Lara Fabian & Johnny Hallyday - Requiem pour un fou

[@ericsicard910]

Ok I will try to give the full context: • Johnny : The most admired singer in France from early 60s to 2017 when he died. He is the Elvis of France, sold more than 110M records WW. His concerts were huge! To give you an idea on how big he was in the french music history, just 3 anecdotes: 1/ as a teenager, he was mentored by Edith Piaf herself ! 2/ He was the first one who gave his chance to a young guitarist and his band, as a supporting act to his concerts during his 1966 tour. Name of the band: the Jimi Hendrix Experience! 3/ When he died in 2017, there were national funerals, with hundred of bikers on the Champs-Elysees, 1 million people long the path of the funeral procession. And this song was played when the coffin penetrated in the church. Johnny was a real vocal powerhouse, but for this concert , in this last night, best perf, the mics were balanced in favor of Lara: he wanted her to shine and found this gave more drama to the duet. • The song: this is an anthem song for him, that he used to sing alone. This was turned into a duet for Lara. The story of the song was created in reference to a very famous old french classic movie: Le Jour se Leve (1939) where the main character is barricaded and surrounded by the police, having killed a bad man who was his rival in love affairs. Here it becomes more a « Bonnie and Clyde » scene where the main character and her girlfriend are defying the police. • The venue/event: Johnny’s concerts in Stade de France ( biggest stadium in Paris and France) in front of min 80,000. Lara was one of the surprise special guest. They were supposed to perform it 3 times in a row on September 1998 (4th, 5th and 6th). The first night on the 4th, it was deluge of rain, the scene was outdoor, it was risky and they decided at the last minute, with the crowd in the stadium, to postpone it to Sep 11th . Johnny was devastated. The second night and the third night the weather was fine enough. The orchestra and choir setup was amazing, the choir especially which was distributed on huge stairs climbing to the sky. But the night of 11th, the rain was here again. Johnny absolutely refused to cancel this time. This is this Sep 11th show that you just watched and the rain just added some dramatic effect to the whole performance. The orchestra was located under a tent. The choir was grouped on the floor and on some balconies (not on stairs anymore obviously) • Lara: she was at the beginning of her career in France and this performance became legendary and accelerated her fame there. She was unknown in France when, in February 1998, she performed this song in duet with Johnny for Les Enfoires, the most attended France TV Show of each year. Johnny was so surprised and amazed by Lara performance that he decided to do this song again as a duet with her for the 3 big concerts a few months later. In between February and September, the album Pure from Lara had become an absolute mega hit in France, and Lara was already a star. But this live performance where she performs as a surprise guest definitely extended her fame and she got new fans across the entire country.

[@erichannedouche7933]

Un grand Merci !!!!!!

[@cecead8112]

Un duo légendaire ... Incroyable

[@jeanmichelscesa1157]

Simplement « BRAVO!!! 👌 » pour le contexte !!!

[@DeadBird-wp9of]

Thank you for sharing this. I knew JH as a big star of French-RnR, but didn't knew that Lara had her start in France with this concert (I think Pure is her 3rd album).

[@ericsicard910]

@@DeadBird-wp9of pure is her 3rd album indeed but the first to be a success in France. The first 2 albums were big successes in Quebec already.

[@C.R1987]

