Daniel Balavoine Reaction S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse STARMANIA | Dereck Reacts

[@DereckReacts]

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[@j.skwartz-gaming]

You should comment on Gregory Lemarchal's version : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXjFYYaYatGpq5Y

[@samueldevulder]

Thanks for the note in French :)

[@jemyself]

Thank for your réaction and i hope you react soon to the Gregory lemarchal version in live at staracademy Dimash see Gregory version and cover it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXjFYYaYatGpq5Y

[@dgcorinne]

Hi Dereck, if you want even more emotion, I strongly advise you to listen to « un enfant assis attend la pluie » « a child sitting down waiting for the rain". It's about the third world and these poor children who are waiting for the rain to be able to drink some water . Sad song but wonderful 🌺

[@davidlacoste]

Now you need to learn French to fully appreciate all this songs.

[@Nina78Alona]

Balavoine restera la meilleure version pour toujours ❤

[@Dlorah-]

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[@42cirederf42]

Tellement vrai, même si je trouve que la version de Gregory Lemarchal est vraiment pas mal (surtout vue sa condition physique)

[@Gosseyn76]

​@@42cirederf42Desole j'ai 6 mois de retard mais oui, voir Grégory chanter cette chanson en direct à la tv (je suis vieux lol), en connaissant a l'époque déjà sa maladie, c'était très très fort, et au moment même où il l'a chanté, tout le monde savait qu'il allait gagner la Star ac.

[@Trazer77]

J'aimerais tellement ne pas connaître balavoine pour avoir le bonheur de le découvrir pour la première fois à chaque fois !

[@litogor]

I am French-speaking and I can affirm that the original version of Balavoine is more intense than the copy of Dimash because the words are better expressed and they are also pronounced with a lot more sensitivity that go with it. Ok Dimash is a very good singer but her cover is just a vocal performance which only impresses non-French speakers. Dimash has greatly improved his personal vocal technique for several years, while Daniel Balavoine sings with his natural and special voice that he has always had ...

[@Bruno-zb2tz]

je suis francais de lille c etait un artiste d exception bonne journee a toi

[@DonTarken]

Exactement. 👍

[@sollyrose]

Je suis d'accord. J'ai détesté la façon dont Dimash a chanté cette chanson. Pour moi cette chanson, à chaque fois que j'entends Balavoine la chanter, elle me donne envie de pleurer. Quand j'ai écouté celle de Dimash, j'ai vraiment eu l'impression qu'il la chantait juste pour montrer ses talents vocaux, et ça a un peu détruit la chanson, le sens qu'elle a. Je sais que ça peut peut-être paraître un peu exagéré dit comme ça, mais pour moi il a ruiné cette chanson. Balavoine la chantait avec le cœur, et ça s'entend.

[@yayoline]

Same for me. I'm from Quebec, Canada and Daniel Balavoine did the best version for me with the one by Bruno Pelletier (Mogador 1993-1994). I hear once that Pelletier was the the first one after the splendid Balavoine who can do the song like him, hitting all the high notes night after night. I think his rendition is as well beautiful and very emotional. If you want to hear it, this the only live (almost) full version and not too badly record I found : kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2iZe6CLhbh2kNE&ab_channel=zouszousmoun and this is the studio version : kzbin.info/www/bejne/enKToKyBf6umr6c&ab_channel=pouilloupouillou76 Bonne et belle journée à tous !

[@TheDanhara]

Why are you even comparing the two singers. Totally different to each other. Each to their own preference.

[@Jean_Michel_Peinture]

One of the most beautiful songs ever by one of the best singers ever. Glad you discovered Balavoine, he is a hero.

[@valfar2015]

The différences between dimash and Daniel B or Gregory Lemarchal is that they live the song they dont sing it just to do a performance. Interpretation is the key of this song, if you dont under stand it you cant sing it correctly

[@angelus77300]

I agree DImash has the emotion of an Oyster, he sings only to perform. I dont like him at all

[@imperatordu2801]

@@angelus77300 Emotion of an oyster ! 🤣🤣🤣 I'm dead ! And I agree.

[@jean-noelthomas]

Dimash is trying to win the "world's champion singer" award. Just what we call in France "concours de bite"... Not singing songs , to tell something to auditors, touching their souls......

[@TheDanhara]

Dimash wasn't even competing only as a guest performer. So no. He is not only technically perfect..i do feel his performance. And so do 10000s of others. Dimash is very young too., so cant compare an original to a cover. Be nice people.

