First time hearing Les Cowboys Fringants - Les Étoiles Filantes

[@CliffEugene]

Us, french canadian, sometimes feel alone in this sea of anglophones that North America is. To see an anglophone speaking about a french canadian hero like Karl Tremblay is pretty awesome to us. Thank you for your curiosity. Without any exaggeration, Karl Tremblay, little by little, established himself as a true hero of our culture by his authenticity, his humility and his humanity.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

My friend has told me how amazing and down to earth he was. After he mentioned his passing I asked him to give me 2 songs to listen to and the second one will be recorded this week along with me looking up the lyrics translation

[@CaptnGino]

​@@NeuroticVowsMusicHey, I bet the newer song is L'Amérique pleure. Jaclyn Lizzi made a really good translation of this song as a music video. The lyrics she chose are really on point.

[@hyphenangel]

Québécois* on est pas Canadiens Edit: On dirait que j'ai faché beaucoup de monde avec mon commentaire. Juste dire que Karl était une emblème très puissante de la culture *Québécoise*. Son influence culturelle était beaucoup moins présente hors du Québec. Peu importe où tu te situe par rapport à l'indépendence du Québec, c'est juste un fait que nous sommes très culturellement différents du ROC, et faire la différence entre culture québécoise et culture canadienne constitue pas un message haineux envers les Canadiens, mais bien plus un souhait de préservation de la culture Québécoise, ce qui est tout à fait raisonnable. Dire le contraire, c'est renier notre identité culturelle et accepter qu'elle soit complètement assimilée et appropriée par le Canada.

[@pouetpouetdaddy5]

on se calme, c'est pas un "héros"…le chanteur d'un groupe emblématique, certes, mais pas un héros. Y a pas changer le monde. Ca va faire l'enflure verbale qu'on nous sert depuis sa mort, c'est triste…mais…calmons-nous. J'avais aucune idée de son nom jusqu'à l'été passé, et ca fait 25 ans qu'ils sont dans le décor.

[@gtronly]

@@pouetpouetdaddy5 justement tu le connaissais pas .. tu ne sais pas l'impact immense qu'il a eu au court des 25 dernière année ... Il a eu un hommage nationale cest pas pour rien

[@Peart2112]

The lyrics are such a big part of what makes this band so good and popular. You might wanna consider running them through a translator for future videos. Just a suggestion. This one is titled "The Shooting Stars" and is about how fleeting life is and how it is important to make the most of every moment and enjoy the time you have with the ones you love. Of course this description is far from doing it justice. Their songwriter is incredibly talented and this song in particular is really poignant, full of humanity, bittersweet and beautiful all at once.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I will do that for future songs in languages I don't speak and the next one I do is a more recent song from this band. Than you for the feedback. Still new to reacting

[@matt.guitare4242]

Those lyrics are also a knife to the heart of any french canadian born in the 80s. "When aging was illusory , when his bag of toy was a treasure chest. When palying outside in the cold until exausting just to come home to watch the favorite kid show". And the second part of the song is how being adult male you feel when looking back to all of this.

[@charles-davidberube1174]

@@matt.guitare4242true, I’d say 90’s kid also feel represented in this song

[@matt.guitare4242]

@@charles-davidberube1174 yes defintly is

[@adelemaisonneuve7470]

It makes me cry every time

[@mrrandom1265]

95% of enjoying this song is about understanding the lyrics. Very strong lyrics, especially after what happened to the singer. It's basically about the futility of life and about how fast it goes but at the end, there's still positivity and we should enjoy life to the fullest.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I looked up the lyrics translation after the video and incorporated looking at translations while listening to better understand songs as I hear them

[@moniquelee3623]

In english: If I stop for a moment To tell you about my life Just like that quietly In a bar, rue St-Denis I will tell you the memories Well engraved in my memory Of this time when growing old Was still very illusory When I annoyed the little girls Not far from the swings And my bag of marbles Became a real treasure And these snowy winters Building igloos And return with frozen feet Just in time for Passe-Partout But at the end of the road, tell me what will remain From the little school and the playground When paper planes no longer fly in the wind We tell ourselves that the good times are finally passing Like a shooting star If I stop for a moment To talk to you about life I notice that, very often We don't choose, but we endure And that the dreams of ti-asses Faint or repress In this raw reality Who takes us into the mold Thirties, belly The brats, the mortgage The joys and sorrows Good moves and failures Work, do your best Don't snatch, get by And hope to be happy A little before dying But at the end of the road, tell me what will remain Of our little passage in this frenetic world After existing to save time We'll say to ourselves that we were finally Only shooting stars If I stop for a moment To talk to you about life Just like that quietly Not far from Saint-Louis square It's because with you I'm good And that I was able to feel like worrying about it Because yeah, see too far It's no better than looking back Despite the old bitterness And the loves that pass The friends we lose in the fog And the ideals that break Life clings and is reborn As the springs return In a breath of fresh air Who soothes aching hearts That means if you want to stay tonight With me, the night is sweet, we can walk And even though we know that everything only lasts for a while I wish you were for a while My shooting star But at the end of the road, tell me what will remain But at the end of the road, tell me what will remain Only shooting stars

