Almost a Billion Views, Who is Stromae?! | Americans React to Stromae Papaoutai

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Welcome to our Stromae Papaoutai reaction!!! This is our latest video reaction from our new music reaction channel Beer’s & Bars. Here we listen, react, and breakdown bars while enjoying some of our favorite beers. Today we extended our Euro Trip to France where we witnessed a powerful video performance and heartfelt message that concerns the "deadbeat dads" out there!! Although it was a great and interesting video it was also very emotional as well!! We definitely look forward to hearing more from this amazing artist as we continue on our Stromae Journey!!
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[@Unknown69846]

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

[@BeersBars]

Some acting right there!!!! ✌

[@rfiliagaful]

I love the live one at an awards shower or something. They drive up in the car from the video and people get him out of the car, carrying him the whole way through the crowd. Fabulous and worth a second watch to see that live version. It's the one that's something like 5:30 minutes. I found Stromae from the Pentatonix cover of this song - also well worth watching and a whole new rabbit hole tho go down. They did an amazing job with Lindsay Stirling

[@headingley72]

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.

[@BeersBars]

That's really sad... 😔

[@Comrade_mommy]

It’s a really sad story but I get it. The one time I srsly disappointed my kid was when I hid her dad’s heroin addiction from her. I carefully regulated his visits, hid the OD’s & other stuff from her. I felt like she was to young to deal with it. But when it came to a head & couldn’t be hidden anymore she was incredibly angry with me for deceiving her. I apologized & told her I didn’t know to tell a nine yr old what was happening, but promised I’d never lie to her again. But I also wasn’t hiding her dad had been slaughtered in a genocide so it’s not exactly the same situation.

[@BeersBars]

@@Comrade_mommy 💔🙏

[@julienckjm7430]

04:30 That line: "Everybody knows how to make babies but nobody knows how to make dads" 🥺😬

[@stoastla9751]

That one is my fav!

[@anissarhm9001]

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

[@BeersBars]

Facts 🍻✌️

[@hafpixels4172]

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

[@jerolddavis]

That makeup team deserves every freaking award possible! The way the lights hit his face looks exactly like it's a plastic surface.

[@dariuskokoszko4245]

yes make up artist are very good

[@smileypeterson8463]

“They found a person that looks like the mannequin” lmao 😂😂😂😂

[@nono86753]

@@smileypeterson8463 I laughed so hard at that 😂

[@sonjar2872]

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

[@BeersBars]

That is deep

[@yhhkj529]

It can be read this way but in this case his dad isn’t absent but dead, so he‘s joining him in death. Stromae has written about suicide quite a bit. Either way the ending always gives me shivers.

[@MegaMerdeux]

​@@yhhkj529wrong

[@yhhkj529]

@@MegaMerdeux ok

[@djee475]

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

[@BeersBars]

Thanks for the back story and recommendations! 🍻

[@wolfshadow_Obama_Osama]

Back in the day this was a radio banger and non of us even knew a word french🔥but everyone still knew this song because of how often this used to play on the radio

[@matthewrandom4523]

Stromae est génial! J'aime sa musique et j'aime ses vidéos! Meilleurs souvenirs de l'Allemagne!

[@xztream2455]

As a Dutchie; Stromae is one of the best living artists out there. Was super excited to hear he came back from his pause in music. I mean, sure....i wholeheartedly wish for him to succeed in fashion, but little selfish me wants him to stick to music 🙊😌

[@myriampro4973]

I believe he knew hias dad, but he went to work in Rwanda as a physician, and he ended killed in the genocide. For years nobody knew if the father was alive or not, and his mother always give him very little information.

[@philkeh]

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.

[@luysterborgh]

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

[@robynebresseleers]

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

[@JanTJaeckx]

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

[@JanTJaeckx]

Btw take some years of learning french and you'll understand the multiple layers of meaning in his lyrics too

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

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.

[@djee475]

Kanye West took the stage once while Strom was playing this song, Will I Am, jimmy Fallon and Madonna called themselves fans at the time and that all was before his hiatus. Loving the Juice and Stromae content btw. Maybe his concert could be reacted to like you did with the westwood freestyles?!