[@valfar2015]

@@TheDanhara Gregory Lemarchal was young too (20 or less)

[@Haazheelt]

Daniel Balavoine comprend ce qu'il chante. C'est toute la différence avec les interprétations récentes de vieux titres français par des artistes étrangers. Difficile de faire passer des émotions quand tu apprends à chanter phonétiquement et qu'on te tend (éventuellement) un document de synthèse qui explique la chanson. J'ai eu cette même sensation concernant Dimash (reprise de Balavoine) et Diana Ankudinova (reprise d'Indila).

[@alisevalnar8848]

Je te rejoint sur ton analyse, Dimash la chante pour la performance et c'est bon j'avoue. Mais la vrai transmission du message de la chanson n'est pas là. D'ailleurs Dimash ne le connait sûrement pas.

[@cathsezille2287]

Totalement d accord ...

[@gwenaellesagot2635]

Il comprend ce qu'il chante heureusement puisqu'il l'a écrite lol

[@alisevalnar8848]

@@gwenaellesagot2635 non désolé, c'est Plamodon qui l'a ecrit pour lui mon ami😊. Il voulait écrire la chanson la plus dure à chanter du monde... Renseignes toi 😉. Mais j'adore que des gens parlent de Starmania 💕

[@Haazheelt]

@@gwenaellesagot2635 Je ne pense pas que Dimash l'ait écrite, Cf. Le commentaire au-dessus.

[@Lascar69F]

His other greatest hits : Daniel Balavoine - Mon Fils Ma Bataille (1980) Daniel Balavoine - La vie ne m'apprend rien (1980) Daniel Balavoine - Sauver l'amour (1985) Daniel Balavoine - Je ne suis pas un Héros (1980) Daniel Balavoine - Le chanteur (1978) Daniel Balavoine - Quand on arrive en ville (1978) Daniel Balavoine - Vivre ou Survivre (1982) Daniel Balavoine - Dieu que c'est beau (1984) x Daniel Balavoine - S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse (1978) x Daniel Balavoine - Tous les cris les S.O.S. (1985) x Daniel Balavoine - L' Aziza (1985)

[@cyrilcab]

ha ha Lascar je vais suivre toutes vos publications, jusqu'à la fin :)

[@joffreypub149]

J'avais oublié qu'il y en avait autant c'est vrai.

[@remysurle8607]

@@joffreypub149 au bout du compte c’est peu 😭; il aurait pu en faire tant 🤪..

[@arkasonus7678]

Pour la femme veuve qui s'éveille 👌🏻

[@encornettentaculaire2735]

j'aurais rajouté la chanson "partir avant les miens"

[@TheVmaxiste]

First time derek didn't stop the song at all until the end, it seems that was something !

[@nicolegodillon7033]

yesss ! I also noticed that and I thank him very much because it would have been a shame to cut it

[@JonnJonnTube]

Learn French to understand the lyrics, and you will know why this song is more than a song 😜

[@fenxndvor9181]

40 years old and still have a tear when listening this song, when you see how the world become, we are all in distress, balavoine understood this 40 years ago

[@aysun9354]

Balavoine avait compris les politiques, le monde. Mais si vous vous basez sur la teneur, les paroles de la chanson pour avancer cela, c'est Luc Plamondon le parolier et non Balavoine. Quant à la musique, elle est de Michel Berger

[@TMBTM]

What is great with Balavoine is that even with all the lows and highs and strenghts that this song is asking, he still keeps a fragile "human quality" in his voice.

[@whitedoveblackclouds7243]

exactly

[@J0J0Z]

Michel Berger wrote this song especially for him, with his fabulous voice able to singing on 2.5 octaves.

[@awkad]

In my opinion Dimash's version is technichally perfect (and beautiful) but as he doesn't understand what he's singing I find it has a lesser emotional impact.

[@awkad]

Also I love the english version from Tycoon (English version of Starmania) by Peter Kingsbery as well, "Only the very best".

[@angelus77300]

Please Dimash has emotion of an oyster... He sings only to show he has a voice and do not feel what he s singing because he doesn t know/undestand what he is singing

[@awkad]

That's exactly my point, so what's yours ?

[@chongtak]

@@awkad he just strengthened your point imo.

