MC Solaar Reaction Nouveau Western (HOLY BANANAS!) | Dereck Reacts

[@Lascar69F]

Man of letters, master of the pen, literary beacon of rap. Huge talent. Intangible heritage of French culture. If there was only one reason to learn french it would be to understand the texts of McSolaar. The literary quality of his texts is exceptional. An absolute reference in french rap. MC Solaar can boast of having written strong and mythical lyrics. Many recognize in his writing a certain talent for the handling of words and for poetry. A true magician.

[@connexionnature4583]

C'est clair que peu de rappeur lui arrivent à la cheville

[@sebclosescu3794]

@@connexionnature4583 hop hop hop il y a ... bin personne. Du texte.. ;)

[@christophe77700]

MC Solar is a master of words. His texts are real jewels. Thanks, Dereck, for this reaction

[@LiliMmq]

It’s a sample of Gainsbourg’s song ( bonnie and clyde, a 60’s song, in duet with Brigitte Bardot) 😉

[@marvinl3593]

Exactement ce que j'allais écrire.. 😀

[@bevetbreizh5088]

Moi aussi !!!!

[@mrbiere]

Serge Gainsbourg aka Gainsbarre aka "the guy with the cabbage head"

[@ManonLcz]

Yep he says it first thing in the video lmao

[@believeitornot2650]

The text is teeming with puns that are difficult to access for a non-French speaker. The new western described by MC Solar is allegorical and talks about what we are experiencing today. One of the pivotal moments of the song : "[...]Consequently, techniques are perfected; the smart card replaces the Remington" [...] To my knowledge dear Dereck, MC Solar is the first (and only one I think) rapper to have been a member of the jury of the Cannes Film Festival. Because he's recognized for the quality of his texts and his skill at playing with French language.

[@SooLooG]

Carte à puce c'est smart card? Mc solaar au festival de Cannes ??? J'en aurais appris des trucs lol merci

[@believeitornot2650]

@@SooLooG Membre du jury présidé par Martin Scorsese himself😎 en 1998 et qui a récompensé à l'unanimité le film "L'éternité et Un Jour" de Theo Angelopoulos. M'en souviens comme si c'était hier. Film d'ouverture : "Primary Colour". Grand Prix : "La Vie est Belle" de Roberto Benigni qui a sauté au cou de Scorsese puis s'est prosterné à ses pieds ; Prix du Jury : "Festen" et "La Classe de Neige de Claude Miller. Un excellent cru 👍 !

[@believeitornot2650]

@@SooLooG kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZqXVY5ekmtGirbM 😂

[@laurenthlle7668]

"Solaar pleure" is a masterpiece. A powerful, lyrical rap. The best of MC Solaar

[@OptLab]

Glad you reviewed it. My tops : MC Solaar - Les Temps Changent Mc solaar - Hasta la vista MC Solaar - Paradisiaque (Paradisiaque) MC Solaar - Gangster moderne (1997) Mc Solaar - Caroline MC Solaar - Obsoléte Once you like these songs (and you might), you might enjoy Alliance Ethnik which is one of the most underrated french groups (rap and funk). Also very instrumental and accoustic. Alliance Ethnik - Honesty & jalousie (Fais un choix dans la vie) Alliance Ethnik - Fat Come Back Alliance Ethnik - Respect (932 HD) 1995 Alliance Ethnik - Sincérité Jalousie Alliance Ethnik - Demi Tour Vers le Futur Alliance Ethnik - 5-heures-du-mat

[@TRISTANA2210]

Et surtout de MC Solaar "Solaar pleure", une petite merveille tant au point de vue musical que des mots.

[@whitetiger3697]

MCSolaar - La vie est belle

[@fabienneclavier5984]

So glad you reacted to this masterpiece! Love me some MC Solaar, and this one sure is among his best tunes. The translation doesn’t mean anything since there are tons of play on words that are totally lost in translation. The music sampled from Gainsbourg’s “ Bonnie and Clyde”,- another masterpiece - is indeed what you hear in the beginning, and it’s sampled over and over again.