[@jurgenolivieira1878]

@@djee475 Yeah, I know but I refused to mention a certain guy who've of his rockers now. So I kept it with "big US stars". I think that's in some documentary even.

[@andre_p]

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.

[@thiendipham835]

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

[@pascalwe1359]

07:05 there was never a manequin, the "manequin" is stromae himself and hes just very good at keeping still

[@peterluke2158]

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

[@N1120A]

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.

[@andre_p]

Absolutely. Stromae’s voice timbre recalls Brel’s, but his delivery is more swingy. I like to think Brel would have admired him.

[@NYEH_HEH_HEH]

dans means in lol danse means dance

[@fallin2high]

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. The end could also show him coming back to life after essentially locking himself away in his own mind from what was missing as a child and growing up.

[@BeersBars]

Yes definitely symbolism and interpretations - allows many to connect with their version of the song we think 🙏

[@Antimanele104]

I know a bit of french(been studying it from the 2nd grade). When I first listened the song, it gave me such a happy and upbeat feel. But after listening to the lyrics and remembering the few french words I could understand, I instantly knew it was an incredibly depressive song filled with sorrow and sadness. Papaoutai gives the same feel as Nena's 99 Luftballons, a similar happy song that actually tells the story of the end of the world through nuclear warfare.

[@autumnhellens735]

This song is in reference to children who’s fathers died in the Rwanda Genocide. The child dancing towards “the mannequin” aka Stromae is him growing up on his own and imitating the other children who have fathers. Them dancing together is him stepping into adulthood, and the lyrics say that he is biting his fingers waiting for him to come back because his mother has told him that he was traveling for work. He’s in Belgium and his father is in Africa but will not return because he is no longer alive. It doesn’t have anything to do with the father having another family although it is good interpretation based on the lyric “everybody knows how to make a baby but nobody knows how to make a father”, which is actually a reference of anger to his father which is why it is said right before he becomes an adult. He is a very creative artist and although most of his songs are just stories that he’s made up, they hold great quality and make you think. This entire album and also Multitude are very unique albums down to his lyrics and the actual beat and even the visuals.

[@sydneyperry7925]

Tight Eyez the man in the yellow suit taking out the trash. Is a dancer from LA and taught Chris Brown how to krump. There are battles between them dancing on KZbin.

[@xelgal]

Hello, I came across your video by chance. I am French and my English is not very good so I translated on Google. The work of this artist has always moved me because it is heavy with deep messages, especially with Papaoutai. Especially the part where they dance. I can't help but tell myself that a dance is only a way for the father (or mother for the girl duo) to educate his child. When the boy dances alone in front of his father's wax statue, I see it as a mix of dances (educations) that he was able to observe for himself by watching others. Which, for me, could explain the rambling side of his dancing; for me it is not very structured and orderly so he dances anyhow (because he does not have the education made by the presence of his father who is supposed to serve as a model for him). Especially since at the end, we see him dancing with his father (who I assume didn't have a father in his youth) and he and the boy finally have a sync. It makes me think that in the end, he will have followed in the footsteps of his absent father.

[@BeersBars]

Interesting take, and we'll thought out! We love that that no matter your take or even a language barrier you can still get a basic understanding and enjoy his craft 👍🍻

[@eviljeep]

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

[@enzosalvat4368]

STROMAE IS A GENIUS

[@mananabanana]

"They found a person that looks like the mannequin" 😂

[@lucyh.14]

I can see myself dance or cry listening this song depending of my mood. It is so beautifully sad but I the same time the beat is soo good!! My story is different to Stromae's one or the story he tells in this song, but I think a lot of people/children can relate to this. I recommend to anyone to watch his full concert on KZbin (the one he did in Québec). The visual is breathtaking and the songs are so nice because they are extended with parts that are incredibles and it an amazing experience, even behind a screen!

[@AaaAa-pq1gb]

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!

[@BeersBars]

More Stromae coming make sure you got notification on ✌️🍻

[@NationDefenestration]

This one isn't as talked about but plz watch Ave Cesaria!! It's absolutely incredible and makes me choke up every time 🥺❤️ Also, if I remember correctly, Stromae said he consulted with a krump dancer for the last father son duo! He finds the best of the best from across cultures for his work. He collaborates on his new album a bunch too.