[@aysun9354]

Personnellement, une chanson qui ne dégage aucune émotion (parce qu'il ne comprend pas ce qu'il chante), cela n'a aucun intérêt. Oui, il a une technique vocale extraordinaire, mais zéro émotion malheureusement

[@nonofer7033]

I am French and I don't speak English very well. sorry about that. but I wanted to say that to see a guy of your age, talk about Daniel Balavoine, I find that's amazing! in addition to listening, which is already very cool, you explain the song, you translate the lyrics, it's great what you do, keep going. Daniel Balavoine was an extraordinary artist, songwriter and performer. He tragically died in a helicopter crash in the African desert, during the famous 1986 Paris-Dakar car race, i was 6.. He was a brilliant artist, and he was very committed. He denounced injustice, racism and intolerance. it was reflected in his words. Words that are still relevant today, 40 years later ...

[@garryiglesias4074]

Daniel was a good man. Thank you Dereck.

[@elaeys4439]

For me, the two most beautiful interpretations of this song are those of Balavoine, obviously, but also and especially that of Grégory Lemarchal during his time at the Star Académy. Tears always overwhelm me when interpreting Grégory. Still, I didn't watch this show and wasn't particularly a fan of him. But it's really powerful what he does with it. To know also, for the anecdote, that Grégory, carrier of the cystic fibrosis, had literally stunned his comrades for this song, because a few seconds before entering on stage, he was taken by a coughing fit and was in the process of to shout. The fact that he has no more breath and manages to take it back just when entering the stage is bluffing!

[@elaeys4439]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/kIewf5WIj5Zroa8 (Best image quality found) kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6jUfZ-Dpb9kp5I (And the debriefing)

[@magaliehadjisotiri9255]

How great Dimash voice is, I still love Daniel Balavoine version better. This song is about a man who is about to commit suicide, you can really feel pain in Daniel's, not in Dimash's. Thank you Deteck.

[@venusdrag]

indeed, dimash is technic thats all :) but great technic

[@legerbruno7966]

oui ce qu'il manque à l'interprétation de Dimash c'est l'émotion, peut etre parce qu'il chante en phonétique sans comprendre les paroles Mais pour la technique, ça il assure

[@venusdrag]

@@legerbruno7966 oui il assure vraiment , et c est magnifique aussi

[@TheDanhara]

I totally disagree, i can feel the emotion just the same..if not more. In the first verse this guy is all over the place pitch wise. So its all perception

[@maribelledib5630]

For me the best version is from gregory lemarchal

[@laukushi]

He sang this in tv for the first ... and the last time. Some weeks later, he died in helicopter accident. When you understand the lyrics, you can think "c'est le destin". Same for gregory, rip angel.

[@dina-ys6xf]

Goosebumps for three minutes ✨🤩 Daniel Balavoine was a great man and a prodigious singer💕

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Too young to die !

[@dina-ys6xf]

@@pascalmarfaing1690 by doing a good deed ...😓💔

[@samueldevulder]

This song is not a dance song. It is a meditation song. The lyrics are very very VERY important. You listen to them, and think... and possibly cry. So emotional!

[@JulietteEmbraceTheWorld]

*possibly always cry 😂😂😭😭😭😭

[@TibaultReveyrand]

Derreck, you know more about French pop culture than a lot of french native of your age. Now you have a big community in France who loves you. 👍

[@franciscouderq1100]

At least thank you for spreading bits of French culture in the “New World”.

[@petro3556]

A superb vocal performance from Balavoine this song

[@EchelonxforxPeace]

It's so nice to see you react to so many French singers/songs. We hear these songs since we're kids but listening to them with you makes them brand new. It gets very emotional and its give a new perspective on our kinda national soundtrack. Thank you so much for what's you're doing on your channel :)

[@perawow]

You re ready for Jacques Brel - ne me quitte pas

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Why not ? Sting has recorded this classic song. And Johnny too !

[@c381p18]

@@pascalmarfaing1690 Johnny who ?

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

It's not for Dereck. He gonna sleep.

[@chuckmomo]

I prefer "Ces gens la" song is but it is better if you understand the lyrics

[@eltralu1344]

Just have to check who covered Brel to under stand box great he was : Sting Bowie (Amsterdam)

[@GarlMemory]

Daniel Balavoine is a legend here in France. And this song here is one of the many reasons why. He wasn't just singing his songs, he lived them. He really sung with his soul and heart. That is why the cover by Dimash will never come close to this. He's ridiculously good with his voice, but at the end of the day, it's just a performance. An extraordinary one, but this song in particular is something else.

