The original video by Les Cowboys Fringants is a beautiful demonstration of the meaning of the song. Go show some love to the Cowboys!!! ❤ kzread.info/dash/bejne/pY2G0pqogJPfmdo.html Which Cowboy song is your favorite?

@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977

Жыл бұрын

I do not understand how it demostrates the meaning of the song. They just dance.

@loucololosse

Жыл бұрын

​@@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977 That's the point. They don't care. Living in their little illusion not listening to the lyrics. It's exactly what a lot of Quebecois did when this song got viral...

@BirdsAreCool-mx7eb

Жыл бұрын

@@loucololosse True

@vincentmalasawmkimajongte7489

Жыл бұрын

@@loucololosse So it's kinda like Hey Ya! By Outkast in that department.

@Ali-eq4uo

Жыл бұрын

@@loucololosse Thanks for the explanation. I love the song but the music video never made sense to me

A Quebec man gets on I-95 once. He immediately becomes demoralized.

@lukajolich7669

8 ай бұрын

Understandable.

@mareksicinski449

7 ай бұрын

more than once tbf

@Chaos.InsurgencyDeltaCommand

Ай бұрын

I too would be demoralized if i had to drive through south carolina

RIP Karl Tremblay, gone far too soon. For those of you who may not know, the lead singer of this song has just passed away at age 47

@n_asmo

8 ай бұрын

Damn, that was only 5 days ago and just a day or even less before this comment was posted. Rest in peace.

@ptitjo2920

8 ай бұрын

I'm from Québec I saw it in the news the moment it happened. Whole province has been mourning@@n_asmo

@arandomguy656

7 ай бұрын

shit...

@williamboo9017

7 ай бұрын

Thank you for mentioning. I had no idea. May he rest in peace and rise in glory!

@WIGGER_AESTHETIC_031

7 ай бұрын

Literally the day I discovered this band. Absolutely tragic. Im actually teaching myself french just so that I can sing this dudes songs. Thats How much they resonate with me

Quebec seems to always have such fitting songs

@sampeacaml9307

Жыл бұрын

Thank you from a Quebec one. ^^

@BirdsAreCool-mx7eb

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mjbranch2109

Жыл бұрын

The langa franca of the world is currently English

@VincentDesrosiers-xz3qw

Жыл бұрын

@@mjbranch2109lingua franca

@poseidon6666

Жыл бұрын

@@mjbranch2109 clearly not latin seeing how you speak

To our friends from the USA, I just want to make something clear here because I've seen a few comments from some of you thinking this song is about your country. The song is not specific to your country, it talks about the continent. In French we do not use Amérique like you use America in English. We however share the same sickness that the Cowboys Fringants sing about in this song.

@anthonychilders9549

6 ай бұрын

Merci, mon amie!

@heccsclips3319

6 ай бұрын

ah so its just about modern society in the Americas? well i wish you luck friend.

@omirosaldohgo3927

6 ай бұрын

Lo mismo ocurre en el español. Los hispanos llamamos "América" al continente, y a U.S.A sólo le decimos "Estados Unidos" ("United States"). Los que hablan inglés son los únicos que piensan que América es un país. Todos sabemos que América es un continente.

@BrawndoQC

5 ай бұрын

@@heccsclips3319 Yes it's about the modern rat race.

@baddreams0919

5 ай бұрын

Yeah but is weird, cuz as a mexican I see this song more about the USA rather than the whole continent. Not saying Latam doesn't have problems but they are considerably different

Quebec songs vibe really similar to russian songs, both are pretty melancholic and sad, but inspiring at the same time

@Angry.Canuck

7 ай бұрын

It must have something to do with history. We still managed to preserve our language... for how much longer? I fear we are losing it fast... very fast.

@mareksicinski449

7 ай бұрын

depends

@ultimatewafflegaming1018

6 ай бұрын

@@BonoboPaBo thats a good thing, means its working the language is surviving if there's still need of its protection eventually hopefully it will thrive

@luisdawnfinder3188

5 ай бұрын

@@BonoboPaBoDoesn't make them wrong. There's a lot of melancholic predictions that pre date that that have still been true

@coasje1

5 ай бұрын

You HAVE to listen to Ayoye by Offenbach

"How did you relate" "Yes"

@loucololosse

11 ай бұрын

🤣 It was a stupide question anyways.

I'm Polish and have been listening to this song on repeat for 24 hours. Wow.

"How can you relate to this song?" Profoundly

This song definitely captures the zeitgeist of 21st century America (U.S. and Canada).

@adamik2271

Жыл бұрын

Few others too

@ignisilluminati

Жыл бұрын

I'm not from America, but your comment somehow lasts in my mind for days.. The zeitgeist of the 21st century, yes, maybe we all share the same deplore

@ronmc4363

11 ай бұрын

If stuck in cities yes. Get away from over populated areas and this doesn't ring nearly as true. I'm a trucker also. I like this song but I definitely feel it represents cities far more than rural areas. I still see happy loving people all over the country, it is just so rare near any of the big population points.

