Celine Dion Reaction ZIGGY Un garçon pas comme les autres (NO WAY!) | Dereck Reacts

[@LetsChillPage]

The song is originally sung by Canadian artist Fabienne Thibeault in the first version of the rock opera "Starmania" with D. Balavoine.

[@Moufa_san]

France Gall also sang in it. She even shared a duo with Balavoine. The first version of Starmania is so good !

[@rosy7787]

By Michel Berger too

[@Malfehzan]

Best rock opera ever. And quite a precursor in its Cyberpunk-ish theme (good work Berger/Plamondon)

[@alexandreaudebert4594]

@@Malfehzan unfortunately never filmed !

[@alexandreaudebert4594]

@@Moufa_san yes Balavoine was playing a bad boy "Johnny rockfort" in love with the journalist "Cristal" (France gall)

[@Lascar69F]

One of the 5 masterpieces of Starmania, a Canadian-French cyberpunk rock opera written in 1976 with music by Michel Berger and book and lyrics by Luc Plamondon... Starmania - Un garçon pas comme les autres (Ziggy) Starmania - SOS d'un terrien en détresse Starmania - Le blues du business man (J’aurais voulu être un artiste) Starmania - Quand on arrive en ville Starmania - Le monde est stone

[@-nostromo7822]

You're wrong on the date. The writing of the work began in 1977 and it was published in 1978.

[@luc.hammond]

Merci d avoir ētē si complet, je voulais juste dire a Derek que c etait issu du meme musical que SOS, chanson qu il adore par Dimash.

[@sophiebazin2207]

Dereck, You have to react to all these songs! ;)

[@lylysduv1234]

@@luc.hammond Qu'il adore par Daniel, ;) la seule fois que je l'ai vu ne pas couper le morceau et ne parler qu'à la fin.

[@coco.g5567]

Pitié Balavoine voire Grégory Lemarchal ​@@luc.hammond

[@marceortiz1871]

I always prefers when she's singing in french, because she's more natural, without vocals "mimics"like in english.

[@enzopaganelli9886]

There are also « Pour que tu m’aimes encore », « Sous le vent », « Encore un soir » and « Parler a mon père »

[@cris54700]

Cette chanson me fait pleurer, sa voix voix est trop belle, comme pour le fils de Superman , ça me touche directement au cœur.

[@arkasonus7678]

Ziggy also refers to the androgynous character created by David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust"

[@AlexeBriand2002]

yeah, that is mentioned in “La chanson de Ziggy” - he changed his name to Ziggy after he discovered and fell in love with David Bowie’s music.

[@annettemartin766]

Le Ballet Live in Paris. Celine the vocalist showcasing her vocals abilities, scatting, impersonating instruments. Incredible acrobatic vocals.

[@romannorthern8661]

Great show! Great Celine!!!

[@ATRIUM3]

Your impression is so spot on Dereck ! Although Celine’s english songs are amazing too, her french repertoire is definitely much more intimate and making her explore her lower register in the process. What an angelic voice !

[@davidraf3067]

Dios mio !!!! Ziggy. One of the most beautiful songs from Starmania rock Opera. Please react more of Starmania. Thanks.

[@johnvermette9466]

Loved this reaction! I think that what makes you vibe differently when she sings in french is because it is her native language and therefore, it's easier for her to channel the vocal emotions that she wants to transmit and feel. Being myself a french-canadien native, and singing coach here I think it must be just that. Keep up the good work!

[@ExperimentIV]

i think the ending is supposed to be her imagination when it’s her face, because if you watch the person walking toward Ziggy is actually a man who pulls up his hood. so she still has that mental fantasy at the end, but loved your read of the kiss also being one of acceptance at the end! i hope you check out her french song “pour que tu m’aimes encore,” i think she uses the dynamics of her voice really well to emphasise the lyrics of it

[@luisdolmos9250]

I agree... at the end of the day, it's just her fantasy!!