[@teresaz-l2963]

Garle Du hast es richtig gesagt, Daniel ist eine Legende in Frankreich. Dimash und seine Interpretation von SOS ist schon Legende geworden in der ganzen Welt.

[@Hdhdjdkfnsn]

@@teresaz-l2963 Balavoine's version is better than Dimash version. Balavoine knows how he's singing. Dimash no. Dimash is a robot with an amazing voice, Balavoine was a singer

[@teresaz-l2963]

@@Hdhdjdkfnsn Wo bist du ganzes Jahr gewesen? Winterschlaf gemacht? Heute ist das nicht mehr aktuell, was du da schreibst Schlaf weiter.

[@ooO0VicariouS0Ooo]

As I said in your last Daniel Balavoine reaction. This song was written especially for his voice. They already chose Daniel Balavoine for the role in Starmania, Michel Berger and Luc Plamondon asked him to do the lowest note he could and the highest and wrote the song especially to gives him the opportunity to use his full tessiture (2,5 octaves)

[@BugBug81]

Starmania is full of great songs ! It's a must !

[@vianneyb.8776]

I personally like Grégory Lemarchal's cover of this song a little bit more, but Balavoine's performance is still exceptional. Lemarchal knew his days were numbered because of his cystic fibrosis, so his cover felt to me like Freddy Mercury's The Show Must Go On when it comes to intensity.

[@gabrielforget9970]

Grégory Lemarchal était un des rares à pouvoir chanter cette magnifique et particulièrement dure chanson à interpréter. Deux grands artistes disparus trop tôt. Peter Kingsbery "Only the very best" est également une très belle interprétation de ce titre en anglais.

[@enoranormant6878]

When you said "this song was made for him" and it's so true. But when you're french and you grew up with Gregory Lemarchal, who sing this song perfectly, knowing that he was going to die young because he was sick... He died only few years after this performance, and for me he sang it like he actually write the song, maybe you can react to his version because he was a master, a living angel, pure soul and he died so young... Peace to both of their souls, and Daniel and Gregory 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻✨✨✨

[@oliviercandolfi7483]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ The more beautiful song! Thanks thanks! I crying...😢😢😢 Sp sad

[@TheTotofdu95]

Peter Kingsbery a repris magnifiquement cette chanson dans l"adaptation anglo-saxonne de starmania.

[@helenepriego5343]

Definitely the best cover in English !

[@yannthomas8986]

What a pleasure to hear this wonderful song and this great artist Daniel Balavoine I cry every time I hear it. I am happy that after 30 years we rediscover his repertoire. Thank you Dereck

[@najiaansari6483]

Emotion. Perfection. This is a voice. This is real music. And that's why I only listen listen to music from the 70's, 80's and 90's.

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

Yes! Me too especially 80's and 90's. Before it's dead. It's old fashioned!

[@whitedoveblackclouds7243]

@@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391 I hope he won't be sidetracked into doing all SOS covers and Star Academy/The Voice renditions, and instead continues react to other great songs from that time period.

[@whitedoveblackclouds7243]

If Dereck reads this... and cares to see my selection for him.. here goes man... Daniel Balavoine - Un Enfant Assis Attend La Pluie RoBERT - Prince Bleu

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

@@whitedoveblackclouds7243 Yes, I hope so! I like this last album "Sauver L'Amour" and all these songs released in singles. Too bad there is not "Dieu Que C'Est Beau" an unreleased 1984 in this album, released only as a single and that some do not have video clips but only TV performances which are either of poor quality or "truncated" or rare. I bought this album on CD a few years later but also the double CD compilation released in 1999 which includes the photo of the album or one of the 45 rpm of it, and most recently the 100 songs compilationin box released this year .

[@mathaem]

Magnifique ! L'un des plus beaux titres interprété par Ballavoine 😍

[@Eveil7x]

surtout l'un des + partagé sur les médias officiels .... donc l''un des plus entendus et connus du grand publique

[@Eveil7x]

car peu connaissent par exemple "lady marlène" 'lucie" "c'est un voyou" "la danse" "élus par les boeufs" "au revoir" ou "détournement"....

[@mathaem]

@@Eveil7x ce qui n'en fait pas moins un de ses plus beaux titres. J'aime beaucoup Petite Angèle également moins connue mais que je trouve moins puissante en terme d'émotion. Après ca reste très subjectif cette affaire 🙂

[@whitedoveblackclouds7243]

@@mathaem c'est jolie mais "un enfant assis attend la pluie" qu'il a écrit et composé lui-même est infiniment plus beau et touchant à mon avis. Ainsi que l'autre "SOS".

