have emerged in this century.

I'm so glad he recently rejoined the music scene after long time finding himself again... and he did. He is an absoluut musical genius and his concerts are of this world. Many big US stars were blown away by him concerts in the US before he took time off.

.."they found a person that looks like the mannequin..." LOL They didn't know Stromae at that point.

As someone who loves watching people react to songs I’ve heard forever, you guys were awesome! Stromae is someone who has made a lot of classics here and I would love to see you react to Carmen by him? It is a commentary on the effects of social media and it is very cool!

I think the difference dances can also represent different types of relationship dynamics between father and son. Some are more fluid, joyful others more aggressive, strained. But regardless if it's a good relationship or a more toxic one it still makes the kid smile, thus bringing to life the lyrics of it being better to have some communication than absolutely nothing. Ultimately i think it is him coming to some kind of peace with his own childhood as well as showing that their is still love and happiness to be had despite the past.

Shoutout to the choreographer - Marion Motin for make the dance moves possible