A legend... Johnny Hallyday was born on Tuesday, June 15, 1943, in Paris and passed away on the night of December 5 to 6, 2017, in Paris at the age of 74. He is the son of a Belgian father and a French mother. In 57 years of career, he recorded around 1300 songs. 180 songs were turned into music videos or scopitones. 758 authors and composers collaborated with Johnny. Johnny composed 105 songs himself and also composed about ten pieces for other artists. He also wrote and co-wrote a few songs. Johnny also has 545 duets with 188 different artists on 214 tracks. His first 45 RPM record was released on March 14, 1960, but it was on December 30, 1959, that he was heard for the first time on the radio in the show "Paris cocktail." On April 18, 1960, under the "patronage" of Line Renaud, he made his first television appearance in "L'école des vedettes." 57 years later, 93 certifications including 41 gold records, 4 double gold records, 23 platinum records, 8 double platinum records, 5 triple platinum records, and 12 diamond records (including one double diamond and one triple diamond) testify to an exceptional career, crowned by 10 Victories or Special Victories or Music Honor Victory. And 2 NRJ Music Awards. Johnny is the most acclaimed French artist and the one who has sold the most records in France. The number of units sold is estimated at 200 million, including more than 110 million records sold. Imagine if he had had an international career... With 805,000 sales in one week of "Mon pays c'est l'amour" (51st album) (posthumous album), Johnny was ranked No. 1 worldwide in 2018. A stage beast recognized by all, Johnny went on more than 184 tours and attracted nearly 30 million spectators throughout his career, having given more than 3502 concerts. Johnny is the only French artist whose almost complete works have been recorded in audio and video. About twenty fan clubs (approximately 10,000 members in total). Johnny is also an actor with no less than 43 films (including appearances) to his credit throughout his career. He received a "Jean Gabin" award in 2004 for the film "L'homme du train". Johnny was a good actor, but the films they offered him were not good films, unfortunately.. He dreamed of being an actor and not a singer, but life had other plans, and fortunately so!! Johnny was a great friend of animals, he always had dogs in his life, the animal cause was close to his heart, in 2002 he performed a magnificent song against those who abandon their animals. The song is titled "Au bord des routes" from the magnificent album "À la vie à la mort." In 2016, a year before his death, he was on a motorcycle road trip with friends on American roads, and it was then that he found an abandoned puppy by the side of the road. He couldn't resist and adopted her; the little dog is named "Cheyenne." He also sang a song that evokes the brutal repression by Chinese authorities of the Tiananmen Square protests in June 1989; the song is titled "Tienanmen" from 1991. He was a man with a big heart. He was made a knight of the Legion of Honor in 1997, he has also been an officer of the Order of the Crown since 2001, but above all, he has been a knight of the Arts and Letters since 1995. He has sung in several languages (English, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese and German). By listening to his songs, you will realize that this great singer was capable of singing anything. There is something for everyone: rock'n'roll, rhythm and blues, soul, psychedelic rock, soft rock, pop rock, rockabilly, country, a rock opera album (Hamlet) from 1976 (This album was ahead of its time). A unique voice... His voice has continued to evolve over the years, becoming more and more powerful and precise. Johnny can be compared to the greatest singers in the world!! He brought together the rich, the less wealthy, and the poor. He brought together several generations. He gave exceptional concerts, with wild entrances like at the Parc des Princes in 1993, entering from the back of the stadium and parading through the crowd for three consecutive nights. (no one had done that before him). and he did it again in 2013 at Bercy, in 1998 he arrived by helicopter above the Stade de France, in 1984 at the Zenith he emerged from a giant hand (they had to break a wall to get the hand above the stage), in 2012 at the Stade de France he arrived in a giant flying ball resembling a mine, which landed on stage, and so on. Here are some songs: "Quelques cris, L'envie, Allumer le feu, Ce qui tue pas nous rend plus fort, Tu es elle, Que je t'aime, Je te promets, Quelque chose de Tennessee, Vivre pour le meilleur, Pense à moi, Marie, Laisse moi tomber, S'il nest pas trop tard, Ma religion dans son regard, Le temps passe, Si tu pars(2005), Mon plus beau Noël, Te savoir près de moi, Sang pour sang, Aimer vivre, Ça ne change pas un homme, True to you, Cadillac, Je ne suis pas un héros 'Bercy 1990', Requiem pour un fou 'Parc des Princes 1993', Derrière l'amour, Gabrielle, Ce que je sais, Moulin à vent, C'est du vent, Voyage au pays des vivants, À tout casser, Fumée, Comme si je devais mourir demain, J'ai oublié de vivre, Elle m'oublie, La musique que j'aime, Ma gueule, L'instinct, Diego 'Bercy 92', Animal, Un jour viendra, I am the blues, Ça ne finira jamais, De l'amour, La douceur de vivre, La paix, Debout, Pardonne-moi, Vent de panique, La loi du silence, Seul au beau milieu d'un lac, Sable mouvant, Ne m'oublie pas, Mon pays c'est l'amour, Made in rock'n'roll, Qui ose aimer, Autoportrait, Rock'n'roll attitude, Rester libre, J'ai pleuré sur ma guitare, L'amour peut prendre froid(duet with Céline Dion), Ne reviens pas, Rock'n'roll star (movie)duet with Fabrice Luchini(actor), J'la croise tous les matins, Quand le masque tombe, Et puis je sais, Pirate de l'air, Un rêve à faire, M'arrêter là, Essayez, Le coeur en deux, Entre chiens et loups, Un monde à part, A propos de mon père, Regarde moi t'aimer, Jamais(duet with Florent Pagny), Je serai là, Mirador, Les vautours, J'oublierai ton nom(duet with Carmel), Le chanteur abandonné, Toi tais-toi, Ne tuez pas la liberté, Montpellier, Il nous faudra parler d'amour un jour, J'ai épousé une ombre, Je n'oublierai jamais, Je suis nu je suis mort, Il me faudra plus de temps que m'en donnera la vie, Le bol d'or, Noël interdit, De la race humaine, Le pénitencier, La terre promise, La fille aux cheveux clairs, La fille de l'hiver, Sage pour vous, La tournée, J'aimerais pouvoir encore souffrir comme ça, La guitare fait mal, Parties de cartes, Pardon, Un cri, L'amour à mort, Prière pour un ami, Rouler vers l'ouest, Te manquer, Noir c'est noir, Love affair(duet with Kathy Mattea), Une lettre à l'enfant que j'étais, etcccc And many others.... 💯💣🗯💫🦾💪💥