[@inge312]

Ave Cesaria has a Beautiful clip as well.

[@benoitzaessinger399]

The guy is a genius!

[@Truckerboy1234]

This song is amazing. His dad left, and I think the dad ended up dying in the Rwandan genocide or something? You can really hear the emotion in this song, almost a mixture of sadness and anger.

[@johnmaletic898]

The guy is really really good. Does pretty much everything himself and more than often tackles subjects that many others don't even think of. Quand c'est, Fils de joie, Formidable....great stuff.

[@skatergirl2002]

The fact that he has now a own child omg 😍

[@timgentier5087]

Frankly, I"m astonished how Frensh got interpretated by you!!! Somewhere, somehow, your roots are talking to you. No disrespect! I"m blown away 😮

[@tanobammino2519]

The "mannequin" in the video is never a "mannequin" it's always Stromae himself, not moving.

[@sophiavandy4585]

Major respect for reacting to this song/video!! A lot of Americans don’t like music that isn’t in English so it’s so refreshing to see the openness to it! Stromae Is the GOAT

[@BeersBars]

He is truly gifted ✌️🍻

[@DanBrown96]

Fantastic review, gents. Stromae really is a master storyteller as well as a virtuoso.

[@xavierclerc6401]

“the mannequin” is Stromae.

[@BeersBars]

Crazy

[@evamaraj6023]

there is also one very very important sentence in the video, that can be easily missed. It is at the start. Where he says: My mom said if we search diligently (well) we will always find. She says, that he is never too far away and he leaves often for work [here I am not 100% if they are using past tense or present / near future tense]. Mom says, that working is good, way better than to be in a bad company (meaning to have a bad partner / husband / father). So that actually speaks also to kids that have a parent that does not care or was abusive and then left or the mother left).

[@Dorloteelasouris]

you watch a Belgian artist while drinking a Belgian beer (delirium). perfect! 👌🏻

[@BeersBars]

Huge fan of Belgian beers! Kwak is my (Casey's) all time favorite!

[@shikuanne]

the African sauce dripping as always. Rwanda being our neighbors out here in East Africa have been through some things...but they have come out stronger....

[@harrykoolen7423]

Thank you for showing an interest in Stromae, the mae-stro.! Really appreciate it from a Belgian who’s live in the US for a long time. He’s an incredible artist in EVERY WAY, he literally makes all u see and hear. (With help, of course, for the beautiful cinematography in all the videos) Please watch his live performance of “ L’ENFER “ during an interview on a French TV channel (TF1) during the news.. P.S Belgians appreciate you drinking beer from nice glasses, btw 🍺

[@BeersBars]

I (Casey) used to live in Brussels and is where I started my collection of Beer glasses! 🍻

[@florentturpin3989]

Stromae est génie artistique et un sacré beatmaker

[@burtonthegrape9217]

This song is really sad, his father died in the Rwandan genocide if I recall correctly and never got the chance to know him or learn from him

[@nickalling2924]

Fils de Joie is an absolute banger from Stromae

[@PNGoku]

Imagine the man they found that looks exactly like the doll they use, is the artist himself ;-) Love your video's guys! Keep it up, greetz from Belgium

[@armandrioux3660]

Something else that is definitely African: the guitars. Really typically African sound and beat!

[@MJ31579]

Such a sad song.. Very universal. Whenever I watch reactions of this, there are always people explaining Stromae's personal path. I think this is unnecessary. It is very relatable song to many.

[@Comrade_mommy]

I love Stromae so much.

[@kevins6496]

Stromae 🖖👌👊🇫🇷

[@fannydoucoure4793]

If you didn’t know his father was brutally murdered during the Rwanda Utu/toutsi genocide. This song is more a rage fit to the fact that his father suddenly disappeared from his life

[@BeersBars]

We did not know, very sad. Thank you for sharing 🙏🍻

[@mainadonaldson]

Hahahaha! "they found a person that looks like the mannequin"

[@PrebenHollywoodTV]

This song is so f#cing powerful ,but I can never watch it without bursting into tears. I never got to learn proper what my kind of person my dad actually was, and now he's dead and I will never have the chance.