@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic

10 ай бұрын

Not forever - if we fight, that is

@marcbuisson2463

8 ай бұрын

@@ronmc4363 Even there, it depends which kind of cities. Rich small cities in the west of France, or even the inner cores are less concerned. It's the "cities" of the suburbs and the pavillons. Thowe who established there to have a bit of green... And accepted to get rid of public services, replace small local shops by the big distribution, and suddenly realise they live in an ugly poor envirnonment that will never be nice. But whose construction created lots of (artifical) wealth 30 years ago.

Beautiful song, poignant, and sadly not an exaggeration, but many of us are still searching for the glimpses of humanity.

@AgagukWarrior

Жыл бұрын

nous ne sommes pas des cons we are not dumm

@RainedOnParade

11 ай бұрын

It starts at the top.

@TheCrapOnYourStrapOn

11 ай бұрын

Justin Trudeau. Why????

@TheCrapOnYourStrapOn

11 ай бұрын

@@AgagukWarriorI love this song but why elect a Castro?

@joelkilchoer4238

11 ай бұрын

@@TheCrapOnYourStrapOnI would rather have Fidel Castro himself than some BUF dipshit

I was a UPS driver, the line about carrying all the excess of the times in the back of the rig is REAL. You deliver to sick people, addicted to consumption all day long. Rarely do you get people actually excited for what they ordered.

@HTH-uz6ze

11 ай бұрын

Yes,I agree. Also, your avatar among other things remind me that we in a culture of generation segregation.

@adonisparts1343

2 ай бұрын

Yeah cause I'm going to be giddy with delight when UPS delivers the overpriced printer ink that's been delayed for 10 days lmao

@wobbles7915

2 ай бұрын

@@adonisparts1343 i get that, I mean the residential customers. They have garages and houses overflowing with cheap junk and cardboard boxes. Its sick

This is an international feeling, the world has stagnated and we all feel it, and worst, we all know that stagnation predicts decline, so we just wait... In a weird sociatal anxiety at a global level

@dewok2706

8 ай бұрын

The west is in a collective Weimar period.

@Angry.Canuck

7 ай бұрын

It's as if we collectively have depression.

I rarely cry at media, but damn, the last made me shed a tear. Merci les quebecois d'avoir les mots sur ces sentiments.

@BrendaVarda

4 ай бұрын

Same

@konstantin_troitskiy

Ай бұрын

The truth, and the truth that is said beautifully

Karl Tremblay I was just introduced to you 6 months ago. Gone way too soon ❤. I work in Vermont and have many Québécois make the journey to our resort. I started learning French and Quebec specific dialogue so I could speak and understand your music. Repose en paix! ❤

@laurentcambon

6 ай бұрын

Wow

@alainpare819

6 ай бұрын

Beau témoignage

Woah, je suis français, parisien et je tombe par hasard sur cette magnifique chanson en scrollant youtube, beh comme on dit par chez vous tu m'as mis une claque cousin. De l'amour sur toi et tout les Québécois.

@jackflannigan5749

Жыл бұрын

Comme on dit à paris, As-salamu alaykum!

@user-yq6fg4cp4s

Жыл бұрын

Do you understand Quebecois

@LeNumidium

Жыл бұрын

@@jackflannigan5749 très mauvaise blague au vu des autres immigrations que nous avons au Québec, nous n'avons aucune leçons a donné aux français

@jackflannigan5749

Жыл бұрын

​@@LeNumidium Le plan Kalergi est réel.

@LeNumidium

11 ай бұрын

@@jackflannigan5749 Je ne dit pas le contraire, je dit juste que l'amérique du nord n'as aucune leçon a donné a la france, évidemment que le Plan Kalergi est réel

Aw damn. So much truth. I'm an American whose native language is English, but I had a French professor in college who was Québécois, and thanks to him, Québec is near and dear to my heart -- including Les Cowboys Fringants. I got away from listening to them lately, though -- and man, I'm sorry I did! Their music is as amazing as ever.

@lollllllII

8 ай бұрын

Sad new :(, Karl, the singer died at 47 of cancer. He left a whole nation a few days ago. We won’t hear his voice in new music anymore:(

@Amelia_Scp_and_Halo_fan

7 ай бұрын

Qu'il repose en paix! May he reste in peace!

As an American this largely sums up how it is here today and how everyone feels even if some cant quite put their finger on it, it's just this heaviness that we all walk around with now. I pray for better times ahead and that we all work for better times and a better nation again 🇺🇸

@Loregamorl

Жыл бұрын

It feels almost like what the phrase or word used to describe life in the USSR nearing its collapse. A sort of hyper-reality, yk? Raised in school and all your life that "things are fine here, its amazing," and then it kinda hits u some day. Its lies but a lot of people seem to believe it for some reason. You cant really be honest with people about how it feels because being even a bit depressed or angry or sad leads to social backlash. I had that realization or thought before, but it kinda just solidified going to community health places, talking with people online, and even just taking a trip through a "good city." It all feels so rundown and forgotten. "The most bestest country on Earth," looks like this? God thats depressing.

@FfFf-gi1hd

Жыл бұрын

Everyone? We all? Don’t lump me in with you pessimistic Americans, not all of us have just given up or come to believe our country is shit and had no future

@arandomboot598

Жыл бұрын

I realized this awhile ago, hence my decision to (hopefully) escape and move to Sweden after my graduation from school

@ANITA.WYN.