[@Tatooyn]

You should react to his song Séquelles. Another masterpiece of MC Solaar. The music video was realised by Jean Baptiste Mondino. A great love song, it is not rap but poetry.

[@Lascar69F]

His best song : MC Solaar - Caroline (1991) 🍌🍌🍌

[@estebanch8771]

MC Solar - Da Vinci Claude

[@Starbeamers]

Come on, Dereck, how come you have not reacted to Gainsbourg’s « Bonnie and Clyde » yet?? You’ll love it!! A classic.

[@vianneyb.8776]

I won't be adding anything new by saying that MC Solaar's texts have a lot of wordplay and cultural references that would inevitably be lost in translation (even as a native, I'm sure I've missed a few), so I wanted to explain a few of them in case a non French speaker is interested. The wind blows in Arizona An American state where Harry lived precariously/drifted (zoner: slang for living from day to day with an unstable job) ... We say "beware of the gorilla", but beware of Gary Cooper ("Gare au gorille" is a relatively bawdy song by famous singer Georges Brassens (50's, 60's and 70's) ... When the city sleeps, the trains do not whistle (reference to "High Noon", whose French title is literally "The train will wistle three times") ... He enters the bar, orders an Indian (double meaning of Native American and cocktail) Scalps the head, drinks, puts the glass back down on the counter ("scalp" here is used unconventionally to mean "to remove", and I think the pun works even better in English, since the froth at the top of a beverage is called "head"; "zinc" is a metal, but also used to mean a bar counter) A 2CV parks, two drunk guys punch each other ("ch" means "horsepower", which is litteraly "horses" in French. A perfect fit for a Western-themed song) ... But Harry in Paris drew the short straw He is stopped on the beltway in his diligence (by "stopped", what's meant is that the police arrests him; metaphore of a Western vehicle for a normal car) Then he is put in Fresne so that Fresne slows him down (Fresne is a city that holds one of the biggest French prisons, but is also a homophone with "freine", conjugated form of the verb that means "to put the brakes on, to slow down, to limit")

[@laukushi]

His first gem "Caroline", please dereck !!!

[@sophiegoarin2903]

Master of lyrics and music is so jazzy in the end

[@davidfaury5275]

The sample comes from the song "Bonnie and Clyde" by Serge Gainsbourg

[@cedrigo]

Love this one! And can't wait for the "Bonnie & Clyde" reaction! It brings back memories. Years ago I was traveling in India, and I met a young indian dude who was also a rap singer. When he asked me about french music, I recommanded him to listen to those 2 songs. My first "reaction request" ^^

[@tanguyman6069]

Thank you for all I'm belgium I'm one of the proudest that you are making a video with Mc Solaar one of the best french rappers if not the best. A masterpiece '' Nouveau Western ''. Serge Gainsbourg would be proud to hear how the sound of his masterpiece would be included in this music. Mc Solaar, an artist and music that will never get old. It's my opinion.

[@Kingleazard]

Yes that sample has been used by serge gainsbourg too !

[@tidecembre]

Thank you for this Dereck. You should react to his song "Hasta la vista", he's singing in spanish, and the video is so good with america latina vibe !

[@nathaliehan511]

So beautiful song from a real magician of French language 🎼 Never stop loving this french rap. You can listen "Caroline" other jewel.

[@jcassi3984]

Une chance pour nous francophones d’avoir MC Slaar 😊 Cause I understand the lyrics 😊

[@vieillardgilles]

Il a révolutionné le rap du monde entier avec se son. C’est un fait !

[@jeanpatrickmeunier8493]

THE MASTER!! Mc Solaar is such a TALENTED writer, we rediscover French every time we listen to him.

[@anterak]

Sampling Bonnie and Clyde Gainsbourg’s song with Brigitte Bardot !