[@C.R1987]

Lara's microphone sound was at maximum (it resonated..) and Johnny's was lower.. It was Johnny who asked for it to be done like that. Lara was his guest at the Stade de France and he wanted her to demonstrate her vocal power and shine. Lara herself confirmed it. Johnny in all his generosity... Know that Johnny was a vocal power too but on this last interpretation he did not want because it was done on purpose, Johnny was very intelligent in doing that to make the song more dramatic and show their acting on this magnificent song that belongs to him. The desired goal was the dramatic side of the singing all in power but less than Lara (Johnny) with at the same time next to him a more striking singing power (Lara) and the passionate play between the two. Everything was imagined by Johnny himself to end the last interpretation in style. A masterpiece, perhaps the most beautiful duet in the world..🎉💥

[@Rackelhane]

First time i listend to this song i thought it was maby a little over the top....Lara was very young...but amazing. Now...after listening to Lara and Johnny maby 50 times i really like this dramatic a little over the top performance. It works for me much better. Thank you Maddy for your honest reaction.❤

[@Mlledeluna]

it was intentional because Jonny sent heavy live was a French legend

[@pascalmarfaing4945]

"Requiem pour un fou " with Lara Fabian and Johnny Hallyday is the best duet of the Galaxy.

[@northernlights9814]

This is a legendary performance and one of the highlights in Lara's long career she has said herself. It is meant to be overly dramatic, passionate and almost rock opera in style. One of the most incredible live performances I have ever watched. Her beautiful ballads are of a different nature of course but shows how incredibly versatile she is as an artist. She is one of the best female singers of all time and possibly _the_ best female performer on stage ever when it comes to presenting a story, bringing emotion and feeling into a performance.

[@johnbutcher8242]

The greatest duet ever!

[@roimerlopez1275]

Wonderful reaction Maddy!!...The boss Eric gave you the best video of this incredible performance😊!!. ..Thank you very much!!

[@ericsicard910]

I get your point, and I respect your taste. It took myself several hearings to start appreciating this one and now I love it so much. you will love the Yentl medley, I recommend it next.

[@MaddyReactions]

Well said!

[@hornerinf]

I agree with you that this song is a departure from Lara's "love ballad" poetic and lyrical offerings. She can masterfully cover any genre with perfect intensity and purpose though, and it is crucial for a great artist to expand their skills and go off on other journies. She's just so good at what she does, you can't ever get enough!

[@ericzeichert511]

Eric Sicard is Lara's number one fan with an ammo clip instead of a bullet, and I really appreciate his evangelising this extraordinary artist. Her acting, singing and Mona Lisa smile have given me a new obsession. This mini play is tremendous, but for Halloween, I personally would have liked Mademoiselle Hyde, either solo or with the supernova Dimash.