[@moniquelee3623]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKilo3uaqq5gnaM America cries One more day to sleep Along with the sun The face still a little worn From my four hours of sleep (yeah!) I take a drag of a cigarette Job done for vitamins And a good coffee with mope water History of making yourself look better I take the Florida Turnpike Tomorrow evening we'll be in Montmagny No trucker it's not really Klondike But you see the country (yeah!) Above all, it makes you realize That behind the beautiful landscapes There are so many inequalities And suffering on the faces The question I ask myself all the time: But how do all these people do it? To still believe in life In this hypocrisy? It's so sad that sometimes when I come home And I park my old truck I see all of America crying In my rearview mirror... I hang out in my trailer All the excesses of my time The frozen glut Shot, overpacked (yeah!) While wishful thinking fades away That our carelessness is satisfied It's at the bottom of the containers What can the surplus rot? The question I ask myself all the time: But what will our children do? When there will be nothing left Only ruins and hunger? It's so sad that sometimes when I come home And I park my old truck I see all of America crying In my rearview mirror... On Interstate 95 All dreams go up in smoke A tank on fire in a ramp A fatal accident (yeah!) And in the middle of this traffic jam No respect for death Everyone takes turns playing the horn In such a hurry to get nowhere The question I ask myself all the time: But where are all these people going? There are so many tanks everywhere The world is going crazy It's so sad that sometimes when I come home And I park my old truck I see all of America crying In my rearview mirror... Another highway truck stop Pogné to eat ch'noute It's true that in the soup of the day There was so much love (yeah!) We killed human warmth With chain service On TV another sick person Just started a shootout The question I ask myself all the time: But how do these poor people do it? To get through the whole course Of a life without love? It's so sad that sometimes when I come home And I park my old truck I see all of America crying In my rearview mirror... Yeah, but me too When I drive alone in the night I sometimes wonder what I'm doing here Taken in the backcountry (yeah!) I think of everything I missed With Mimi and the two girls And I have this fucked feeling To be a stranger in my family The question I ask myself all the time Why work so much Take away from those I love All this to play the game It's so sad that sometimes When I'm far from home Sitting in my old truck I have all of America crying What goes deep in the heart

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Those lyrics are so good and I al so glad the internet exists to get this knowledge. Next reaction I will have the lyrics translated available during the reaction

[@maximelepage7664]

Glad to hear it. Their music is awesome but the lyrics are the soul of the band. There's so much meaning behind each songs.

[@alexandrebouvier7731]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic Passe-Partout was in Quebec our "Sesame Street". An educational tv show for children in the late 70s.

[@judithboyce3462]

"It is because I am happy with you and I don't want to worry about it" is a little correction for the translation....

[@basseon]

And I cried again. Can't listen to those songs without crying, even when he was alive. It's the lyrics, poetry and themes that get to me.

[@badouplus1304]

Moi aussi, plus je vieillis (53 ans), plus je vis des émotions en écoutant cette chanson

[@tomsmith9281]

Les Cowboys Fringants are by far at the top of the list of my favourite bands. Unfortunately, they are one of the few that causes so many feelings that I can't listen to them often. And now this song resonates just so much more.

[@marcgiard]

go listen to ''les pauvres'' by Plume Latraverse, jamais autant braillé de ma sainte vie

[@judithdesrosiers7457]

@@tomsmith9281

[@guillaumemarcil4208]

It's nice to see that someone who don't speak French like a french song. It's a masterpiece in Québec, lots of person like me have a story whit that song or whith the group in general.

[@PotatoToon]

This song is not political, but many of their songs are. This song talks about how life goes by so fast like shooting stars, it starts with talking about childhood and then the 30s and maybe doing something significant before dying. It's both sad and happy lyrics on a happy music which is typical of groups here. And by the way he died on november 15th, november 28 was the state funerals. I would recommend their song ''Plus Rien'' talking about climate change, there is a video of it with both english and french lyrics.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Thank you for the recommendation and the clarification. I will put that song in my list of next songs to check out

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I also apologize for all bad French pronunciation

[@PotatoToon]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic The way you said the group name and the song is actually really accurate. When reactors listen to french songs they usually pronounce the title far from how it's supposed to. If you want to listen to more Quebec music there are a lot of really famous groups like ''Les colocs'' and ''La bottine souriante'' (that last one is mostly what we call ''songs to repeat'' where each main lines are repeated by the public) as well as Celine Dion of course and many more.

[@MSLmtlpartisan]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic you tried and we accept how you tried.