[@milkaaa5563]

Amazing song! My favorite from Mc Solaar 🤍

[@connexionnature4583]

Yes! Solaar >>>> "Obsolète "

[@paulchapoy992]

France is the second rap music country after the States! MC Solar is known to do a particular kind of rap, based on very elegant and subtile lyrics, and systematically avoiding violence in the themes! He had a serious love affair with Ophelie Winter ( a good female french singer)! Dereck, you should definitely react to more Gainsbourg, and especially Bonnie and Clyde! (I love BB 's voice, You should also react to BB' s songs). Some more MC Solar also, especially Caroline ! and we're still waiting for Le Mia by I am ! (lol) (same kind of music but more energetic, typical from Marseille, as MC has a very parisian style, more subtile). You should also react to Orelsan, very unic ! Thank you so much !

[@vincentvincenzowehrung5830]

La France deuxième pays pour le rap oui mais c'est pour le meilleur et le pire!! Son rap et doux et poétique mais attention il peut frapper fort comme dans" la concubine de l'hémoglobine"

[@kcchris]

yes!! finally! try "caroline" "paradisique" "solaar pleure" please

[@thaeros]

i think that an american ( someone who don't understand french) reacting to solar is a little of, i will explain, solar is using MANY words plays in his songs that can't be understood by peoples who don't speak habitually french like with his "en arizona ou harris zonna" "zonna" is an argotic well know word that speak of someone that stay in a place for exemple you can stay in a block, in a country, in a town, etc... so "in arizona ou harris zonna" mean more or less "in arizona where harris stayed in" but "arizona" and "harris zona" sound exactly the same in french that was an habit of solar to us this type of words plays and i think it's lost in translation! but well i'm not telling you to not react on solar but just that you will miss all of his "particularity"!

[@mangepassion206]

For me me, the best song of MC Solaar is « SOLAAR PLEURE ». The music, the video, lyrics… all is awesome and dark. A masterpiece !

[@natinatiouchka7173]

Try Mc Solaar "Caroline" ❤️

[@mickael1991]

Tout une époque ! La classe des années 90's ... QUand on voit l'industrie du rap aujourd'hui on pleur !

[@jacquesatlantis4352]

YES

[@nfbody]

MC Solaar is fantastic, I still pull out my old rectangular ipod to listen to him lol

[@chrizzend8445]

There are so many puns on words, a lot eluded you… It’s more atmospheric and a reflexion on the western mythology and a comparison with the modern world. One of his great songs…

[@patricelion902]

the intro: "Bonnie and Clyde" by S Gainsbourg

[@lebrigand4115]

The sound of the woman saying "wooh" in the chorus... you heard it before. It's a sample from Rita Mitsouko's "Marcia Baila", the part towards the end where she sings "wooh wooh" ;)

[@effer3]

Le cri fait partie intégrante du sample de Gainsbourg... Pas de Rita Mitsouko ici.

[@jeanpatrickmeunier8493]

That Sampled part is a sample from Bonnie And Clyde from Serge Gainsbourg that is a french LEGEND. It's an hommage.

[@marineprocess9428]

Hello Dereck, Mc Solaar is our greatest French rapper poet, for this song he took samples from a song by Serge Gainsbourg, Mc has a very good career, he is important in the community. Good choice., kiss from france

[@christophemartin7142]

The song «Solaar pleure» is amazing too

[@DUESIT]

So, let me just start off by saying that I love your reviews. But, just a word to the wise. In "Gainsberg", the "Gains" is not pronouned like "Gains" in English, but it rhymes with "Hands". So "Handsberg" but replace the "H" with a "G".Otherwise, keep up the great work. So glad to see someone reacting to French music ! Also, in "Brigitte Bardot" the "t" is slient. It's pronounced like "Brigitte Bardo", long O.

[@HYBRED247]

Besides the lyrics the flow and the beat, that are top notch, video is really dope, la concubine de l'hémoglobine is another really interesting song by him, among others.

[@Syl75]

Hi Derek. You should react to "Les temps changent" and "Solaar pleure".

[@francoisesauveniere1462]

one of the Best !!