[@celineleroux3748]

All the songs from starmania are masterpieces, all!

[@jazzad]

Jannick Top on bass, a true master.

[@BBdu37]

Extract from Starmania, one of the first French musical, created by Michel Berger (France Gall's husband). Awesome voice. Just love that guy. To be discovered from that musical "Quand on arrive en ville" and "Plus rien à perdre". To be noted the English version Tycoon and the masterpiece covered by Cindy Lauper "Learn to live alone"

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Cindy Lauper has a beautiful voice . She is 100% les années 80.

[@oldmanfrank2517]

Luc Plamondon is not to be left aside in the creation of these musicals.

[@BBdu37]

@@oldmanfrank2517 absolutely 😜

[@damdamoouuhh]

The most beautiful and powerful song From Starmania : "Le blues du businessman" Advice from a French guy ;)

[@kelyrin]

Omg they’re all so beautiful and powerful, I love Starmania and have always have ❤️❤️❤️ the one I’ve related most with, throughout my life, is « complainte d’une serveuse automate »

[@mathidoucanada1964]

My favourite is “Le monde est stone” 👌

[@hihilali]

YES OMG YES. So underrated yet it's clearly one of the most amazing songs I've ever heard

[@zezezelazny7184]

Cet chanson et une des plus belle ecrite en France dans les années 80 merci pour cet analyse de tout coeur

[@aimonsnouslesunslesautres]

hi merci de faire connaitre nos vieux chanteurs français a nos amis les anglophones . Si vous voulez entendre une meilleure version 1996 avec Bruno Pelletier est vraiment touchant de la façon dont il la chante

[@goonercestlavie]

Such a nice song, deep lyrics, such a great singer.

[@Twistandfly]

I like how beautiful music can make this big Guy cry inside

[@martine2u]

Best title translation I've seen: S.O.S. from an Earthling in Distress. Starmania is where Balavoine was discovered. Starmania was an enormous success when it came out in 1978. It's full of exceptional songs. Several songs are still known (SOS is one, but a couple of other songs are Le Monde est Stone (Cindy Lauper sang it in English); Le Blues du Businessman (Celine Dion sings it) ). "Besoin d'Amour" was France Gall's big success out of this Rock Opera. Personally, I love Balavoine singing Banlieue Nord and Quand on Arrive en Ville. But seriously, there are so many excellent songs in this show, it's really hard to choose one. You can familiarize yourself with it by listening to the original cast. It's unlikely you'll find many videos from that time so you're safe just listening to get familiar with it. A new version of Starmania was supposed to hit the stage in Paris in November 2021. It's been postponed, but hopefully it will happen in 2022 :-) Enjoy!

[@martine2u]

BTW, if you watch Starmania, I recommend watching the 1989 version (here is one with subtitles so you get the meaning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHypkIanmrCHj9E ). I guarantee you will be SHOCKED by what's in the plot, particularly how a successful business man becomes the president of the western world. Remember this was written in 1976. Starmania was completely visionary. A lot of the intrigue has actually come to pass. I can't wait to see how they update it in 2022...

[@Meanne77]

Oh, I didn't know a new version of Starmania was in the work! I was lucky enough to see the 3rd rendition of it (1994 I think?) at the Mogador theatre, probably why I love this version equally with the original one :) To add a bit background information for @DereckReacts and the people not familiar with the musical, Starmania was adapted in English under the title "Tycoon" and this specific song, under the title "Only the very best". As for the story behind the song, the character Daniel was playing just lost the love of his life who died in his arms - which is why he says he's rather "be a bird". After finally meeting the person who understood him and completed him only to loose her soon after, he doesn't want to live on this planet anymore. I'm glad you were able to feel his sadness and despair in his voice even without understanding the lyrics (and the translation you had sure is wonky).

[@valerieh84]

You’re welcome (about the translation)

[@trinita1586]

Merci Dereck d'apprécier la vrais musique, mais le plus exceptionnel chez le regretter Blavoine est le personnage au grand coeurs qui a contribué a aidés les pauvres.

[@sadakomevoit]

That's what I was waiting for ! Tanks !