[@annalisewonder1431]

He has already reacted to “Pour que tu m’aimes encore”

[@hildegardkurku3504]

Oh my God!Her voice is so Beautiful!I like her very mush!This Song is very heart!Goes deep into my heart!It is very heavy when you love Somebody and you know he or she love you never!Oh this sad!!😢

[@danielblaze4112]

What sadness... To love a person who didn't love you!

[@annettemartin766]

Congratulations on 100,000 subscribers, Dereck! Celine's French discography hits different for sure. The clarity, ease of transitions and her head voice is so haunting, ethereal! "A boy unlike the others", Ziggy. A spicy video for sure. Featured on her Plamondon album that received both a Juno Award and a Felix Award for best-selling album of the year. Try Did You Give Enough Love by Celine. Another very spicy video.

[@ludivinebalthazar9189]

Céline 🙌 🙌 ❤️

[@thaleis]

Celine recorded an English version of this song as a part of Tycoon. The English speaking cover of Starmania from which The world is stone (by Cyndi Lauper) and Only the very best (SOS eng. version by Peter Kingsberry) was extracted too. At the end of the video, it’s well another man Ziggy is kissing but when the hood reveals Celine’s head is the part of her fantasy when she dream to be at the same place... The song is a piece of Marie-Jeanne character songs from the rock musical Starmania. She is a waitress working in a bar of which ziggy is a regular and whom she became friend. Ziggy is a young gay aspiring singer and Marie-Jeanne is madly in love with him but, as she says it in the song, "...knows he will never love her back".

[@MonsieurHolmes]

In an interview, she said JJ Goldman learned her how to sing this way in French (not like a Diva, but with more voice variation).

[@frankiesab777]

This song is before the Golman's years (1995), comes from Dion Chante Plamondon (1991). You know that she has lots of French album before that time?

[@MonsieurHolmes]

@@frankiesab777 To be honest, I only remember this interview where she told this. But I don’t know much about her.

[@melcat235]

I was 12 years old when I discovered this song and listened to it so many times. I think it was a very important thing in my life, it helped me to understand and accept homosexuality at a young age. I thought I was her, loving a gay guy, I remember this feeling so well now. ♥️

[@yusufmalik575]

This song is so dear for me , such memories from my teenager’s years at the time I came out . . I know it’s originally from the great “ Starmania” musical , but thanks to Celine this music crossed over the French speaking world . In Fact I think Celine sounds much better in French than in English as she sounds more narural and effortless

[@VanessaPaquete]

Thank you so much for the Reactions

[@esilabet]

I'll be stuck with this one in my head for months! Ah Celine. She does strike another cord in french. It feels more connected to the words. It was the 80's, come on... happy pride ;) Starmania is really good. It aged well actually.

[@sylvieletourneau1071]

i agree with you with her singing

[@SweeranSwift]

The legend ! Please react to more of Céline song in french please 🙏 (All written by Jean Jacques Goldman) !! like Pour que tu m'aimes encore (A masterpiece)! S'il suffisait d'aimer Dans un autre monde J'irai ou tu iras, duet with Jean Jacques Goldman. Vole.

[@YONFT7079]

Dereck, you are right! Céline’s voice is different in French! Personally I always told my American friends that her voice is pure in French while in English, she limits herself to the power of her voice. I guess the two markets consumes music differently.

[@viedefun]

Magnifique chanson 💖💖💖💖💖

[@ronda.8624]

I recommed the song " I want your love" by transvision vamp.👏

[@mikekaraoke]

Brill song and video from the 90's by Celine Dion-also please do a react to 80's hits-Square Rooms/Cold Dresses by Al Corley.

[@goonercestlavie]

Nice song indeed

[@kilowen_3297]

More of Céline dion: Dans un autre monde Encore un soir Tout l'or des hommes

[@tidecembre]

Jean-Jacques Goldman said to Céline when she's recording with him to "déchanter" (disinging ?) for more émotions in her voice.