[@carllafortune7403]

As a guy from Repentigny in Quebec (the town this group came from) their music followed me from the time I was 14-15 years old. The news on this singer deth was the first time that the death of a celebrity really affected me. I never realized how much they were loved and I am surprised but really happy to see this video. Wow their music really brought everyone together. Thanks

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I am only now discovering them after my friend from Canada mentioned his passing and I asked about the band and he gave me this and one other song to check out. I will also look up the lyrics of the next song during the recording to understand the message as I react

[@brigittepatry4364]

Repentigny !!! Je suis repentignoise également

[@brucemacneil]

The greatness and magnitude of Les Cowboys has no comparison in the English world.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Also the singer was such a down to earth and amazing person from what i have been told and read

[@sourandbitter3062]

I know that's not the intention but it sounds like we're comparing the greatness of two cultures. Maybe there isn't a comparison and if that's so, I'd guess it's not really possible for a population as large as english speakers in North America to have an artist or a band form a consensus like the Cowboys Fringants did in Québec. Maybe there is, I don't know.

[@SergeSimardMtl]

I read Quebecois explain to anglo-Canadians that Les Cowboys Fringants were the Tragically Hips of Québec. Which translates well for Canada, as the singer both passed away and really captures the essence of both countries (one is still upcoming).

[@hdufort]

​@@SergeSimardMtlI would say this is an accurate comparison. No comparison is ever perfect but yes, both bands had a huge following in their respective culture, both singers were charismatic and great guys, and both died too young tragically.

[@Alain.Robert]

Every generation has its voice and soul representing them and Karl Tremblay was the voice of my generation. Thanks for sharing this !

[@lolahernandez6871]

This song is a tear jerker..❤❤❤

[@sergecaron4834]

I am impressed that an American takes the time to listen to our music. If you want to liste. To something quite remarkable there is Daniel Belanger

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Can you give me a recommendation to a song by Daniel Belanger?

[@MSLmtlpartisan]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic got few for ya : - Rêver Mieux (Betta Dream) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/oGHagmipo76spdE - Sèche tes pleurs (Dry your tears) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJOtmIesbdCLpNk - La folie en quatre (Madness) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/gXykeIqdl9WGj7c - Parapluie (Umbrella) : kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4fMk6GaiNqDnpo For me I want you to react at Les Colocs another huge old band closer to the roots-political band of the Quebec. They were our 90's before the lead signer kill himself .... yes our top musician leave a deep hole when they go ... Losing Karl it's like losing the Quebec's Avatar, our voice for Freedom. Here 2 songs of the Colocs : - La rue Principale : kzbin.info/www/bejne/hqi5e2Wbdtici8U - Passe moé la puck : kzbin.info/www/bejne/a2W2e2yDjd1snbs Roots-political folk-rock is a music trend in Quebec just like Grass-roots rock in USA! We live through this beat cuz we are a melancolic french nation looking for simple freedom, we are the true children of the Liberty Statue, looking at the liberty horizon and dreaming of peace. Hope you like those songs, have a nice day and thanks for your video and reaction to our music! Time for me to try Die Toten Hosen now!

[@clodeyrousseau9793]

les deux printemps@@NeuroticVowsMusic

[@ben8140]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic La folie en quatre from Daniel Belanger

[@domgauthier2612]

​@@NeuroticVowsMusic opium and sèche tes pleurs

[@MarcHarvey-nq5vw]

Thanks again for your open mind, to listen to the best groupe from Québec ❤

[@ccinn6452]

Thank you for this ! It’s really a big part of our culture here in Québec. He had a state funeral to give you an idea. Like others told you, the lyrics are the most important part of their song and also the sound , wich is music instruments that our grand parents played in our family reunions. You did very well for the pronounciation ! We appreciate when someone’s try so don’t be shy about it 😉 I ´m gonna try to translate … If I stop myself a little bit To talk to you about my life Just like that , calmly In a bar St-Denis’s street I will tell you of memories Well engraved in my mind When the idea of growing old Was still an illusion When I use to mess with the little girls near the swings And when my marbles bag was a true treasure Those snowy winters building igloos And return home with frozen feet just in time for «passe-partout»(which is a kid show) But in the end tell me what will remains Of the elementary school and the playground When the paper planes don’t fly in the wind anymore We tell ourselves that the good times pass by Like shooting stars If I stop myself a little bit To talk to you about life I observe that finally we don’t choose but we endure And that the dreams of the little ones Vanishes , represses In this crude reality that put us all in a mold The thirty’s , the belly The kids , the mortgage The joys and the sorrows The wins and the failures Working ,doing our best Having a hard time , making it out And hoping to be happy just before dying But at the end of the road Tell me what will remains Of our little passage in this frantic world After existing to win time We will say to ourselves that we were finally Only shootings stars If I stop myself a little bit To talk to you about my life Just like that calmly Near the St-Louis square It’s because when I’m with you I’m feeling fine and I don’t want to worry anymore Because looking too far is no better than to look behind Despite the olds bitterness And the loves that goes by The friends that we lose in the fog Or the convictions that breaks Life holds on and renew like the spring come back In a breath of fresh air That appease the broken-hearted ones So if tonight you want to stay with me The night is sweet , we could take a walk And even though we know that everything just last an instant I would like you to be for a moment My shooting star But at the end tell me what will remains But at the end tell me what will remains Only shooting stars

[@ccinn6452]

And other goods song by them …-Sur mon épaule-L’Amérique pleure -Plus rien -Toune d’automne -Mon chum Rémi …. 😊

[@XxKidnoffxX]

@@ccinn6452 Yes, l'Amérique Pleure is probably my favorite of them. I'm a french Canadian from Quebec and I'm surprised to see a reaction video on this band. The lyrics are important yes, but it's mainly cultural from here. While I listen to this song and remember a lot of my childhood. It's really cool to see some english people with a mind enough open to appreciate some of our culture like that.