[@MortiAsmr]

First time you don’t stop the music to comment, this is something

[@manlud1628]

So glad Derek you promote this giant of French music. He was the best in my opinion at his time - and even now. His sudden death in January '86 has been a huge shock to me. He remains the best and he truly deserves your promotion. By the way, you're doing it great!

[@stefangrall7183]

J'adore cette musique !!

[@pierresays2others458]

I met this guy in december 85 ..... one month after he was an angel ! rip Africa lover

[@caroledsd1243]

Il nous manque. Dereck Starmania was written by Luc Plamandon and Michel Berger, France Gall's husband. You shoult also listen to "Evidemment" by France Gall, very emotional song written after Daniel's death.

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

Luc Plamadon writes really good lyrics in Starmania AND Notre-Dame de Paris.

[@whytortureiswrong]

@Monsieur Le Porc Où as-tu passé la nuit ?

[@pascalmarfaing1690]

@Monsieur Le Porc Attention à vos oreilles ! Le son des raves est trop fort. Tu risques de sévères acouphènes.

[@whytortureiswrong]

@Monsieur Le Porc Et tu rentres à midi !

[@zagork78]

Here, "terrien" means human, earthling. Yes it was composed specifically for Daniel by MICHEL BERGER, France GALL's husband (he also composed most of her songs). I hope you'll react to MICHEL BERGER soon because like Jean-Jacques GOLDMAN & Daniel Balavoine, he's the GENIUS composer of countless hit songs. Johnny HALLYDAY also has countless hit songs but he relied on talented composers rather than composing himself

[@angelus77300]

the song was composed and writen for Starmania

[@zagork78]

@@angelus77300 yeah I know, but if I'm not mistaken, Michel Berger already had Balavoine in mind when he composed this song

[@angelus77300]

@@zagork78 Maybe you re right. Just not forget that Berger "only" composed the songs, Luc Plamondon wrote the lyrics

[@zagork78]

@@angelus77300 that's why I said "composed" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@crtstephano3862]

You should react to " S.O.S d'un terrien en détresse " by Gregory Lemarchal...very emotional one..

[@heistgta]

Nahhh

[@mangepassion206]

For me, the best version of this song !

[@rowenn1729]

The best version

[@tefanny3043]

Oui quand on sait qu'il était malade 😢 en Plus

[@Micka59]

@@tefanny3043 oui son histoire est triste et c'était un très grand chanteur. Mais pas du tout au niveau de ce live non plus.

[@mleysa1051]

Je tombe par hasard sur cette chaîne, et je retourne à mon adolescence. Cette chanson est juste sublime, et la seule reprise digne de ce nom est celle de Grégory Lemarchal. Daniel Balavoine chantait avec ses tripes et avec son coeur, c'était un homme simple qui luttait contre les injustices. C'était un chanteur aux capacités vocales incroyables. Il manque a la chanson française. Je le souviens de l'annonce de son décès, je n'y croyais pas. La reprise de Dimash , je suis désolée, certes, il a une voix, mais on voit bien qu'il ne comprends rien a ce qu'il raconte. Il se contente de réaliser une performance, il n'interprète pas.

[@SAUCIFFLARD-mrsx]

Et moi je retombe en enfance 😢

[@arsennelupin584]

Opera rock starmania => Quand on arrive en ville => Daniel Balavoine .. Thank's dereck for your react about "S.O.S. d'un terrien en détresse" 😃👍😃

[@claudiadumont2836]

you are totally right about the fact that this song was written for him. The composer Michel Berger was friends with Daniel Balavoine and wrote the song specificaly for his range of voice. Nobody nailed that song like him for that reason ;)

[@ludovicdussart02700]

Immortel grâce à ses interprétations magistrales. Tout dans l émotion.❤️

[@lb-xq8pc]

Annwwww, Daniel Balavoine is my favorite singer!!

[@marievioux4335]

Merci pour ces vidéos incroyable et ces supers moments !!

[@StrangEngel]

So beautiful song

[@gboboyart1088]

Many emotions

[@maryselena7768]

SOS d'un terrien en détresse Daniel Balavoine est celui qui ressent le plus fort.Merveilleuse interprétation avec cette voix haut perchée

[@annesablon2532]

Daniel Balavoine Forever 😪 DIMASH Forever 🤩 Hello from Belgium 🤗

[@minianwen5430]

OMG You HAVE to react to te cover with Gregory Lemarchal :) He had a so beautiful voice and he was so perfect for this song like Balavoine

[@michelehaliche4988]

Merci de France et de faire connaître nos chanteurs chanteuses aux Américains.