[@onewxrldmusic7303]

An impossible love that will not be consumed. Because he is "a boy unlike others". She is in love with a gay boy. They are great friends, he is her ONLY friend.... but he leads another life in another galaxy (a gay life) and they can never love each other. But she says she loves him and its not her fault.

[@TheJimprez]

You are right about the last bit. French is her first language and its more romantic for ballads., So she can let go more and feels safer in softer registers. But BELTING is an English language thing and so is rock or pop. Little catchy words that make nice SOUNDS are rare in French. Most of our words have multiple syllables. In English, you can do a lot more sequential acrobatics with multiple words. Bu tit usually sounds more "guttural", with fewer vowels.

[@Malfehzan]

Totally different vibe, and actually french-canadian (though it had notable success in France, Belgium, Algeria...) but I really think you'd dig Jean Leloup's "1990".

[@Thunderworks]

It had success in France because it's half french. The first show was in Paris

[@Malfehzan]

@@Thunderworks Yeah, I think his band at the time, La Sale Affaire (?), was indeed French.

[@ericsicard910]

About the different chord in French: yes she does, so do all french native speakers. Singing in your native language always elminates some filters and connectsbyou directly to your heart and soul. In addition, french song are about strong lyrics, conveying stories and emotions, as opposed to US songs, which are more on the pure entertainment side

[@radosawtomaszsum8182]

You should listen to her sing called "Et s'il n'en restait qu'une (Je serais cella-là)! It's pure fire!

[@zarasque]

Hell yeah Starmania is worth checking. The music is by Michel Berger and you've had occasion already to check out a few music by him. Ziggy himself has a song worth checking

[@ibisribault8863]

Oui mais il n a pas approuvé même si il fait des bons commentaires vous êtes chiants tous avec votre Starmania il y a autre chose surtout dans les années 80 du rythme bon dieu

[@nkoresounds6114]

check out the whole of Starmania or french musical like Notre Dame de Paris or Les Dix Commandements

[@Sylstyle07]

Yeah great one. I already suggested the rock Musical Starmania for which you also did a Daniele Balavoine song. Really great musical to listen to

[@ceoliom9217]

A guy kissing another guy here in France in ‘91 on a video clip meant to air on tv…yeah right! We were not completely there at the time unfortunately. But the lyrics of the songs were already a first step. Celine’s parents were not happy about it thow according to some rumours…

[@garryiglesias4074]

Like other said, this is a cover from Starmania opera rock... Ziggy is one of the characters, obviously inspired by David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust... It's an interesting story and a kind of extrapolation around "fame" and "star" stuff, and how "people" have just this as a dream to "live" in a superficial "future". It was quite ahead of its time, and the subject is more true today than in those times (end of 70's)...

[@Sayitlikitiz101]

She is very much aware that he's 🌈 . The last sentence says "même si je sais qu'il ne m'aimera jamais" or "even though I known he will never be in love with me", but he is so fine she wishes he was hers. My mom loves this song that came out at the height of the AIDS epidemic. She said it brought normalcy and support to queer people in Francophone countries when they needed it most. 💕Céline💕

[@samueldevulder]

The "Starmania" rock opera (originally written by Berger & Plamondon) features lots of talented persons you already know, Dereck: of course Celine in that case ("Ziggy" and "Tonight we dance Extravagance"), but also D.Balavoine (as Johnny Rockfort - "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" & many others), F.Gall (as Cristal -" besoin d'amour" & others) as well. And to go on with the 1992/93 English version ( _Tycoon_ ) one can find Nina Hagen singing "You get what you deserve", Kim Carnes singing "Working girl" ( _La complainte de la serveuse automate_ ), Tom Jones with "I would love to change the world" ( _Le blues du businessman_ ), Peter Kingsberry for "Ego Trip" and "Only the very best" ( _SOS d'un terrien en détresse_ ), Cyndi Lauper for "You have to learn to live alone" ( _Les uns contre les autres_ ) and "The world is stone" ( _Le monde est stone_ ). This musical is a gold mine for you. You should dig into it (you know the drill...)