[@ZoexCookie]

The lyrics I’m pretty sure in English are where are you daddy? Where are u? Mamas working out hard mama says daddy’s working out hard please come back where are u? Daddy where are u? Tell me and I’ll follow. The story is the father died when he was nine and the moms trying to protect the child’s

[@joshuamulvaney792]

Just found y’all through the Stromae vids. Definitely one of my favorite reaction channels already. Y’all are fun to watch and really appreciate the message and music.

[@catherinepoissant]

It's not a manequin it's Stromae 😅

[@robinknight2251]

His father was visiting family in Rwanda during the 90's... he never made it home for obvious reasons.

[@0Blasteee]

Stomae un génie le clip l'instrue les paroles et l'intonation donné est juste parfaite la fin est triste et tellement réel ! Thank you Google Translate🤣😭😂 Stomae a genius the clip instructs him the words and the intonation given is just perfect the ending is sad and so real !

[@barbzk2061]

THE KING

[@matthewrandom4523]

Stromae is one of a talent, musically and lyric-wise. Even his alias Stromae = anagram of Maestro is genius, right? And his videos are next level. I recommend watching the videos of "Formidable", "Alors on danse", "Tose les mêmes", and "L'enfer"! Regards from Germany.

[@marinernx619]

I'm a little late for this one but actually, reversing syllabes in words is a process called "verlan" and it's typical french slang. It's mostly used by rappers and young people but some verlan words became so popular that they're now used by pretty much everybody. I recommend you the skit of Paul Taylor called Le verlan c'est compliqué (French slang is complicated) which explains the process in a really fun way.

[@erikiskandermeon9999]

... and his mum tries to soothe and comfort him by saying "working is good! - or at least better than being in bad company! - So: whatever, mum...

[@alfje5492]

Fantastic song and a great reaction! Would recommend Alors on danse, Santé, Carmen, Tous les mêmes and Te quiero by Stromae. As for Belgian beers: Kasteelbier, Rodenbach and Kwak (the glass alone is worth it).

[@laurentjouffray4286]

His Dad left home when Stromae was a kid, and he never came back, was apparently killed in the Rwandan war…

[@BeersBars]

😮‍💨 very sad...

[@laurentjouffray4286]

@@BeersBars knowing this helps you understand better the song papaoutai … Dadwhereareyou…

[@josephvargas6166]

ce n'est pas un mannequin ....c'est STROMAE lui même ....c'est ce qui fait de lui un génie ....

[@Timofficiel74]

Merci de vos reactions pour nos chanteurs en France et Belgique

[@commenceenavoirmarre]

''wow they find the real person who look like the mannequin !''' ....... it's Stromae !

[@evaarocabravo5885]

Siempre grande " el Maestro"

[@wimve4719]

Stromae ... yeah ... What can one say more but to check him out more and more and more ...

[@steure1]

nice reaction, seeing you drink a Belgian beer looking at one of the greatest Belgian artists

[@BeersBars]

🍻

[@pjday9722]

Great reaction!

[@gipsy1695]

Greetings from Belgium 🇧🇪

[@BeersBars]

👋🍻

[@riccardoattilia8219]

Listening to A Belgian artist with the delirium glasses (Belgian beer!)

[@BeersBars]

You know it! 🍻 Got any other recommendations for beer?!

[@riccardoattilia8219]

@@BeersBars I would try all the trappist Belgian beers (Orval westmalle chimay etc...). If you like experimental, Brussels Beer Project is a recent brewery that is getting pretty famous. They do weird beers anaba

[@kayfernandez2111]

I love Panatonics version of this song.

[@sundaypie2088]

Oh wow, Stromae in your channel! 👌👌👌 If you feel like it please consider reacting to his song Carmen, Formidable, Cancer, L'enfer, Tous les mêmes. Thank you for this awesome reaction.

[@BeersBars]

L'enfer will be coming soon!