[@sergepoulichet-eh4op]

Johnny hallyday le plus grand chanteur francais, et sûrement un des meilleurs au monde .lara fabian est fantastique. Même le grand elvis n'a pas fait cela merci.😃

[@LetsChillPage]

Hello *Maddy,* The context is very particular here. Indeed, it was the first time that she sang in front of 80,000 people (the second, actuality, because she had already sung this same song with *Johnny* the day before) at the *Stade de France* with a singer from the stature of *Johnny* (called "the boss" in France by all French artists, the ultimate reference so!). It was a unique moment in her very young career (she was still only known in Belgium at that time, and it's a tiny country compared to France). For Belgian or Canadian artists (French speakers), when they want to take off their career internationally, France is the obligatory step (like it was for *Jacques Brel, Céline Dion, Stromaë, Lara Fabian, Angèle, Garou,* etc.). The invitation from *Johnny Hallyday* to come and sing this song with him three evenings in a row (240 000 persons, so) at the stadium was unexpected. And it was also this performance with *Johnny* that gave *Sony Music* the confidence to produce her internationally. It was, in a way, her knighthood that evening. We then understand better why *Lara* put so much energy into it, even if it sometimes bordered on excess in her performance. *"There are people who pass through our lives and transform our destinies forever (...),"* she declared on the day *Johnny's* death was announced. Peace, people. ☮😉

[@jimballard1895]

The power Lara exhibits in this performance is absolutely amazing -- in an interview she was asked about the contact between the two..........she said that she was scared to sing with the Legend J.H. and it was her way to get over the fright -- there were over 80,000 attending the outdoor concert in the rain that night

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 Lara is a trained Lyric Soprano, and still studies to this day. I have also been listening to some of her more recent songs. like "Choose what you love most" or "I am A-WA" or "Danse" !

[@christianc9894]

When Johnny invited another artist to sing with him, no one refused! Especially when the concert is at the Stade de France, in front of 80,000 spectators. Lara was just starting out, she didn't hesitate for a single second and she gave it her all!

[@MartinWeng]

Love Lara ❤️ Love from Denmark ❤️

[@almm8759]

Performance incroyable de Lara et Johnny ! Bien-sur l'ensemble est l’génial les paroles, la mise en scène, l'orchestration ... et tout ca sous la pluie . Sorry i don t speak very well englsih

[@cassebonbon8925]

Lara ❤

[@hornerinf]

Of course it felt "showy". They were acting out the feelings of the characters in the song. That's about all they could do with the story since there were no other sets or stagings. I don't think there would be much excitement or drama from the vocals alone, even with such powerful singers.

[@johnboydTx]

💐 Bravo Bravo 👏👏👏🌹👏👏👏 Powerful, Triumphing ❤️ Love is Universal 🥲👏👏 Modern Opera , a little over the Top but the Orchestra made it Fantastic ☺️✌️❤️

[@crowblank1]

I can just understand that in this big Johnny concert I can't imagine Lara singing "Je suis malade" or 'adagio' in front of thousands of bikers 😆.

[@jojo-rd3df]

Johnny tu nous manques,des soirées avec mon père et mes frère à écouter tes chansons en vidant des bouteilles de whisky.

[@beatabarchwic8843]

Amazing duo ❤❤

[@MaddyReactions]

🩷

[@gabrielgabarri3867]

belle chanson avec notre elvis francais 💖💫👏🙏🙏

[@Mickael_]

I always like to see people's reactions to this because I'm waiting for their reaction when Lara starts touching Johnny 😁 And what's interesting is that depending on the country, the reactions are very different. I agree with you that they do a lot. For me it has to do with the style of Johnny Hallyday's shows, and the fact that this song is inspired by a movie, so I will say they play it like actors.

[@vincentmb238]

Nice react. Putting on a show was indeed the goal :) The hyper-dramatic tone... well, I love it. But I also understand what you mean. In reality, here, we can appreciate less the quality of her voice, the details, etc... It's the duet that should be taken as a whole. In any case, I love this song, and specifically this duet, this performance. Not so much another version indoors, which I find a little less striking. Oh! And yes... that rain! :D

[@keksta2274]

elle est hypnotisante cette chanson !

[@dirkvoorspoels-o5o]

This is nearly a Broadway performance. This is something else than the classic ballads Lara sings . Lara can doe more other music styles. This song goes about a man who kills his wife tot keep her, the police is coming to catch or kill him . ""Requiem pour in fou"" means ""death celebration for a madman"" . Lara sings a second voice an lyrics added to the original song that Johnny normally sings alone... The passion that Lara adds tot the performance an t he song is extraordinary .. This is the best duet ever performed in France .