Жыл бұрын

Listen to hard times come again no more

@therealdeal3837

Жыл бұрын

Heaviness? You might be alone on that one pal.

those sad quebecoise songs are on a game of their own. damn

Qubuebec's culture must be protected. French in north America cannot be alllwed to die.

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@Nenufort

Жыл бұрын

It's very much alive in Québec everywhere, except perhaps in Montréal. That being said, big metropolises always seem to end up a bit cultureless, as if a place being too cosmopolitan had the effect of blending everything into a big, tasteless dough. People still speak French in Montréal, though, in general.

@SuperGman117

Жыл бұрын

How many songs about this exact topic do you think have been made in English? French arrogance deserves to die.

@vlcr9259

Жыл бұрын

​@@SuperGman117 arrogance ? Anglo saxons are far more arrogant and your comment shows it

@SuperGman117

Жыл бұрын

@@vlcr9259 As far as I'm aware, no "Anglo-Saxon" nation has a whole system of laws designed to "protect" their language and culture. Both France and Quebec do. Ask anyone and they'll tell you about the French superiority complex. Furthermore, Quebec is a parasite on the back of Canada, draining the rest of the country's wealth for privileged living conditions and business opportunities. France is also the biggest name in neocolonialism aside from China.

This song in French described my feelings about my country better than I could in English.

On pleure de nouveau aujourd'hui...merci, Karl Tremblay.

C'est la vérité que nous avons un Amérique qui pleure. En tant que citoyen américain, notre pays est sous une réalité triste, même si nous sommes dans un âge avancé. May God save our country. 🇺🇸 🤝 🇲🇶

@JarJarMillenium

Жыл бұрын

Merci d'avoir utiliser le drapeau du Québec.

@wstauda4478

11 ай бұрын

​@@JarJarMilleniumC'est le drapeau de la Martinique

@pascalkane3272

8 ай бұрын

​@@wstauda4478 c'est sa la joke

@whatforaaron2494

6 ай бұрын

Tenemos un Estados Unidos que llora. Soy un estadounidense de origen latino. Debo decir que esta canción dice la verdad, aunque los hispanohablantes hemos tenido nuestras diferencias con ustedes los francófonos.

This is the first song that actually had me in tears.

@bellakaldera3305

Жыл бұрын

Not the first for me... but moving.

@Playing096

Жыл бұрын

​@BigfootSquad BWPP سلطان علي القارشيرصكئ الطريقꪜ where is the Islamic Sultanate Qasherskiy located?

This song really shows off what French, as a language is capable of. It's powerful and has a moving underdog vibe, even without me understanding what I'm hearing.

@dubongros3108

7 ай бұрын

in a nutshell. Truck driver on his way back from Florida with a load of proioduce , he hears of another blood bath from a sick person , complains about the food on the road, sees the continent in his rearview mirror...

@BrawndoQC

7 ай бұрын

@@dubongros3108 It flew over your head and brain. It is about the rat race..

@mareksicinski449

7 ай бұрын

it is very 'joual', very Quebecois French in particular

@hurll4152

6 ай бұрын

As a french, merci mon frère

A beautiful and thought provoking song. I am proud of my Quebecois roots, I wish I knew how to speak French so I could better connect with Quebec. My great-grandfather came to America in the 1920s to work as a stone mason and also within the lumber industry in New England. I am so close to Quebec and love it, some of my roots are in Quebec, but it feels so far away when you can't speak French and need a passport to go there. I love Quebec

@alainpare819

10 ай бұрын

Wow thank you

@brunodufour4513

8 ай бұрын

feel free to come anytime anywhere... most people will do their best to accommodate you even with poor English skills.

@jean-guybernier3292

7 ай бұрын

Thank you so much. We have a very strong bond with you, all Vermont's friends. We are so sad and our heart is crying for Karl Tremblay, Marie Annick, Karl sweet darling and their girls and all the Cowboys Fringant group and fans.

@alexh.7144

7 ай бұрын

I studied French in high school and ever since I started my studies, I have been FASCINATED with Quebec and its culture, history, and the fact that it is still the ONLY predominantly French speaking region on the continent, despite being surrounded by English speaking countries. July 2023 was my first visit to Quebec from Florida USA and it almost didn't feel real. It was so much more INCREDIBLE than I ever imagined and the people were awesome to interact with. Many of them spoke English to me when I revealed I am American, despite being fluent in French myself and preferring to speak French. It just goes to show how accommodating and kind the people are. Oh and I got my first ever parking ticket in Montreal that was no fun ahaha!

@alainpare819

7 ай бұрын

@@alexh.7144How weird IT is , I Lived in L A for 30 months , the folks in Chatsworth were fascinated with french language , Strange cause English Canadians hate us for what we are , thanks for your comment.

RIP to a legendary man . On t'aime Karl

This song doesn’t just describe America. It’s the whole west.

@casualology.