[@valerieklutchnikoff8441]

"Solaar pleure" live @ skyrock ❤

[@marie-joseursule3622]

Très bonne analyse comme d'hab Derek

[@pascalbrants9642]

Good analyse

[@jamjam1312]

"The wind blows in Arizona" is the 1st line of the song.

[@jean5416]

My god seriously ????? Mc solaar???? Welcome into the world of one of the best French artist . I really love mc solaar.

[@bardoubruno498]

Le texte, c'est 90% du génie de cette chanson, mais parfaitement intraduisible, faut connaitre le français, et avec un très bon niveau. Y'a du gainsbourg dedans, carrèment des sample me semble t'il ! (bonny and clyde, presque mode plagiat)

[@sophiegoarin2903]

c'est un hommage et mc Solar seul peut se le permettre vu la qualité de ses textes

[@iarl]

Serge Gainsbourg est crédité à la composition, c'est donc un sample ouvertement assumé.

[@yannicklaisne5436]

Some of the verses are the French titles of great wester movies. " la rivière sans retour" : River of no return "les sept mercenaires" : Magnificent seven

[@nathaliedussart6264]

Top tittle "sonotone ". Thanks dereck !

[@goonercestlavie]

Lots of great hits by our poet Mc claude S. Often great instrumentals with great lyrics. This sample was also used in an other tune in a subtle way, adam cohen feat Virginie Ledoyen - happiness

[@ratax7]

Mc solaar is one of the first and definitevly the better.

[@effer3]

Another great French rap group sampled Gainsbourg : IAM - HOLD UP MENTAL (1991) So many great tracks to check including Tam Tam de l'Afrique Red Black and Green Petit frère Nés sous la même étoile Une femme seule Je viens de Marseille Planète Mars Cosmos J'aurais pu croire Then you could check the two MC's going solo creating masterpieces. Akhenaton and Shurik'n. From 89 till this day they are still active.

[@johannabesse-desmoulieres9183]

Mc solaar is a master in french rap (poème ?). He has had a national reward by a previous president for his text. I hope I will see your réaction to "Caroline" by Mc Solaar too. It is so sad song. I'm sure you will love it. 😘

[@maximilienfrink7786]

Other songs of MC Solaar : « Caroline », « Da Vinci Claude », « Hasta la vista », « Victime de la mode », « Bouge de là »

[@juliensimon6597]

I prefer this one too, but i really prefer "solaar pleure"

[@jean-loupdesbordes4833]

Bonnie and Clyde is the Serge Gainsbourg's song where the main sample is extracted. He had done that one with Brigitte Bardot (initial BB) long time before. But anyway it doesn't mean MC Solar is not an other genius.

[@JC-qi5xc]

Dereck you r fucking good analysing songs even when yr Don t understand the language. Bravo, MC Solaar is a special artist in France

[@christelledefrance8762]

Yes a very good one 👍👍👍and now you MUST react to the original one "Bonnie and Clyde" by Gainsbourg ⭐⭐⭐

[@flikfluk]

solaar ' lyrics the best

[@antinea45]

Ma chanson préférée de MC solaar c’est "Solaar pleure" 😊

[@julienguenit1758]

Très bon aussi! Moi,c'est la concubine de l'hémoglobine

[@ChrisKardiake]

Basically what he say is that US capitalism and their way of life is just a mirage, it's true, but maybe not very appropriate here.. ?

[@theinfamouskhaled]

Classic Produced by BoomBass of Cassius 🔥🔥🔥

[@adrient3957]

You miss a lot of what going on here if you're not fluent enough in french. MC Solaar is a true wizard of words. Real street poet. Nineties was the golden age of french hip-hop. You should try NTM (j'appuie sur la gâchette) or ATK (20 ans). Also, the sample is from Gainsbourg.

[@kilowen_3297]

More of MC Solaar: -Caroline -Victime de la mode

[@Cedriiic6901]

Hi Derecks I love this song, can you react to "Obsolète" please ? you'll goes bananas for sure !