[@ccinn6452]

@@XxKidnoffxX Coucou du fin fond de la beauce ;) Tu as raison pour le truc culturel… ce qui rend le tout un peu dur à expliquer . Comme toi j’étais vraiment contente de voir un anglais réagir aux Cowboys. C’est là qu’on dit que la musique peut réunir. Bref ils resteront toujours une partie de nous pour plusieurs incluant moi même 🫶🏻

[@mikhaelvaillancourt8623]

lost my friend at 18 years old from cancer and this song was played at his funeral this song at nearly 40 years old always hit me hard.

[@TheDarkgusgus]

Hi, they are indeed folk rock. They used to be political but they changed for "slice of life" around 2008. The feeling they were trying to invoke in this song is nostalgia, the lyrics are absolutely beautiful, you should check the numerous translations that exist online.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I will incorporate looking up lyrics in future reactions of bands that sing in languages I don't speak. I have looked this one up afterwards and it has more meaning than I thought

[@katrinacouture6049]

Cette chanson est vraiment la plus nostalgique des coboye fringant sa fais toujours du bien de l'en🕊❤️‍🩹❤️

[@Soack17]

This song makes me nostalgic every time, the lyrics are powerful!!!

[@Robert_Paprika]

A Quebec classic, RIP Karl, you were the best of us

[@psychohazards]

The band's magic to me is that the live shows were always a giant party full of humanism that you were absolutely invited to. No Mather who the F you happen to be. AWIGNAHAAAAANN

[@pogchampedits]

title means "Those shooting stars" and they sing about what its like to grow up in our society. Chorus goes like this: "at the end of the road, whats gonna remain of our little time on this crazy world? After existing just to try to gain more time; we will understand that were just shooting stars."

[@The_switch_playerPlayer]

everyone can love this song even if they don't understand what he says... such a great singer. Karl trambley will always stay in our heart ( the singer that died a few week ago )

[@MaKs2K5]

Very cool that you try to listen to this. It's one of the best songs they did. Thanks for sharing !

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I also listen to their live version that many have recommended and read the lyrics translated into English. What an amazing message

[@whohappened]

you should definitely have the translated lyrics to read along, this song is beautiful

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I did afterwards but looking up lyrics will be a part of future content

[@francoisschneegans8881]

When I listen to this masterpiece, eyes closed, really listening to the lyrics... I will both cry and smile, everytime. So powerful!

[@iryef5514]

so glad someone who dosent even speak french takes the time apreciate such a great part of our musical culture vive le quebec :,)

[@alainfrigon1797]

It's good to see you listen to french nusic, qe have so many freat singers and musicians has good has any artists from arpund the world.

[@slavery2000]

R.I.P Karl Tremblay 😭, he was a warrior againts his cancer until the end

[@s.d.haddock7838]

Tellement vrai!!! Karl Tremblay est devenu un héros à travers sa musique, son humanité et son combat! Merci Karl! RIP......💔😔🌹

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Yeah a Canadian friend of mine mentioned his passing and then suggested these songs

[@jakool998]

I suggest you react to the live version from FEQ 2023 of « sur mon épaule », it’s a very emotional video, he was struggling hard with cancer at this point of his career and he still managed to do an amazing show for more than 90k persons!

[@MTLmunchies]

everyone I know in Quebec has a special memory, moment or person tied to their personal meaning of the song. this one reminds me of my dad when he passed away. I can never listen to it without tearing up a bit

[@luois1234509]

@NeuroticVowsMusic Wow!!!! Pour être moi-même fière de mon Québec, je lève mon Châpeau à toi qui à fait la découverte d'un très grand Artiste Québecois! Thanks to open your mind.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Thank you I am always open to music no matter the language as long as the message isn't bad.

[@ari_et_alice4330]

Im French Canadian and it’s so nice that you listening to this music. Sorry my English is not very good 😅

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

You're English is perfectly fine.

[@Vlmftyxq]

Hello.You should listen to the following songs: Octobre, La tête haute, Plus rien, L'Amérique pleure, Toune d'Automne, La Manifestation, Les Maisons toutes pareilles, Ici-bas and La Marine Marchande, which is a little qwirkier than the others. All of their songs speak of living life to the fullest, of fighting for what is right but with our words, of love and sticking together and nostalgia. Karl Tremblay had a precious authenticity and truth about him, without pomp or pretention, and he sang of things we live through or think of and often don't get to say. I hope you listen to their songs and find accurate translations because Les Cowboys Fringant's message is worth listening to. Thank you for bringing our little French speaking Quebec world into yours. Happy listening

[@DemonSkySnow]

Understanding the lyrics is a huge part of what makes LCF very good

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Yeah after reading the lyrics after this song gave me more appreciation. I now read the translation during any new reaction.

