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Le jour 342 de Sarko

When one has the honour of being selected to represent France, one sings in French.

Alain Joyandet,
secrétaire d'État chargé de la Coopération
et de la Francophonie
(official government language bully),
detailing one of the hardships associated with French honors
(infra)

I just want to please people.

Sébastien Tellier,
French singer, songwriter, and Anglo-controversialist,
expounding on his philosophy of the cave
(infra)

France, French honor -- saved by the cave. See our earlier post for background.

TELLIER SURRENDERS TO FRENCH EUROVISION DEMANDS

April 18, 2008 (Guardian) - French minister Alain Joyandet, a member of the council of ministers, the equivalent of Britain's cabinet, is amongst those who have condemned the track [scil., "Divine", M. Tellier's Eurovision entry] - which includes only two lines in French.

... Now Tellier, in true French fashion, appears to have surrendered. "If it makes everyone happy, of course I'll make an effort," he finally announced yesterday.

... But while he is capitulating to the public's demands, Tellier doesn't seem too happy with the situation:

If I had been asked to do a song expressly for Eurovision, I clearly would have done something in French. I'm not dense.

[Hat tip: U*2 at ¡No Pasarán!]

As ¡No Pasarán! comments:

French politicos have not advanced an iota with regards to proposed reforms but they find the time for this stuff.

Ah, ¡NP!, this is just the sort of thing that actually moves the duffs of the French state.

PFFT (What is this?): Singing for France 2½ | Important business of state 0 | Rayonnement français 0