[@samueldevulder]

The full album of Tycoon is here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nn_CaIt5oKaNn6M

[@samueldevulder]

Peter Kingsbery with "Only the very best" (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mamVYnV7lM2XpLM) to be compared with the french version "SOS d'un terrien en détresse": The meanig isn't the same but however the singer also has to go from very low to very high register like in the french title. This really mimics the rhythm of the original. That English version is damn good!

[@jeffcody4853]

You should react to Cyndi Lauper The World is Stone , another excerpt from Tycoon ( Starmania in French/Canadian) 😍🤪

[@stateless4255]

The story of my life, the girl who follows the boy who follows the boy.

[@Rosannasfriend]

I don’t believe that she sings better in French… I think she’s just given better songs in French. She delivers with all her heart in both languages.

[@cat29242]

original : 1978 - Fabienne Thibeault

[@williamsmith-gaucher6527]

You should react to Celine Dion: When I need you, The Greatest Reward, Goodbye's (The saddest word) - live Star Academy, Love is on the way, if I can dream (duet with Elvis Presley), The reason

[@gillescoustou4273]

Hi Dereck. I think you're Real nice Guy. Merci pour ces commentaires bien vus. 😜

[@59ney]

Also "l'amour existe encore" 🇨🇵👌

[@Le.Hachoir]

Listen Francis Cabrel: « La corrida » or « Je l’aime à mourrir » ^^

[@olivierbordereau1896]

« Petite Marie » first ! Cabrel’s Moustache at the time was *chef’s kiss*

[@Le.Hachoir]

@@olivierbordereau1896 haha, oui « petite Marie » est une très belle chanson aussi. ^^ Mais pour moi, « La corrida » reflète une émotion particulière, issus de traditions aussi belles que tristes pour l’animal mis à mort lors de certaines pratiques. L’ambiguïté de voir le courage de l’humain seul face au taureau pour ensuite achever un animal épuisé et sans issue. Je n’aime pas cette tradition en particulier malgré le fait que je respecte toutes les autres. C’est sans doute pour ça que cette chanson a une valeur particulière pour moi.

[@richardmtl]

this song was so popular in Quebec when it came out, excuse the pun

[@cswong71]

Oh yes please do Sous le vent, love this song. Gravel voice of Garou and silky smooth of Celine. Just caught this song lip sync in the movie, Shiny Shrimps, and love it.

[@Dannyboy.]

@Dereck Reacts There's also an English version of the song from the album "Tycoon". ;)

[@Dannyboy.]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3K9hoeKqNCem6M

[@christopher5040]

true !!

[@jrr3558]

The original from Starmania is even better.

[@Songs-lr4wt]

Nooooo

[@gillesprados7505]

Genial

[@martine2u]

Here you go. You've discovered your second Starmania song. Good instincts: in the story, Mary Jeanne (the automate waitress; sung by Celine Dion here, but originally sung by Fabienne Thibault) lives a lonely life waitressing at the Underground Cafe. She only has one friend: Ziggy. The song explains how they met, how she was instantly attracted to him like a moth to light and she can't turn away even if she knows he will never love her in "that" way. It's a poignant song. He is the star around which her life revolves. In Starmania, the imagery of stars and stardom, light and dark, attraction and repulsion is very pervasive (lots of double meaning throughout the show). Mary Jeanne lives in darkness ("underground" cafe) but aspires to light (Ziggy). She's in the grey zone in between these two worlds. Some of the characters are fully in the light, while others, like Johnny Rockford (you've listened to SOS from an earthling in distress sung by Daniel Balavoine) live in the dark, away from mainstream society. The whole crux of Starmania is what happens to these characters as they try to cross into the light or dark, depending on where they are starting from. This cover is lovely but slightly "off" because the song is out of the context of the full show. It still stands on its own and Celine Dion did right by it (but then, she always does, doesn't she :-) )

[@CatherineLeonardVeit]

FABIENNE THIBAULT, c'est vraiment la meilleure version de Ziggy

[@Pimfwouyou]

Yes, Starmania is absolutely worth checking out, actually I'd say you'd have an even better time checking it in full instead of song by song, yes it's way longer (almost 2h), probably a pain to record / edit but after seeing so much how your reactions, I have confidence it would be worth your time.