[@andretherrien2509]

We can feel the futility of life....at times...he describes it well....bitter sweet...we are dust in the wind or shooting stars

[@MrPolycarpe13]

First off, Kudos to you for trying something different. Ah the two solitudes of Canada, just like Gord Downie is unknown to most of Québec, Karl Tremblay is unknown to most of anglo-Canada. In many ways they are much alike, not musically but nevertheless poets both of them, storytellers for sure, authentic and sincere, huge love for where they are from and always inserting in their songs references that everyone understands and that hit close to home. I miss them both very much. Lache pas la patate!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Is there a Gord Downie song you would recommend for me to check out?

[@gen077]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic Gord Downie is the lead singer of a legendary canadian band, The Tragically Hip. Sadly, in 2017, Gord lost his battle to cancer, just like Karl Tremblay... Songs i would recommend from The Hip, as we call them: 1. Little Bones 2. Wheat Kings 3. New Orelans is sinking 4. Bobcaygeon 5. 38 years old That list could probably go on for a bit... 😅

[@MrPolycarpe13]

Ya, that list could very well go on a while. Everyone has their favs. Grace, 50 mission cap, Ahead by a century to add a few.@@gen077

[@TheDarkgusgus]

Karl's dream was top open a sort of gaming pub. It happened in 2018-2019ish but had to close down in 2020. They reopened since then and i'm pretty sure is running nicely.

[@MrEazio]

He is the main reason why I'm a gamer today!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

That's what my friend mentioned to me about him. Thank you for this info. I heard he was incredibly humble and down to earth

[@rioriggs3568]

My favorite songs from this band : - La traversée (Traditional Irish/Quebec music vibe with funny lyrics) - Marine Marchande (Traditional Irish/Quebec music vibe with funny lyrics) - En berne (A political song about the state of Quebec) - L'Amérique pleure (A political song about the state of America) - Plus rien (Live version) (A political song about the environment) So many great songs I would say it's soft politically... mainly the need to preserve the language and the environment. None of the Republican vs Democrat animosity.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have checked out L'Amérique pleure and is uploaded on the channel, and I am tacking tallies to see what the next band is

[@slecompte435]

Best song des Cowboys Fringants!

[@maeliecartier3990]

Les Cowboys Fringants is qualified as a ''néo-trad'' groupe, its a subgenre of Quebec folk music, but its modernized and blend with rock and/or eletronica. Our folk music has links with Ireland's traditionnal (rythm and instument such as the violon and the accordion) music because of history (there was a massive immigration of irish people, so we have various influences).

[@VERB4LE]

RIP Karl , your music will always inspire us !

[@thomasmm5363]

Repose en paix 🕊️

[@FishLeFish]

One of the coolest things about Karl was that his funeral brought the whole province together. We had a huge ceremony. Everyone lowered their flags. Never before have I seen something bring everyone together so much, and so it was incredibly heartwarming.

[@jakool998]

I suggest you react to the live version from FEQ 2023 of « sur mon épaule », it’s a very emotional video, he was struggling hard with cancer at this point of his career and he still managed to do an amazing show for more than 90k persons!

[@12dodo37]

Yes! That is a great suggestion!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I had watched it after reacting to the studio one so I wouldn't be able to do a fresh reaction but it was incredibly moving after knowing what the songs means

[@shawnyscore6988]

Really need to look up the meaning of the lyrics. And also the song “ plus rien “. The lyrics are amazing. Im from Quebec and they were such a big part of my life. Great band

[@OdinWannaBe]

J'ai adoré regarder ta réaction mon ami / I liked watching your reaction my friend.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Thank you

[@eviljeep]

TX for the react from Québec Canada 🇲🇶🇨🇦🤟

[@EmMysteryVlogs]

Thank you so much for listening to this. I recommend Compter les Corps by Vulgaires Machins (punk rock), La Folie En Quatre by Daniel Bélanger (progressive pop), Un Musicien Parmi Tant d'Autres by Harmonium (folk rock), Ayoye by Offenbach (rock blues, singer passed from colon cancer in 1990), Tassez-Vous De Là by Les Colocs (neo-trad, folk, rock, singer killed himself by harakiri in 2000, his death was as impactful as Karl Tremblay at the time). So many tragedies, it means the world that you take the time to listen. So proud of our little nation

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have added them all to my list for future reactions

[@MilyaCorbeilGauvreauFansYeettt]

Wowwww Thank You so much 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷😍😍😍😍😍

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

You're welcome and thank you for watching

[@remimartel64]

I am from Quebec and the signer just die like two week ago, all the guys in Quebec this day. rip Karl Tremblay... Ont t'aime en tab*****. Adieu Karl... A 14 years old boy

[@yanlanouette1787]

Our greatest band we miss you Karl

[@nathan-oliviermorin9871]

There are many more pearls of greatness in our part of the world. Merci de ton intérêt (thx 4 this)

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

If there are other bands you would recommend along with a song title, let me know

[@pistache2334]

​@@NeuroticVowsMusic You should discover a lot more about french-canadian artist some will sing in french, english or both it's a rabbit hole. I don't know on which type of music you want to react but we have a lot of folks group, hip-hop and pop artist but I can suggest you some old music too. Just for example we have : Gerry Boulet, harmonium, robert charlebois, les colocs, loco locas, fouki, loud, alaclair ensemble, souldia, loud , facekché, freddy gruesum, françois pérusse...........