10 ай бұрын

@dacholo3l the world cycles, life gets worse, then it gets better, and so on, so i hope so too

@MondoBeno

10 ай бұрын

What was wrong with Argentina? I've never been there, but I never heard of it being a bad place to live.@dacholo3l

@crimsonholocene949

10 ай бұрын

mismanaged economy and a lot of crime@@MondoBeno

@RagnarokLoW

10 ай бұрын

It doesnt describe the us of a, it describes the continent.

@frenchthot

9 ай бұрын

We could make it better but we can’t be independent 🎉🎉

I'm addicted to this song, help.

@loucololosse

Жыл бұрын

All goes according to my plan 😈😁

@BirdsAreCool-mx7eb

Жыл бұрын

Same

@spaghettiisyummy.3623

Жыл бұрын

*Looks at username!* Does 3:02 remind you of a certain thing in Belgrade?

@pumpkin7310

Жыл бұрын

Check out Les Cowboys Fringants. That’s the band that made this song and a lot of other amazing ones. Les antipodes is my favourite of theirs.

@Kapix320

Жыл бұрын

@@pumpkin7310 I'll check

Nothing but admiration for our brothers up north who acknowledge the crisis that is happening to our once great nation. Thank you Quebec from an American🇺🇸❤️

@babouska5985

7 ай бұрын

Si tu savait comment je suis écœurer de la présence de la langue anglaise dans mon pays et de la culture américaine faut que le Québec se sépare et trouve son propre chemin

@cedricrenaud5657

7 ай бұрын

Tu sais aussi bien que moi que ça va pas arriver. Pis si le Québec se sépare les Acadiens et les Franco-ontariens vont vraiment perdre leur langue sans le Québec pour défendre la langue française au Canada.

@babouska5985

7 ай бұрын

c'est ca ont fait rien on laisse aller on baisse la tete ,hein ca donne quoi de se battre on abandonne ,a quoi bon etc .Il faut des actions communes des francophones du pays pour sortir de l'assimilation lente et irréversible .Donc pour moi un Québec indépendant aiderais les francos a être respecter au Canada ,un peu de fierté ca stimule @@cedricrenaud5657

@mareksicinski449

7 ай бұрын

the crisis refers to things in the past and around the world also

@marcelleclair4452

6 ай бұрын

I believe in the American spirit and its ability to rise to new heights. I wish or hope that Americans would be more open to a more inclusive society. Education and health for everyone not just the wealthy. The world needs a prosperous, strong but kind America. I think the youth of America will soon step forward and toss the old bags aside to forge a new future.

Cette chanson date déjà de quelques années et ma cousine de Montréal me l'a fait découvrir il y a 3 semaines. Depuis je la réécoute chaque jour tellement elle est poignante de vérité sur la vie de ce monde de folies. Jusqu'où irons-nous mon Dieu... Félicitations à toutes les personnes de ce groupe " de cow-boys fringants ", je découvre vos autres chansons avec plaisir 😀 et tristesse suivant les thèmes.

@auboisflotte

Жыл бұрын

Le meilleur groupe francophone de tous les temps

@jpboileau5473

Жыл бұрын

Ma premiere fois sur cette chanson-la. Tres bonne. Tres touchante!

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

​@@auboisflotteils sont excellents

the quebecois really know what is happening in the world right now

@steevemenard8108

7 ай бұрын

And they Write this songs longtime ago

Help, I don't know French but I'm bawling

I didn’t expect to come across this and be moved by it

Mon professeur de français en 8ieme année nous a montré cette chanson et je l'écoute encore après tous ces années. C'est vraiment une des meilleures chansons de notre temps

I recently listened back to some songs of Cowboy Fringants following the singer, Karl Tremblay’s death. This is one is genuinely one of my favourites and I can’t stop singing it. It’s beautifully written and always manages to tug at my heartstrings.

Amis Québécois amitiés de France,très belle chanson 👌❤️

@redaait9561

11 ай бұрын

L'accent est redicule quand même

@redaait9561

11 ай бұрын

Je veux dire SIROOO d'érable

@cathonatio8100

11 ай бұрын

@@redaait9561 Ridicule pour nos oreilles Françaises de 2023. Mais si tu remontes dans le temps,en France (métropolitaine) on parlait aussi comme ça.

@redaait9561

11 ай бұрын

@@cathonatio8100 bah c'est aussi à cause de l'anglais parler par les canadiens

@cathonatio8100

11 ай бұрын

@@redaait9561 Peut être aussi oui

Mes amis du Québec, par pitié. Ne disparaissez jamais. Vous êtes notre espoir à tous.

@user-io6yn9ef2t

Жыл бұрын

On va essayer 👍

@jobloluther

Жыл бұрын

C'est trop tard

@AJVD2123

11 ай бұрын

@@joblolutherTu me diras, c’est trop tard pour les français de France aussi…

@jobloluther

11 ай бұрын

@@AJVD2123 L'Europe de l'Est, les USA, sont les derniers bastion de l'Occident.

@alainpare819

11 ай бұрын

​@@joblolutherho non VIVE Le QUÉBEC LIBRE

It didn't have to be like this. It wasn't always like this. It won't always be like this. But it is now.

@familytv7659

9 ай бұрын

Not for all of us. I think it is about your personal mindset. We just need to come together with community and realise that government can not affect us.