[@leonorafleurdelys432]

This is incredible , merci Dereck ❤️❤️❤️😭😭😭😭😭 Have you heard Gregory Lemarchal do this version years later ?

[@benoitcosson7774]

Now you listen to Daniel Balavoine and this guy in a recent guy, you HAVE TO listen to Gregory Lemar Hal singing this song. When you discover his profile, you will know what is emotion too with him

[@korrigan6698]

for me, it's the most beautiful version because you feel all the emotion and the depth of this eternal song. daniel balavoine sang it long before this performance (1985) and he sang it even better in my opinion and went up a lot more in the treble, but I believe that unfortunately this version cannot be found. the 1979 version is just amazing!

[@bistredehomard2123]

I was expecting to this for so long! Beautiful song and beautiful version! It gives me goose bump!

[@patlydeval2453]

Daniel Balavoine always makes me cry. I was 12 when he passed away and i had been raised listening to his music. His voice was incredible but he also was a great character ! His death, so young, was a real tragedy. He was so concerned by the misery of our world. He was still a young singer when he came to the TV news and tell what he thought, to the president of the republic Francois Mitterand, face to face, about French youth. After that he got engaged in many projects against hunger and lack of water in Africa. He also was very implicated in the fight against racism. He, Michel Berger and Jean-Jacques Goldman were very good friends. Just after Daniel Balavoine passed away, Jean-Jacques Goldman was invited in a TV show to sing his current song but as he knew his friend was dead, he decided not to sing this song. He sang a song, titled "Confidentiel" that wasn't meant to be a single but it was a wonderful tribute to his friend. He changed, a little bit of the lyrics to make it more personal and it was breath-taking : kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2bOoqh3hMh1hsU

[@gonfreecss7215]

Best version of this song, and because this song was written for Balavoine

[@MrAnthonyTio]

Thanks for this moment. There is also the version of Peter Kingsbery, "only the very best".

[@dondiegodelavega8072]

Balavoine une voix un discours un Artiste

[@hurelcedric2772]

If you want to cry by listening another french singer incredible voice, you should listen to Véronique sanson... "Amoureuse" ou "Une nuit sur son épaule". One of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard...

[@franciscouderq1100]

Veronique Samson , sure any time... “bahia”? “Une nuit sur son épaule “ yup can do nice!

[@buchholtzmathieu1810]

Thanks Dereck to offer us your so emotional reaction. It's so touching.

[@misterabeille9603]

i cry on this music

[@TheBachir12]

Mister Balavoine . Big machine . The best . Starmania . The voice Balavoine

[@johanskorupka3888]

Dereck, La Vie Ne M'apprend Rien Daniel Balavoine Thanks for your reaction !

[@ITdressage]

I've been binge watching you discovering French classics... And I wish I could listen to it for the very first time again too. I've grown up with it being old hits and it was pretty normal to respect it and love it, but I think I would love them more and listen to so many different details than I do today. Thank you !

[@horrel412]

Thanks for reacting to such a monument of French music !!! I’m French and this song is meaningful!!! Thanks a lot . Merci beaucoup pour cette réaction de 🇫🇷

[@christianeguerin3156]

J'adore Balavoine, c'était vraiment un excellent chanteur 💟

[@maureennicolae2044]

This song still makes me emotional after all those years ! A perfect song for Balavoine’s voice ! All the songs of « starmania » are masterpieces !

[@cookimic980]

Perso j’adore également le version de Grégory lemarchal. Une pensée pour lui et sa famille!

[@sonyjack6544]

Indeed, the musical helpt his carrer a lot! This songe was in 1979 and his first great solo succes was about the same time with "le Chanteur " 1980. This musical is full of great succes here in France !

[@lilou8269]

It's so cool to see Americans discover Daniel who is greatly missed. Hope you'll do 'mon fils m'a bataille' (my son, my fight), a song about a man who is fighting to get custody of his son when the boy's mom left. Written in the 80s when father's rights in France meant shit.