[@lebusraconte3040]

Dereck 💐🏆💐

[@onewxrldmusic7303]

Dereck. This video gave me the idea that you should have the lyrics as an instant translation in an adjacent box on the side. It will help you understand the French and other foreign language lyrics of songs instantly, and will also save you on reading the lyrics at the end of a video.,This will help you but also help your viewers.

[@alexandreaudebert4594]

What I love with canadian singers from Québec, is that they all lose their accent and sing with a pure French accent ! So amazing.

[@frankiesab777]

Even French singers loose their accents when they sing, you thing that French Parisian do not have an accent (pure it highly suggestive...)? Do you hear Adele's British accent when she sings? It's that way in any language. When you sing you usually loose the regional ways to pronounce the words.

[@laurencearigela718]

Better in French for sure More emotions in her voice, may be because it is her mother tongue :) Yes, listen to ”Pour que tu m'aimes encore", "j'irai où tu iras" (Duo with JJG). That entire album by Jean Jacques Goldman is gold :)

[@ginasticaemcasa1]

PLease react to "fais ce que tu voudras" and "trois heures vingt" ... she has so much wonderfull stuff in french, but these two are masterpieces beside her greatests hits that are most known.

[@olivierf.1879]

Now you mentionned Living on my own by Freddie Mercury you have to react on it !!!! Not the original but the remixed version

[@mercierpascal3421]

Lara Fabian - La Différence - Pride Week kzbin.info/www/bejne/omaufWuhoshlkNU

[@karlane37]

Dear Derek, if you wanna see one of the most emotional duet of Céline, just watch "Un peu plus haut" avec Ginette Reno, who is the most beautiful voice on earth 🌎. It is impossible for me to watch it without tears.

[@ponfed]

The song is so explicitly about a gay man, that she loves but also loves him as friend.. the video just didn't have guts to go all the way even though it was obvious. It's a beautiful song.

[@papaedmoi7132]

Superbe 🤩 look lara Fabian song : movie final fantasy , the end with eagle. magnifik !!!!!

[@dreasbn]

The 1991 album Dion chante Plamandon/ Des Mots Qui Sonnent is my favorite album of hers. Only splendid meaningful classic hauntingly beautiful songs. Way superior to all her English language efforts… closely followed by her best selling French 1995 album „D‘eux“ …

[@samueldevulder]

Nice tiger drawing on the T-shirt. This time this is not "eyes of the tiger", but "words on the tiger". Notice: Still 99.9k at the time I write this message. Nearly over 100k, but not yet (ignoring YT's lag with figures).

[@Lensoise7782]

For the pride month you can also listen to Twisted Minda a Shaka Ponk song. This group in fucking amazing !!!!!!

[@SweeranSwift]

I though Céline voice is more deeper in french

[@mathchau64]

Hi. if you read the comments, I advise you to listen to two french singer ... "Francis Cabrel" and "Christophe". 😉👍

[@lenstgelais7376]

Well Celine has always been better singing in French it’s her mother tongue she’s way more comfortable in her language lots more emotion she put into the song 🤷‍♂️

[@NirvelliHalona]

Le Ballet - Céline Dion, please

[@Eylaa.93]

Please Listen Hélène segara.. she is amaziiiiiing 😍

[@eriklee1604]

LOL

[@guillaumesanmartin8406]

Hi Dereck! Actually your guess was right, Celine is singing a song about a gay guy. Actually that song is from Starmania, a musical comedie.