Quand on réalisera notre force, le Québec sera beau, libre et grand ✊

@spingebill8551

Жыл бұрын

The wording is a little off in the title, but this song is more about disillusion in America made by a Quebec band, not Quebec disillusion of being a Canadian province. Also Quebec is already very beautiful, love from Newfoundland!

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

​​@@spingebill8551VIVE LE QUÉBEC LIBRE oui nous sommes (désolusionner) du Canada

@loicklaroche6816

Жыл бұрын

⚜️

@AJVD2123

Жыл бұрын

Les vrais français vous soutiennent les gars ! Nous aussi on se souvient.

@cpp3221

11 ай бұрын

​@@AJVD2123En même temps si on peut embêter le Commonwealth, forcément c'est une tradition française que de soutenir. 😊 Plus sérieusement, vive le Québec Libre.

I'm rusty on my French (2 years done my classes, lucky i have Québecois friends and live in a bilingual province), but i just have to learn the lyrics to this song without the english subtitles. Ça me fait sentir une tristesse tellement personelle, mais aussi si partagé.. touchant au fond du cœur.

@s1-luka149

Жыл бұрын

Ton français est très bien. Traduction Your french is really good.

@thepatriot1569

9 ай бұрын

And with this Rusty French you just made me drop a tear of how accurate your words where

holy shit this is so relatable. I used to live in finland and often my family took vacation to florida, california (back when it wasnt a shithole) DC, etc. whenever we would get a taxi back to our hotel room, I saw all of the things mentioned in this video, people in poverty, without love, trying to get by. This type of stuff was new to me when I was so young, you would never find this in finland. America just looks so depressing compared to finland, and now that I live there, I can see that even more.

@SS-yj2le

10 ай бұрын

California isn’t a s-hole. Florida is. Keep calling it that and I might do some intervening in Florida.

@Chase92488

10 ай бұрын

@@SS-yj2le natural disasters, homelessness, expensive everything, on fire for half the year before having a blizzard for the next half, also wayyy too liberal. I could add more if i wanted to

@SS-yj2le

10 ай бұрын

@@Chase92488 You realize natural disasters affect literally every single state in the country and California doesn't even get the most of them. Several states have far more disasters than California does. We don't even get hurricanes and tornadoes are rare, weak, and only happen in a few small areas of the state. For homelessness, most people here are not homeless with it less than 0.5% of the state population. For fires, most of the population isn't even in the high risk wildfire areas of the mountains where they happen and for on fire half the year, not common. Though increasingly common, not common and the fires area doesn't cover the whole state. For expensive everything, we have the highest salaries in the country along with benefits and business incentives with them. Get into tech, medicine, finance, or a certain type of high demand business type and you get great money that easily covers those expenses here. For blizzard, only affects the mountains where most of the population doesn't even live. Most places where the population live never even see's snow in any year and some places have never even recorded a frost. For liberal, why is that a problem? Especially when I can easily list more problems in many conservative states than any people can list for California. California has issues, but it is not what people think it is. Also, I've lived in DC. DC is one of the worst cities I've ever been to. Every single place I've been to in California has been better than DC. Though for the liberal one, I will give you this one as DC is more liberal than California. Then again, I've been to Texas, Louisiana, and more conservative places and I have found places worse than DC and they were the ultra conservative rural areas.

@nathanc939

10 ай бұрын

​@@SS-yj2ledude, 0.5% homelessness is HIGH. That is 1 in 200, living in the street. That is not low, by any Western standards, but the USA.

@SS-yj2le

10 ай бұрын

@@nathanc939 Yet, people claimed most of us were homeless or saw homeless everywhere. Also, our population is higher which always raises the chances as well.

Le chanteur est mort le 15 novembre 2023. Repose en paix Karl. /The singer died on the 15th of November 2023. Rest in peace Karl.

Repose en paix mon Karl 🕊️

Yesterday I felt soo patriotic and today I feel horrible. This is not a democracy, this is a nightmare.

@sirllamaiii9708

9 ай бұрын

This song only makes me more patriotic. America currently is a mess. A litany of excess and overconsumption, a generation obsessed with labels and fitting into a group. Changing themselves to fit what they are. Instead of saying "I'm a republican so I can't be pro welfare", people think "I can't be pro welfare because I'm a republican". Things such as this. People are divided and caught in the trap of being constantly given a stream of news, reality TV, mind-numbing videos, gluttony and consumption, and just plain noise. People who can't even sleep without noise because the lack of stimulation feels 'unnatural'. But it makes me think. So many people are in this system complaining about it, making music, speaking, writing. People know that this is wrong. The fact that people point out these problems show that people know that these things are bad, rather than passively accepting them. And as is the trend, the more people grow dissatisfied, the more likely things are to change. But these things cannot be destroyed by government or anything like that. It's up to the individual. Hate consumption? Consume less. Hate noise? Consume less. Hate staring at a screen so much? Stop looking. Hate working a dead end job? Change your career or make a lifestyle adjustment. It's never too late. More than anything, this video really shows me that the American dream is not dead. People see their lives are destroyed by modernity, but rather than just accepting it and moving on, people still hold on to the idea that life should be different, that this isn't the way things should be. That's what I think one of the best parts of America is, that people still hold onto dreams and hopes for a better future.

