9 Responses to It’s Bastille Day …

1. czarowniczy says:

   July 14, 2018 at 10:49 am

   And the first thing that comes to mind:

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jC7NKkjCe0

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2. Valerie Curren says:

   July 14, 2018 at 10:13 pm

   This song reminds me of two things: that iconic scene in Casablanca where the displaced defy their German overlords & my Grandpa singing this song in exuberance (in a Finnish accent)–he’d memorized a few national anthems of other lands & would sing them with great enthusiasm.

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   • stella says:

     July 14, 2018 at 10:34 pm

     Reminds me of my high school french class. I can still sing this song from memory. It’s very bloody.

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     • Valerie Curren says:

       July 14, 2018 at 10:41 pm

       High school French class…once when one of the burnouts lit a cherry bomb & we all had to evacuate the school! Those were the days…

       We never had to learn that song, but had to listen to “Le Petit Prince” on headphones. I can still hear the cheesy, tinny voice “dessine moi un mouton” (forgive my spelling fantasies)

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     • czarina33 says:

       July 15, 2018 at 12:50 am

       Your French class?!? 😳 My Spanish class was quite tame as I recall….

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       • stella says:

         July 15, 2018 at 1:21 am

         I meant that the SONG is bloody … French class was pretty tame.

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         • czarina33 says:

           July 15, 2018 at 9:24 am

           I’ll look up the words.

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           • stella says:

             July 15, 2018 at 10:17 am

             There is a version on YouTube with both French and English. It’s not a perfect translation, but good enough.

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3. czarina33 says:

   July 15, 2018 at 9:49 am

   Yes, bloody. But also, really really long: 13 verses! Noted that of the 7 usually omitted, they threw out the one beseeching God to assist them in their defense of the Fatherland….

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