[@JohnHitoR]

It's just acting ;) Thanks you for your reaction from France.

[@maxminery]

that's a duo!

[@Royal_BLT]

🇨🇦 LOL, great choice Eric ! Now maybe my turn ! Maddy, try reacting to " I am A-WA " by Lara !

[@yatestom4845]

So cute when you say requiem pour une fou in french ❤

[@thechuxs1]

ts grows on you ,i felt the same about this song ,the first few times for me too .

[@christinastern738]

👍👍👍

[@korayozturk2185]

R.i.p Johnny 😢

[@YosvaniRamos-Ballet]

I thought she was incredible here I love this performance. So theatrical

[@alainpel38]

nous avons hélas perdu notre dieu de la chanson française une vrais bete de scene .il nous manque énormement notre Johnny Hallyday.je l'ai écouté chanter j'avais 8 ans ça fait 50 ans que je l'écoute. aucun artiste français ne pourra le remplacer.

[@NanouPeb-vy3ug]

Look lara fabian concert "En toute intimité" ❤❤❤

[@HealthCareIsALie]

wow nice

[@MaddyReactions]

Agreed

[@legitor513]

Your pronunciation of Requiem pour un fou is not bad

[@hakimkhe1166]

you can react to "Je t'aime" live in Paris from Lara it's beautiful

[@papag1624]

Qui est le plus beau duo Johnny Hallyday et de Lara Fabian au monde

[@rogerramjet5214]

You are so pretty, Maddy….love your reactions..

[@MaddyReactions]

😊 thank you

[@fredericvieu6704]

Hello maddy, oui tu as raison lara et johnny sont plutôt brutal dans c3tte chanson, mes c'est bien que tu et réagi à cette chanson car tu as vu un nautre aspect de lara . Les duos que tu dois regarder se lara sont Lara et josh groban for alway's chansons exceptionnelle . Lara et laura pausini la sollicitude Lara et Michael Bolton the prayer celle la et hors norme las vegas 2010. Sinon caruso et perdere amor en italien sous titre en anglais même concert que les chansons que tu as réagi Et une chanson vraiment spéciale qui s'appelle tango ou lara chante sur une chaise et cest très sensuel et chaud

[@lota7255]

Johnny bigger star in France it's the french Elvis ....

[@littlewings7665]

Lovely Maddy

[@NanouPeb-vy3ug]

Look "tu es mon autre" jean-félix lalanne, lara fabian maurane 2008❤❤

[@maxine-x4x]

2:57

[@victorbradshaw7359]

Were you demonitized?

[@tgfrancaise]

it s a johnny song not lara song . She was afraid he WAS the big boss in France the real idol RIP JOHNNY. it s for that she was singing like that.

[@daverobertsss]

Never anything going on between them just playing a kind of operatic performance

[@hayafontijn7888]

It's not aq ballad, but a REQUIEM....

[@legitor513]

Ah ces belges, des passionnés... C'est un peu kitsch

[@quaresma9003]

Tu préfèrerais le "grand" Plastic Bertrand

[@annieleouzon6598]

I think this song should be boycott..It s a story about a man who killed a woman, because she dumped him..This song talks about a crime against women, NOT LOVE..It s not about Romeo and Juliet... it s NOT a love story, it s about abusing power. on women , ....***If I can t have you, nobody will**** and believe me i m NOT a feminist.., but I m against FEMINCIDE..it happened to often, .. Women are killed every day , at the hand of their husbands, partners ,boyfriends..LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,,WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A MURDER HERE..These crimes happened every day all over the world...,and that s NOT A SINGING MATTER.....On one hand ,we are fighting against violence made to women, on the other hand, we are raving about a man who killed his partner girlfriend , or wife,. because he can t handle rejection, .WAOUH.. SO ROMANTIC.....where is the logic?????

[@hede1574]

arrête de bouger, on dirait le chien sur la plage arrière d'une voiture (Wackeldackel)!!

[@MrTracker614]

She is somewhat of a Leonard Cohen in her genre of song and music.

[@cathyblonvil8997]

johnny we miss you.😥❤❤ please reaction johnny hallyday Bercy 2003 Le coeur en deux kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2KkeJx9jtV0ick