@thepatriot1569

9 ай бұрын

America have done bad things in its past but incredible heroïc things too. Times may be hard but a day will come where America and the West will get back on her feets and this day, you can count on your numerous allies in the world. Today it dont seems like it when you hear ingratitude and actions against your government but when the times will call us, you will know you are not alone in that world. I'm french, I may blame some things on the US time to times but in the end you are still friends and allies I will not forget. Stay strong

@dennisyoung4631

8 ай бұрын

“…chase a nightmare called a dream…”

@Vernand1

8 ай бұрын

​@@thepatriot1569 Name one time where America did something heroic. The reason why Americans hate the French is because your government disapproved of them blowing up muslims for oil money.

@xandermoore6485

8 ай бұрын

those who are only patriotic for a country when it succeeds are not patriotic for it at all. if you truly love your country and its people, work to make it better until it is something you can be proud of

I can't get teary eyes at work, don't make me get embarrassed

This song isn't just a traditional Quebecois song, it is a song about America and the struggles and loopholes we face in the United States, it shows the other side of America a side that is rarely talked about. The Scenery and beauty are one thing but the inequality, and sadness is another thing. I hope one day America changes

@Leopold_van_Aubel

Жыл бұрын

But when they say "America", they're talking about all of North America, not just the USA. So they're including Québec and Canada in their critique of modern life.

@smeersmcdunkurmom

Жыл бұрын

@@Leopold_van_Aubel No, I'm pretty sure he's talking about America, not North America. He's talking about Quebec as his home when returning, hence talking about seeing America through his rearview mirror. He only talks about the American problems, not the North American ones. Talks about how "these people" (Americans) live without love and how they go through these problems. He primarily references about American landmarks too. I may be wrong but that's what the lyrics suggest

@Leopold_van_Aubel

Жыл бұрын

@@smeersmcdunkurmom I had another reading. When he says "those people" in French, he isn't pointing to anyone in particular. Because the demonstrative adjective in French isn't as 'discriminating' as it is in English. Actually, maybe a better translation would've been "I wonder how people do" not "how those people do". Also, if you notice it, in the last part of the song, he isn't seeing America crying in his rear mirror anymore. He feels it at the bottom of his heart. Because he spent this whole time taking a cynical posture towards society in general as if he wasn't part of it, but then he realizes that he's part of it as well and that maybe he is as sad as "those" people he's been talking about.

@oriax7207

Жыл бұрын

@@smeersmcdunkurmom we do not call usa america in french america is only for the continent

@majesticman1852

Жыл бұрын

@@oriax7207yes I do you call us « Américain »

It's really good to fully understand but hear in French at the same time

@officerdonut7066

Жыл бұрын

Québec speak a dialect

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

@@officerdonut7066 ????

@mmodnao

Жыл бұрын

@officerdonut7066 First of all, it’s Quebecers speak, not Québec speak. Have you ever been there? Québec is a beautiful place, if you speak English only, they’ll either answer you in English or make an effort to help you. A dialect, really? Quebec/France/Belgium is like Canada/England/US, same language except for the accents. Please educate yourself and travel a little.

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

@@officerdonut7066 get educated a Little BIT and then you can comment, Québec was French way before the revolution and the first Republic

I love how my South East Asian ass can still relate hard to this.

God I'm in love with Quebec

@oursenplus1

6 ай бұрын

On vous aime aussi!

@robertarisz8464

6 күн бұрын

Then you have chosen wisely

damn the Quebecois are always so based compared to the rest of North America, must be French side of things.

@frenchempire9471

Жыл бұрын

Indeed it is pal

@Ryuell-gz9to

Жыл бұрын

Being french is like cutting onions. Onions don't taste good just like Robespierre and King Louis head

@frenchempire9471

Жыл бұрын

@Ryuell but its sure swell to annoy everyone else with it

@GarrulousHerald

Жыл бұрын

Quebecois seem infinitely more based than Parisians. Parisians are probably the least based of the French.

@your_averageboi9083

Жыл бұрын

@@GarrulousHerald I don’t think Parisians even like themselves.

Merci pour ce partage! C'est tellement de l'esprit français qui passe dans cette chanson! Québec, vous êtes nos observateurs avancés... amitiés de France.

@loucololosse

Жыл бұрын

Merci au français qui prennent le temps d'écouter nos chansons québécoise ❤

@cynthiakazmierzski8144

Жыл бұрын

Vous les Français, vous nous donnez le courage révolutionnaire qu'on aura besoin pour changer les choses. J'espère qu'on arrive à la fin du néolibéralisme. On doit tous protéger la planète entière.

@mareksicinski449

7 ай бұрын

l'esprit du monde

@antoineharvey-boudreault5565

6 ай бұрын

awhh

We love you Canadian brothers 🇺🇸❤️🇨🇦⚜️, Quebecois or not.

@philipperousseau457

Жыл бұрын

nous aussi mon frère!