[@nathan-oliviermorin9871]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic mmmh. Malajube - Étienne D'Aout -- Experimental Rock band Karkwa - L'acouphène -- Experimental Rock band Mes Aïeux - Dégénérations live version -- Folk Rock band Vulgaires Machins - Compter les corps -- Punk Rock Band Most of these are getting a bit old but rock is more my thing and that well has been pretty dry for a while in Québec. If you have specific genres you would like to hear I can point directions but pop and hip hop are not my thing so there's a low limit to my knowledge fo those.

[@jlmenard7688]

I like how he summoned the whole of Québec in the comments

[@phildiop8248]

Rest in peace Karl Tremblay

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

Check : awikatchikaen / Heavy Metal / Rock En Camisole / Marcel Galarneau / Shack A Hector Le Gars D'la Compagnie / Joyeux Calvaire / and the albums "les nuits de repentigny" / "motel Capri" / "12 grandes chanson"/"sur mon canapé". His wife is gret in solo project, Marie-Anick Lepine "Les Cheveux Gras", "Le Coeur Gai"... she is carrying on with their daughters now that Karl left us. "Cyndi tu m'as fait mal Heavy Metal!" RIP KARL

[@ara-miss4316]

That's pretty good 😀 R.I.P Karl Tremblay from the cowboys fringants...another good singer in quebec is Daniel Belanger since the 90's. Sure you will like it too 😋👍

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Any song suggestions from him?

[@ara-miss4316]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic of course 😋 "sèche tes pleurs", "la folie en quatre", "les deux printemps", "les temps fous", "parapluie", "ensorcelé" , "chante encore". Voilà 😋and there's a lot more that you will find on youtube, but these songs, they were very popular on the radio in the 90's😶 also you should try "plus rien" from cowboys fringants 😋👍 happy to help you !

[@vl100000]

that's a song about childhood and then, getting old

[@GFD-360]

r.i.p. karl

[@loicklaroche6816]

Thank you for this reaction⚜️⚜️⚜️

[@LaurianneDupras]

Repose en paix Karl Tremblay 🫡💙

[@angeliquelemire-zj8kv]

I recommend the song “plus rien” that is also from Les cowboys fringants!!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

That is my next video, going up later today

[@FuniqueCa]

Also nice to know that that melody is derived from a kids’ show that marked a generation… les confidences de Passe-Partout could be compared emotionally to Mr Rogers’ thoughtful moments

[@francislanglois5433]

At 5:30 if the song you talked about is from Dschinghis Khan (which must be cause there's not a lot of song call Moskau made by a german band) it's so true that the part sound like.But to be honest I don't know if it inspire them. Anyway just discovered your channel and love your content! Thanks for taking the time to talk about Les cowboys fringant big respect to you

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

That is the song Moscau. I am originally from Germany. Thank you for checking out my channel amd glad I am not the only one who heard the similarities. I think it is more coincidence

[@OdinWannaBe]

Im sure they were inspired.

[@gen077]

I was bawling my eyes out, just to see an American react to les Cowboys, and show interest in quebecois music and culture. This could be a great niche, there are AMAZING french quebecois you could react to, Cowboys are great, but Jean Leloup is also a must (in my opinion) ;) i just subscribed! Thank you for this.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Any suggested songs by Jean Leloup?

[@gen077]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic Absolutely!! Here are some of my personal favorite that i would recommend to get a glimpse of his work (he is actually very prolific and has many different styles, depending on the era) (also pick the Audiogram videoclips if you can, or from Jean Leloup Officiel): 1. 1990 2. Johnny Go 3. Le monde est à pleurer 4. Ballade à Toronto 5. Les fourmis

[@Sicktrees]

I highly suggest these as well, from Jean Leloup: La Vie Est Laide La chambre Paradis City Je joue de la guitare

[@gen077]

@@Sicktrees you know how long that freaking list could be!! Great picks BTW!

[@joaidane]

You should have taken the version at the Olympia in Paris. Beautiful and fun to watch. The thing that stands out now about this song is how somewhat prophetic or maybe ironic is more apt. The song is essentially describing how fast and illusory life is. How everything passes by quickly; we are but a "shooting star" in the scheme of things. RIP Karl! One of their best is, to my mind, "Plus Rien" (older by a decade or so than this one :) )

[@sadp9013]

We all shooting stars. We are here for a small momant and hope a couple people admirer us as we come and go

[@Habsfan0]

i recomend you check out the live version of this song at the Olympia in Paris. (Les Cowboys Fringants - Les étoiles filantes - Live Olympia)

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I will take a look at that. I love live performances

[@Habsfan0]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic watch it till the end. The last 2 minutes are amazing. The crowd really gets into it.