[@TomH2681]

MC "when you listen to him, you rediscover the words of your own native tongue" Solaar.

[@ChrisKardiake]

Gainsbourg sample

[@Tout32]

Solaar pleure is my favorite

[@LetsChillPage]

Hello Dereck, Mc Solaar cites just as many real characters who have existed (Calamity Jane, Sitting Bull) but also others who are creations for film or television (James West for example). I think in a way he denounces the reality of events and the way Hollywood has falsified history. It seems to me he also draws a parallel between two eras, that of John Wayne and later what he, therefore, calls "the new westerns", that's to say films such as the series featuring the inspector Harry, whom he quotes in the second part. It's a bit esoteric, but I think what he ultimately means is that nothing has really changed. We always idealize the strongest and we care little about what happens to the weaker (Cochise, Sitting Bull, etc.). In my opinion, he castigates the behavior of man and his greed, and the fact that's precisely the most greedy of all who succeed the best shows that we privilege this elitist model of society to the detriment of any other possibility of building a social model fairer. So I think he's attacking the thinking of the Western elite in this rap and that's why this title is called *New Western* (At the beginning of the song it is *The new westerns.* But, at the end of the title it becomes *Le nouveau Western;* The Western - L'Occident in French, therefore). I'm modifying my comment to clarify (and pay tribute) that we really must not forget the enormous work of *Jimmy Jay* the producer (and scratcher; *Jimmy Jay* is also "a high caliber" when it comes to scratching and djing in France) on the titles of *MC Solaar.* That's all folks ...Peace! I hope you could react on *Carpe Diem Mc Solaar Clip Officiel* kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaPVoqOegdp6ocU

[@sophiegoarin2903]

j'étais passée à côté de Carpe diem . je ne regrette pas d'être allée l'écouter c'est une peinture assez réaliste pour te coller goosebump

[@LetsChillPage]

@@sophiegoarin2903 Bonjour Sophie, Oui, c'est un de mes titres préférés de Claude. C'est un de ses titres les plus puissants dans la construction musicale je trouve (du rap progressif en quelque sorte). Il revient ici sur un de ses thèmes de prédilection, à savoir ; Les changement qui s'opèrent très (trop à ses yeux) rapidement dans notre société de décennie en décennie, mais aussi par contre ce qui ne change pas (qui, de son point de vue, est justement ce qui devrait pourtant changer le plus). C'est un thème récurent dans ses raps ; *Les nouveaux westerns, Carpe Diem, Les temps changent, Obsolète, etc.* et y en a plein d'autres. C'est apparemment quelque chose qui lui tient à cœur ...nostalgie, mélancolie, consternation ? Je ne saurais dire. En tous cas, on n'en n'est pas encore arrivé à la lypémanie 😀 (je plaisante, car je suis d'accord avec lui). Car malgré tout, le MC reste toujours aussi pointu et acéré sur son époque. Il sort un nouvel album prochaînement. J'espère qu'une de ses chansons parlera du smartphone et ce qu'il a instauré et changé dans nos mentalités (une catastrophe sociétale à mes yeux) ...Claude si tu m'entends ? 😁 Cdt,

[@arwenndame5160]

J'aime l'écriture de MC Solaar. J'aime l'écriture de Serge Gainsbourg. Super clin d'œil, de l'artiste, en mixant le morceau Bonnie and Clyde, avec Brigitte Bardot. Ce n'est pas un de mes morceaux préfère de MC Solaar, pourtant. Je préfère "La concubine de l'hémoglobine", "Caroline", "Solaar pleur"..., par exemple. I love MC Solaar's writing. I love Serge Gainsbourg's writing. Super wink, of the artist, by mixing the song Bonnie and Clyde, with Brigitte Bardot. It's not one of my favorite MC Solaar tracks, though. I prefer "The hemoglobin concubine", "Caroline", "Solaar cry" ..., for example.