@patrice5976

10 ай бұрын

I’ll say this, Americans are honestly a lot friendlier to deal with than Canadians. Our great neighbours to the south are way more genuine, they treat Quebeckers with courtesy, humour and respect, unlike the “nice & polite” Canadian who’ll badmouth you as soon as you turn away, and when they can get away with it they backstab you.

@mizutanirin

10 ай бұрын

​@@patrice5976how about not generalising people just because you had some bad experiences?

@alainpare819

7 ай бұрын

​@@mizutanirinhe's so right

@nwefie_

5 ай бұрын

@@mizutanirin canadian who can't stand somebody complimenting americans... what a shocker!

Listening to music like this as an American with little-to-no faith in his country feels cathartic.

@FfFf-gi1hd

Жыл бұрын

This country once was so divided it fought the bloodiest war in our history, this country still has many things going for it, don’t give up

@bernardoohigginsvevo2974

Жыл бұрын

Eventually enough people will think what you think, and we'll be able to start over. Hopefully.

@jukebox_heroperson3994

Жыл бұрын

I too have waning faith in this country, but not for tbe reasons listed in this song.

@BC25citizen

Жыл бұрын

It does. It reminds me of the feeling I got when I really discovered Leonard Cohen. (I had heard a bit of his music but I didn’t “get it”). Only in the week when he died, the very same week when this national nightmare began, did I begin to understand his music and could not stop listening to it. A great son of Montreal. I’m glad the Québécois dialect is being used in modern songs. I cherish every language.

@PhoenixT70

11 ай бұрын

As for me, I’ve got plenty of faith in the American experiment. I’m running out of faith in the United States of America.

Descendant of the diaspora, US isn’t the country my family left Quebec for less than a hundred years ago, just a haunted shell, but then again it was fake promises, so many of our families escaped poverty to worse poverty. Southern Maine is a good example, we left prejudice by anglos there for their hate here. They marched the klan against us in the 1920s and all.

@alainpare819

9 ай бұрын

The KKK thing is true

Having the accent go from Sexy French to Sexy Yank is jarring.

@philipperousseau457

Жыл бұрын

the beauty of quebec my friend

@spaghettiisyummy.3623

Жыл бұрын

@@philipperousseau457 You're right.

People seem to forget there's a 90% French speaking province just above the US lol

@alainpare819

Жыл бұрын

True

A good perspective of how a trucker, in his secluded reality, sees the world.

I'm Québécois and I traveled by car in 2022 all the way down to New Orléans. I saw so much wealth but so much poverty at the same time. I'll never forget those trailer parks and run down homes, it pains me to see my next door neighbors (Americans) having it so rough.

@combinatious3508

3 ай бұрын

idk if its just an ontario thing or if its country-wide but i hope your housing market stabilizes

Why a song with a sad message like this, sounds so good? 😭

@Playing096

11 ай бұрын

Simple: Les Cowboys Frigants!

@jean-guybernier3292

7 ай бұрын

They sing the truth, to be real in life. To show resilience and acceptation. The fact!

@julien3331

4 ай бұрын

Because it's in French

j'ai du écouter cette chanson une douzaine de fois et je la trouve plus belle, juste et plus triste chaque fois, paroles , mélodie, instrumental, un chef d'oeuvre. "Les cow boy fringants" que m'ont fait découvrir mes garçons il y a une vingtaine d'année. du sud ouest France.

Merci de partager ce trésor aux anglos! ♥

"Vive le Quebec libre " ! Charles De Gaulle .

Song: Has an upbeat road trip vibe Lyrics: Have you ever happiness? Me neither

@RealCanda

Жыл бұрын

And the original music video is just people dancing 😂😂😂

@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an

Жыл бұрын

@@RealCanda help yes I saw the mv it’s so funny for no reason This is the French language equivalent of Yoasobi’s song

@Playing096

11 ай бұрын

​@@h0rn3d_h1st0r1anthe Québécois equivalent of that RuRu suicide music video

@h0rn3d_h1st0r1an

11 ай бұрын

@@Playing096 the QUOI

@Vernand1

8 ай бұрын

@@RealCanda You can see on their faces that despite how they're dancing, there's no joy on their faces. They're just doing what they do, mindlessly and depressed.

The melancholy is real

Unclear why YT recommended me this, but great song!

un véritable chef d'oeuvre !

RIP Karl Tremblay

Just to be clear to USA Americans who think this is a critique of their country, this is not. We Quebecois consider ourselves as being part of the american continent as well as you do. This is what's differentiate us from the French. In many way we consider ourselves closer to you culturally than to any european country. In the context of this song, they are reffering to North America as a whole and maybe all of western country alienated by modern consumerism.

@loucololosse

8 ай бұрын

Thanks redcranberry1

@yannislaurin-kamouche

8 ай бұрын

​@@loucololosseHé tu devrais faire une vidéo sur Paradis city de Jean Leloup

As a Canadian I always loved the cowboys fringants.

This got kinda got me in tears

@Provo_N

Жыл бұрын

a great way of describing the Americas and finally a frenchie says it better than any of us

@philipperousseau457

Жыл бұрын

@@Provo_N were living it too buddy...