[@qawwal78]

Yes watch this live 2018 my brother recorded it.

[@mrsvoyage]

The best french canadian band

[@martinpiche818]

R.I.P Karl Tremblay

[@BossClown9]

Merci pour ta vidéo! 😃

[@dominicleclerc1343]

The guy had cancer and the song is about reminiscing, that events in life are like a shooting stars

[@JOE_XD]

Thanks for that american friend! Your quebecer gamer bud is pretty cool, I'm a quebecer gamer myself! :P The band politics is very simple, most of quebecers would like to become an independent country just like the U.S. Bay.

[@parralele401]

I like very much the song L' Amérique Pleure, a song that has been translated in English by a girl from Texas Jaclyn Lizzi, it is on You Tube, it is a very good translation but you should also listen to the original song by the Cowboys fringants.

[@marieschmidt2202]

She has an amazing adaptation, wouldn't call it a translation. It's beautiful either way

[@sgagne1]

Merci

[@largades528]

Rip Carl Tremblay

[@l3npw301]

should of look up the lyrics at the same time all his songs got a messages and they are beautiful beside that love people doing this big respect

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I will definitely do that in future videos as part of the video

[@mireillesavage4586]

Lyrics are beautiful

[@clampies3815]

Karl Tremblay wrote a couple of songs for the band. If you're interested I suggest to listen to Pub royal, it's very good and it's also the name of the musical based on their songs. Other suggestion is En berne, Plus rien, Toune d'automne, Ici bas. My favourite is Pizza galaxie.

[@RainyCarnival]

As an English Quebecker, I actually can’t stand most french music, but find that French folk just hits that sweets spot

[@SylvainBerube]

What is the name of the german band you talk about at 4:48? I think the only punk band from Germany that I know is WIZO, I'm always curious to discover punk-rock band. You seems to have eclectic taste in music, that's great! I'm glad you took the time to listen to Les Cowboys Fringants and to share it here. As you see from the comments, we from Québec are quite proud of this band. The death of Karl Tremblay is such a loss.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Die Toten Hosen. They have a song they recorded in both German and English. The German versionis called Willkommen in Deautschland and the English version is My Land. It has similar feel to this song

[@sylvierousseau125]

❤

[@discursion]

This song is especially powerful because of the lyrics, just saying.

[@CatherineBriseboisCatWoods]

Hi. One of my favorites of their's is Heavy Metal (not a political one and rather light hearted). But for more political ones, there's: En berne, La manifestation and Plus rien. 🙂

[@109109109109109]

I appreciated seeing you being 'moved?(ému)' by this song. Peace. From Québec. Ps: i'd be surprised if the 'Moskau' sond was an influence, we never heard that sont in Québec(there is exceptions to every rules, of ciarse, :) ) But i'd be surprised.. Have a good one.

[@FishLeFish]

This is one of my favourite albums of all time, by one of my favourite bands! I am so deeply saddened by the death of Karl. It makes me so happy you like it! The genre is call “Neo-trad” which means “New traditional”, which basically means Political Folk-Rock. By “Political, it refers to human rights and how important culture is. Which, to some is seen as political, and others don’t. Here in Canada, it all depends. It is pretty political for outside of Quebec, but inside I wouldn’t really say it is we as a society pretty much agree on it. But I think a lot of the songs are messages for anglophones. I highly suggest “8 Secondes”. I also suggest my favourite song by the cowboys: “Les Reine”. I also suggest “Louis Hebert” which is about the first ever Canadian! (All the way from 1610!) I’d also suggest their biggest hit album: “Break Syndical” which is a very silly album at parts! Have a great day mon ami!

[@Quipscop]

AHAH YEAH

[@Myworld1916]

I felt so depressed when Karl died. I mean, for a band that was omnipresent everywhere, being the equivalant of Quebec's Beatles, I've always felt shrinked against there political standing while I've always labeled them as a Quebec seperatist ring. Thus, only people who wanted Quebec to be a country followed them and liked them while the rest of the population who did not follow their political ideology, like my dad for example kind of ignored them. That was what I thought everytime, until I saw the CBC media talking about them and seeing federalist friends sharing publications about his death in a positive way did I realise too little too late that it's everyone's band and not the other way around. R.I.P. Karl Tremblay 😢

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I did look up translated lyrics to understand as much as I can but I know certain words don't hit a well translated. I am saying that as a native German speaker

[@camilleallen6057]

Listen to Daniel Bélanger ❤

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Any particular song?