[@awangom9309]

The title IS "where IS you Dad"

[@silkylounge]

I'm Nigerian and I've been a fan since like forever

[@debopammajumder5071]

The fact that stromae is the mannequin dancing says a lot

[@craigashman9242]

They found a person who looks like the mannequin!😅🤣🤣

[@flugelsmj]

the mannequin is Stromae wich is the singer

[@MadailinBurnhope]

don't mind me just doing a tour of your Stromae vids now 🤣

[@MadailinBurnhope]

DAMN this goes so hard

[@MadailinBurnhope]

I'm white so I have no idea really but so many of his beats and musical choices seem very African to me

[@BeersBars]

Hope you enjoy the tour ✌️🍻

[@noor-ro1yo]

Please react to formidable by stromae

[@yexus4076]

his dad got killed he grew without a dad thats why he made this song for his father

[@BeersBars]

Terribly sad 😮‍💨

[@mandaflower1989]

he was killed during the Ruandan genocide...

[@BeersBars]

@@mandaflower1989 terribly sad 😮‍💨

[@heatherpatino9422]

The father was not a manikin it was Stromae, go and watch the live version of the song and you will see!

[@mildredrivera6437]

Did they say they never heard this till now

[@fredshred5194]

Try Manu Chao Clandistino, or Cesária Évora - Sodade , or go full Afro with the King of Afro beat Fela Kuti.

[@hundvd_7]

7:03 LMAO

[@Ricky0815]

Formidable!😄✌️🫶💖

[@BeersBars]

We did that one and we have a whole Stromae playlist 🍻✌️

[@Ricky0815]

@@BeersBars That‘s really great and I like your account very much!😄🫶💖

[@BeersBars]

@@Ricky0815 thank you 🙏🍻

[@LozCirque]

it seems like his dad is there physically but not emotionally

[@olgakipke3720]

You should react to Lea - Parfum

[@celineinnocenzi9222]

Fun fact Papaoutai means Dadwhereyouat (Papa = Dad/Daddy) (Ou/où = Where) (T = Tu = you) (Ai = T'ai = are = you are)

[@evamaraj6023]

technically is incorrect, at least for standard french. Technically it should have been Ou es tu. But we speak of dialect here.

[@celineinnocenzi9222]

@@evamaraj6023 yes,I know that,don't worry :) I translated the dialect in English too, "Where you at" is not correct in English either

[@depassage5202]

@@evamaraj6023 It's not dialect, it's a 'trompe-oreilles'. Papa où t'es? (oral version of 'Papa où es-tu ?')

[@user-dl5zl5ph6q]

Please react to more Stromae!

[@BeersBars]

L'enfer coming soon!! 🍻

[@lOulOu-ml6uf]

HelloW guys, vous pouvez réagir sur sa chanson "Carmen" plizzzz 😊🙂🌹

[@alext.9158]

Yall gotta react to Carmen next.

[@BeersBars]

Coming soon ✌️🍻

[@parousia7165]

euh guys.. we want more Stromae reaction videos .. the song cancer is amazing . also there is another France belgian artist named loin nottet . my opinion he's better than Stromae . for sure you will love it . the song name is million eyes and mr mmr .🤩

[@gamebred4423]

React to Soolking -Guerilla … 🔥freestyle. Algerian French

[@matthaha6175]

No mannequin in this clip by the way ;)

[@bartvangorp3997]

The singer's father went missing in a war during his early childhood. The singer subsequently fled to Belgium with his mother as a toddler. The song is a tribute to his father whom he never really knew. It is a processing song.

[@BeersBars]

Thanks for the background 🙏✌️

[@Antimanele104]

Stromae didn't fled anywhere, he was born in Belgium and lived there his whole life. His mother was flemmish belgian and his father had Tutsi roots from Rwanda, but still belgian. His father was sadly killed during the Rwandan genocide in 1994 when he went there to visit his family.

[@titoulem134]

stylé

[@ismaelatsain2686]

React please indila dernière dance

[@philkeh]

Guys it would be much cooler if you first listen to the song completely and then discuss it.

[@Etiennerabati]

Why the americans say chtromae...where is the sound ch in stromae ?