@philipperousseau457

Жыл бұрын

truth is always sad in a way

@therealdeal3837

Жыл бұрын

@@Provo_N Frenchie misrepresents it better than any of us

@Provo_N

Жыл бұрын

@@therealdeal3837 where do you live mf?

Cette chanson ne décrit pas seulement l'Amérique du Nord. Elle décrit l'Occident.

« Y a tellement de chars partout » Au Québec : une autoroute En France et en Belgique: une visite (invasion) de nos voisins les Allemands 😂

@neilchristensen6413

Жыл бұрын

Au Québec, un char est une auto. 😂

@loucololosse

Жыл бұрын

Je devrais peut être mettre des sous titres en français de France 😅🤣

@romainfr2981

Жыл бұрын

@@neilchristensen6413 je sais bien

@romainfr2981

Жыл бұрын

@@neilchristensen6413 je sais bien

@carlosmpsenyorcapitacollon6977

Жыл бұрын

Oui et tu sais qui a gagné le Tour de France 1940 edition?😂

Very nice translation.

@loucololosse

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. You can say thanks to this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/gq6q2qNsnrW0nag.html and deepl.

This song is so true to see how it becomes more and more real by each day for north America Canada a country that is losing morals US losing what it was supposed to be about and Mexico over-runned by gang violence.

Leave it to some Quebec musicians to make a song that not only slaps like a 10 foot biker, but is also a poignant and keeps true to the roots of country music, a very distinctly American genre. They did it better, and as an American from the rust belt on the other side of Lake Erie this might be the best written piece of music that describes the current human condition in the United States. Really makes me wish we had more french language music down here, and more canadian music as a whole because canada NEVER disappoints me.

@xxxnapoleon69

Жыл бұрын

It’s about the entire North American continent. But yes, it slaps

@Playing096

11 ай бұрын

​@@xxxnapoleon69it's way more relatable in Canada or United States than Guatemala, Nicaragua or Cuba

@XxMusclecarsxX

6 ай бұрын

quebec is forever based

This is my favourite song off the Album! Cheers!

You really see how many French words are in English when you understand the French words on the screen even without reading the translation.

@loucololosse

Ай бұрын

Well in this song it's also the other way around. Québécois uses à lot of english words. Shooter, park, Job done, trucker etc are not french words

@MyMelody5

Ай бұрын

@@loucololosse no, I understand those are English. Lols. I meant things like realiser, inegalite, question and hypocrisie.

Awesome ❤ I love French language and words❤ They are beautiful and interesting❤

"Moi, je traîne dans ma remorque tous les excès de mon époque." J'ai bien aimé cette phrase.

West is suffering a spiritual decay

@zarekbeck3358

3 ай бұрын

what do you mean by spiritual decay?

@mihaeroff436

3 ай бұрын

@@zarekbeck3358death of religion and worship of degeneracy

I came here for your Karl Tremblay and Les Cowboys Fringants. You left too early.

The pride of big boy Muricans got a real broadside with this song, judging by the comment section

Saludos desde Colombia!

@philipperousseau457

Жыл бұрын

salut à toi frère latin!

I love this song and I think a lot of my fellow countrymen both think shouting at each other will fix things but at the same time not knowing what to do

Très belle chanson de voyage... salut de Montréal! :)

I'm an American who was born in Montreal making me a Quebeccer. You're not wrong.

RIP 😢

Not just America, just about the entire first world is devoid of hope; and that feeling of disillusionment only gets worse the younger the generation, thus proving it's only getting worse.

@NoahMeza1

11 ай бұрын

I mean the second and third world are the same if not worse it’s just how humanity is

this is... literally one of the best songs i've ever heard

One day someone is going do an English version of this song and it will be a big hit. Bravo Les Cowboy...

@danielfrancis4258

7 ай бұрын

Bonjour! You should check out KZread channel from Jaclyn Lizzi. She is from Texas and does a great version of this song in english. It's an adaptation not a litteral translation but it's quite good! Greetings from Montréal, Québec. 🖖

Je suis français, mais je pense que cette chanson resume bien la société contemporaine. C’est triste a voir😔

Gawd damn this song is fire 🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️

Hes passed away today so you all no he was 47 he died of cancer

Here in Germany, where I live are the most Truck Drivers from east Europe, because they have much more lower wages as Truck Drivers from Germany.So there are not many german truck drivers left. J' aime cette Chansong de Cowboys, j' aime toute le musiqe Francophone et Quebecois ,, ne pas de Cowboys mais de Cologs aussi. Cordialement d' Allemagne 🇩🇪❤🇲🇶❤❤

@loucololosse

2 ай бұрын

Merci! Thank You

Mais la tune décris tellement la vie de nos jours. J'adore les cowboy fringant pour leur parole. !❤🎉

@alainpare819

10 ай бұрын

Je suis totalement d'accord

Cousin... NON! Parti ben ben trop tôt! 😢 Merci d'avoir partagé ton talent!

I can relate to this too well. In my job I see so much waste going on. But I see less waste in working class areas, like Dover, Delaware. Some people are satisfied with less, and are thankful for what they have, and don't throw things away unless they have absolutely zero use for it anymore. Those are the people who survive.

What an amazing song!

0:19 sick harmonica solo