[@chrisgaby5122]

If I remember well, in that part of the opera-rock, his girlfriend was just assassinated, he explains he was never meant for this world, he doesn't feel at ease here, he didn't get lucky in the "world's lottery". He just wants to escape (like a bird/ talk of metamorphosis), doesn't want to accept the routine (work sleep, repeat). The part you don't get: I never had my feet on the ground/ I would rather be a bird/ I don't feel comfortable in my own skin/ I would like to see the world upside down/ What if it was more beautiful/ more beautiful seen from above/ from aboooooooooooove :) I don't want to be a robot/ Subway, work, sleep

[@Subotaï01]

The version in english by Peter Kingsberry is amazing too ! This song is incredible when performed by great artists.😉

[@Ylorken]

Performance is incredible but you have to understand the lyrics to FEEL and LIVE the song. I'm french and not a fan of Balavoine, but this specific song with the lyrics and interpretation are OUTSTANDING.

[@sayumi66]

You must listen Grégory Lemarchal version too ! Amazing !! 😍😍😍

[@sarraazzouz2031]

The version of Gregory Lemarchal is also beatiful, specially knowing his story!

[@firekyubi]

Shivers every time

[@maleboba]

ce qui fait que la version de balavoine est aussi exceptionnelle c'est qu'il est auteur/compositeur etait furieusement engagé dans ses textes et aussi en tant que personne vis a vis de l'humanité , quand il chante, on le sent concerné , c'est pour cela que sa version reste la meilleure.

[@olivierlevasseur6034]

So happy you just did this one!

[@pascalbrants9642]

Daniel balavoine mon fils ma bataille very best parole, good analyse

[@tombouchon6950]

Grégory Lemarchal has a similar voice. You should listen to him too.

[@obsmagician]

LOL, sans déconner ??? It is a joke, isn't it ?

[@tombouchon6950]

@@obsmagician pourquoi une blague? Il a repris beaucoup de ses chansons avec succès.

[@jimmay17]

Perso je suis pas fan de Gregory Lemarchal mais sa version est, à mes yeux, meilleure que celle de balavoine !

[@papage6322]

Hello Dereck and thank you for your particular interest in French music. The original version of the rock opera Starmania sung by Balavoine deeply moves the viewer. His voice and the intensity he puts into his interpretation is unique. The English version "only the very best" by Peter Kingsbery does not equal it. However, if you have not already listened to it, I invite you to listen to the version of the singer Grégory Lemarchal whose interpretation is overwhelming. Beyond the music itself and the too short career of this singer who died of cystic fibrosis, this version is even more charged with emotion ... A song cut out for him and for his voice where you can feel all his thirst for life despite illness. Try this version if you don't already know it and if you are curious, find out about the tragic trajectories of these two singers, Balavoine and Lemarchal because ironically, both died too early.

[@glambertini4709]

I was moved to see you so moved ! ^^ You can check the Peter Kingsbery's version (Peter Kingsbery - Only The Very Best), my second favorite version of that beautiful song !

[@annareichert4554]

Almost every song of Balavoine makes me cry, I love him so much. The version of Gregory Lemarchal is also very good is you wan’t to listen to it !

[@emmalaparisienne4752]

If you like D. Balavoine's voice, watch Michel Polnareff on the title Holidays. The music and the voice are exceptional. A very great French singer.

[@lariost5683]

There's an english version of this song by peter Kingsbery (cock robin) called : "only the very best", but the lyrics are not the same, but his voice is very interesting also.

[@icedbass]

This english version is amazing too. i' m french and for one time, i can say that ! Si tu es français, je dirais que je ne suis pas déçue par l'interpretation de Kingsbery, elle est dans la même mouvance.

[@lariost5683]

@@icedbass Oui complètement, elle est dans la même veine, il y a juste que je ne savais pas du tout que le chanteur de Cock Robin avait d'aussi bonnes capacités vocales

[@samueldevulder]

Oh yeah! This one must be reacted to as well. Rock Robin was also a nice band back in the 80's. @Dereck, you should react one day to "The promise you made".

[@icedbass]

@@lariost5683 Je suis tout à fait d'accord, j'ai appréciée sa voix, j'ai découvert ce cover grace à toi. Merci

[@lariost5683]

@@icedbass Content de t'avoir fait découvrir ce morceau, au passage comme je vois le mot bass dans ton pseudo, la basse dans le morceau de Balavoine est juste incroyable, elle est au début très discrète même si elle lead le morceau, et puis à un moment même Dereck s'est senti obligé de réagir dessus dès qu'elle a commencé à faire sa petite percée.

[@marcbergeron8690]

Certainly my most beloved version of this great Starmania song. Lots of other covers exist.

[@anavrin6437]

You must see and react to Starmania ! I love Daniel Balavoine and miss him so much !