[@askesismusic]

Many said it but here I go again : Gainsbourg's music

[@darkkrone1]

very good choice

[@nanakeita560]

Dereck please reacts to MC Solaar SOLAAR PLEURE i'm sure you'll love it

[@buineto]

Please check out IAM - Je danse le mia, you won't regret it ;)

[@zidirkran1824]

Good choice deker 😎

[@philgarner4562]

Slt Derek et bravo pour ton concept de faire connaître et écouter des artistes français ou francophones aux compatriotes américains. Voici quelques titres des années 80 qui pourraient te plaire : Philippe Russo_Ta magie noire Luna Parker_Tes états d’âme...Éric Félix Gray_La gitane Bon courage et à bientôt

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

Il a déjà fait Félix Gray "La Gitane".

[@philgarner4562]

Navré, je n’ai pas encore tout regardé de lui...mais 2 sur 3, c’est pas mal je trouve

[@quentinmarquez5818]

Pretty sure MC Solaar has the same kind of mentality than Tribe called Quest

[@lebabayagadujeuvideo9491]

Song "victime de la mode"

[@cindyq.790]

Please, you should react to his song "Caroline"!

[@Com1poisson76]

"sonotone" Mc Solar

[@LiliMmq]

Try french slam grand corps malade « les voyages en train » or « je t’aime » with Camille lellouche But translate , french like words

[@MsCaribeana]

Thanks for that, Mc Solaar is so talented and his lyrics, the way he is using his words and rhymes, perfect usage of the French language. Have you heard / seen his duet with Missy Elliott in All N My Grill, for some reason the video doesn't come up on KZbin, you can only get the audio, but you can find the video on Vimeo. Also you you could check Sexion d'Assaut ' Avant qu'elle parte' very talented French rap group, they did a lot of songs, the main singer has now gone solo, his name is Gims, he's got a lot of hit songs too. Finally I would also recommend Soprano 'Roule' another very talented rapper/singer. He was part of the French Rap Group Les Psy 4 de La Rime and is now gone solo with a lot of good songs too. 😊

[@mickaelfonbonnat1743]

Hi dear @DereckReacts ! I like all your reactions' videos. If you like MC Solaar, I invite you to react to : Solaar pleure & Hasta la vista (two great songs !) Enjoy ! 😉

[@effer3]

Try LE CRIME by Democrate D (MC Solaar affiliated)

[@mariemartino1310]

Try "bouge de là" of Mc Solaar !!

[@gwenaellesagot2635]

Lister "Solaar Pleure"

[@vilainou]

merci

[@jesrush]

😍

[@tommyj.928]

listen Mc solaar - Hasta la vista

[@soleya8292]

👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽

[@zagork78]

I like & respect MC Solaar's songs but was it smart to recommend his song when what makes its greatness is the awesome puns so when u don't master French, you miss out 80% of it & even the catchy tune is in fact a sample of Serge Gainsbourg so obviously Derek can only grasp the flow, production & great MV.... And No its not woof, it's just hoo's

[@jonathansoko1085]

shoulda done solaars hasta la vista

[@alexlux6499]

Would love to see you reacting on "Hasta la vista" from MC Solaar. He sings both in Spanish and French 👉kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGHFkn6EmZ6Dq8k

[@justlive2809]

react to Mc Solaar- Caroline please

[@vieillardgilles]

Michel gondry ´s clip

[@didiermrl8666]

It seems you don't know who is Luky Luke , have a look here ==> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Luke

[@jesszebrette9552]

React to "Solaar Pleure" the best.. so deep

[@davidtisserant2229]

Ok, it's a stolen sample of Gainsbourg’s song + Manau "La tribu de Dana", i'ts so obvious!

[@taxiz94]

The translate is no corect

[@974training4]

Excellente suggestion! Clip de Michel Gondry je crois.

[@stephanelecamp9597]

Non, Stéphane Sednaoui

[@jevousemmerdetouslesthunde2391]

Non Stéphane Sednaoui ( REd Hot Chili Peppers, Björk, U2,Youssou N'Dour/Neneh Cherry: 7 Seconds (1994) c'était lui.