[@stephanegendron1890]

Please react "Des mots qui sonnent". 🙂

[@onewxrldmusic7303]

Dereck another suggestion. Perhaps regarding the background information, it would be tremendously better to give part of it as an intro presenatation rather than at the end. This will leave more space for a final assessment at the end of a video. Just a thought. I know French and "Ziggy" would have been more effectiove with instant translation and prior introduction.

[@coinlecture5541]

Hey Dereck, you should try Culture Club -Karma Chameleons. I was in the car the other days and thought that you should listen to it 😀

[@karimshukry9497]

Please please please react to Céline des mots qui sonnent and also je danse dans ma tête the official music videos. They're AMAZING!!!

[@thierryf67]

the lyrics are explicit. the video is may be her fantasy.

[@redfrenchmoon2405]

Hello Dereck 😊🇨🇵you're right Céline strikes more emotions in French, being born in Quebec... I mean her voice is amazing in any language she uses but I agree with you in fench the emotions are more vibrant.. If you never heard her singing 'hymne à l' amour "d'Edith Piaf at the grammys after the Paris terrorist attack as z hommage

[@Rosannasfriend]

She’s just given more intimate songs in French. She sings with equal emotions in both.

[@jeremie2020]

Why is the video blurred non stop? ;(

[@geli-anton]

In french she is much more anthentic

[@evelynproulx1853]

Not a bad version but so, so, so much less than the one from Fabienne Thibeault. In fact, when the song was written, it was with the voice of Fabienne Thibeault in the mind of the author. Worth the listen, if you can.

[@messhugah8273]

You should listen "Doux Daddy" from Catherine Ringer -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHLOpp-qYreJlcU There's no clip (this song was made for a movie), but it's very emotional... You may like an other intersting french singer with a singular voice : Julien Clerc -> kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZfLoXWEf6ipq9E (with a lot of vibrato, everywhere ! )

[@ellestyle2]

I guess the video is not explicite about gay stuff cause in France we are quite conservative and I guess in the 80’s it was still very homophobe. Still is but less

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

the song story: she is in love with the boy, but he's gay, and she knows it...and she is very sad. Lyrics by famous quebecois lyricist: Luc Plamondon Music:Michel Berger...from Starmania opera rock...there is a english version And you're right, sshe is a way better singer in french, with better song...she doesn,t feel the need to blow all the time

[@arnaudgarcia2500]

stp dereck met nous la vie par procuration de jean jacques goldman merci

[@SailorSayuri]

Nope, at least to me, you’re not wrong: Celine Dion strikes a different chord in Franch than in English. Personally, I bought her first English album and I was so disappointed (because her songs didn’t strike me emotionally) that I stopped listening to her altogether... I have no idea what her English songs are now... 😅

[@whoami7770]

Hey Derek plz plz react to "Come together " by Michael jackson which is a cover of The Beatles

[@Jay-sk5xx]

u have to learn french. It's a beautiful language

[@sylviebertin7899]

il m'enmène danser dans des endroits très très gays où il a des tas d'amis, et oui il faut saisir la nuances délicate de ce passage..

[@marieetmoi9742]

Pourquoi caché la vidéo ?? je comprend pas!!

[@dreasbn]

Imo Celine‘s vocal intonation changed by the late 90‘s become a bit irritatingly nasal.. her early nineties output in French and English was much more organic so to say and for my ears more pleasing.

[@vandeneyndedavid1487]

i prefer the first version by Fabienne Thibeau

[@BugBug81]

In my opinion the original by Fabienne Thibeault or the next version by Maurane were better, and the video is far from the dark atmosphere of Starmania (With songs like "S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse", "le monde est stone" and many others... here it's an impossible love story and the character is suffering a lot about it...)

[@Fed47]

le clip fait pas trop Starmania Je verrais plus Monopolis comme l'univers de Blade Runner