[@YvanB62]

You should look at his last song « la fin du show ». ( end of the show)

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have uploaded that reaction a few days ago. Watch it here kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ-ngICeqsyoq6M

[@philippejoseph1215]

your pronunciation in french is actually fucking impressive!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Thank you, French language is so different from either English or German so I am never confident in the pronunciation

[@antoineharvey-boudreault5565]

well technically english is germanic latinized from french@@NeuroticVowsMusic

[@jdmitaine]

you can easily compare the impact of the Cowboys Fringants in Quebec similar to The Tragically Hip in English Canada, notably Karl Tremblay singer and frontman as a similar aura and importance to Gord Downie.... both left us too soon to cancer at the apogy of their careers...

[@lacteur1]

If you'd like to check out some lesser-known but fantastic Canadian talent, I recommend The Jerry Cans, from Nunavut, particularly "Arnaluqak" and Elisapie from Quebec, particularly "Wolves Don't Live By the Rules". Cheers!

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have noted the bands and songs and will check them out in the near future

[@lacteur1]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic 👍👍

[@mikahelmayer2568]

Your prononciation..was really good..seriouly

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

Thank you

[@captpoop22]

If I stop myself for a moment To talk to you about my life Just like this calmly In a bar on St-Denis Street I'll talk to you about memories Well engraved in my memory Of this period in time where getting old Was still quite an illusion When I was annoying the little girls Not too far from the swings And my bag of marbles Was becoming a real treasure And those snowy winters Spent building igloos Coming home with frozen feet Just in time for Passe-Partout But at the end of the road tell me what's gonna be left Of the small school and the courtyard Whеn paper airplanes don't fly away in the wind Wе tell ourselves that the good times are finally passing... You might also like Evil Ways Drake Fairytale of Philadelphia The Philly Specials, Jason Kelce & Travis Kelce Red Button Drake ... Like a shooting star If I stop myself for a moment To talk to you about my life I notice that a lot of the times We don't choose but undergo And the dreams of the little ones Fade away or become repressed In this crude reality That picks us up in the mould The thirties, the beer gut The brats, the mortgage The happy moments and the pain The success and the failures Working hard, doing your best Struggling, getting out of it And hoping and be pleased A little bit before dying But at the end of the road tell me what's gonna be left Of our little path in this unbridled world After existing to save time We'll tell ourselves we finally were... .. Only shooting stars If I stop myself for a moment To talk to you about my life Just like this calmly Not far from St-Louis block It's because with you I feel good And that I don't feel like worrying anymore Because you know, looking too far ahead Isn't better than looking back Despite the old bitterness And the love that passes on The friends we lose in the fog And the ideas that break Life holds on and rebirths Like when spring comes back In a breath of fresh air That calms the hearts that are in pain So if tonight you feel like staying With me, the night is sweet we can take a walk And even if we know that everything lasts only for a moment I'd love for you to be for one moment... ... My shooting star But at the end of the road tell me what's gonna be left... But at the end of the road tell me what's gonna be left... ... Only shooting stars...

[@Jean_Maurice]

Merci 👍🏻👌🏻

[@isabellefortin7561]

The singer died form colon cancer he was 46 years old , you should listen the song l'Amérique pleure ... it's a great song too we lost a monument for the French Canadian culture !

[@danielbougie8890]

Prostate cancer.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I already have and it is up on the channel as the most recent video. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqjTiYCqo6mIgNk

[@juliethibault6214]

He died of prostate cancer

[@isabellefortin7561]

@@juliethibault6214 yeah yeah prostate cancer on November ...

[@nicobub4530]

Ta dit que c'était un groupe "politique " bin oui et non je dirais plutôt qu'ils sont tous simplement intelligent et sincère leur méthode: parlé de la vie du quotidien de l'amour tout en y dénonçant les incohérences, les inégalités les injustices et au passage parfois ils vont mettre les politiciens toute couleurs confondu face a leurs conneries ! parcequ'il déconne quand même assez souvent et que c'est pas sans impact ✊

[@ericroy3443]

Translate this song or learn french. It is one of their best! Thx for your interest! Very touching. We will miss our cowboy fringant! RIP Karl…

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I did read the translated lyrics after recording and it is such a beautiful song. I recorded another reaction to then and this time had the translated lyrics on hand so I could follow it along as I reacted

[@ericroy3443]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic Thanks for your interest friend. We are a cool bunch!

[@emilelocas5496]

Everyone has told you already, but their lyrics are kinda essential to what theyre doing.

[@emilelocas5496]

if you want I can do like an actual translation for this song and others, google translate isnt always perfect.

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have found some websites that have translated the lyrics and I checked between a few of them to validate that the translations are accurate but I also know that sometimes the translation doesn't feel the same eithet

[@emilelocas5496]

@@NeuroticVowsMusic thats as good as it gets!

[@acflex4]

Synchronistic Mathematics

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I am guessing this is a request, after looking it up it is by King Magnus

[@sandrineblond151]

His songs were really more into the liricks than the music...😉

[@NeuroticVowsMusic]

I have read the lyrics afterwards and on the second song I checked out I read along with the lyrics. Still a bit new to reacting but I am open to learning