Les Rita Mitsouko - Marcia Baïla (Clip Officiel) - REACTION - First Time - of course First Time! lol

[@darksideofthemood]

This song is about Marcia Moretto, the band's choreographer but more importantly best friend. She lost her long battle to cancer and the Catherine (the singer) wanted to honor her friend with a joyful song that's why we see many different kinds of dances. Catherine never really came off as en emotionally fragile woman to the public, she is always very controlled. This song slowly became the anthem for lost people we've loved more than a human possibly should. Today Catherine is the last standing person from the band. Losing Fred, the guitarist but also her husband to another type of cancer in 2007. When she sang this live for the last time no one in the audience danced. Everyone was crying with her and for her.

[@jeuneguerrier29]

Merci de défendre cette chanson, Il a rien compris😅😅😅😅

[@jeanleveau7904]

This one is a Major hit in France. Still broadcasted a lot on the radio 40 years after its release. Very unique and experimental but les Rita Mitsouko are one of the best French bands ever

[@eliseprevost2233]

La chanson parle de la danseuse argentine Marcia Moretto qui est décédée d'un cancer du sein dans les années 80 qui participait au tournée du groupe Rita Misouko

[@pierre.from.france]

Et pour préciser elle était danseuse, chorégraphe et aussi la prof de danse de Catherine Ringer

[@larrykinglk]

@@pierre.from.france Catherine Ringer qui est donc une très bonne danseuse!

[@pierre.from.france]

@@larrykinglk Oui certainement, mais elle n'a pas trop mis ça en valeur, jouant plutôt la fofolle qui amuse la gallerie.

[@LetsChillPage]

Bonjour Oncle D, Madonna était fan des Rita Mitsouko (et de Mylène Farmer, aussi). Elle a demandé à J.P. Gauthier de lui faire le même bustier que celui que porte Catherine Ringer (quand elle marche comme un robot, lol) dans cette vidéo. Ainsi, aux USA, tout le monde pensait alors que c'était Madonna qui avait sorti ce style. Et bien, non, la preuve ! Les Rita Mitsouko était un des groupes les plus inventifs et créatifs des années 80. Ce clip est complètement déjanté et drôle, alors que les paroles (qui peuvent sembler décousues à l'écoute, ne le sont absolument pas) parlent de la mort et du cancer ("elle est maigre," "danse à plat," "quel est donc ce froid que l'on sent en toi?", etc.). Comme dans leur chanson "Le petit train," par exemple, Les Rita Mitsouko avaient coutume de parler de sujets tragiques sur des rythmes endiablés. Stromaë s'en est largement inspiré. Paix, les gens. ☮👈😎

[@jahanshadi1934]

Woaa dis donc tu m’apprends quelque chose, je savais pas ! 😮

[@mfcq4987]

This video clip is 40 years old. Catherine Ringer is dressed by Jean-Paul Gautier and Thierry Mugler, the star stylists of the 80s and the decor is composed of paintings by artists such as Ricardo Mosner or Nina Childress, emblematic painters of the "free figuration" pictorial movement whose heads featured are Combas and the Di Rosa brothers. With the music of Les Rita Mitsouko, this clip is a summary of the different artistic movements of those years and as such is part of the collections of the MoMa in New York.

[@DSP16569]

Lyrics in english: Marcia she dances On rayon satin Expanded polystyrene At his feet Marcia dancing with legs Sharp like cleavers Two arrows that give ideas Sensations Marcia is skinny Beautiful on stage beautiful as in the city Seeing her dance transforms me In excited Ah Moretto like your mouth Is huge when you smile And when you laugh I laugh too You love life so much So what is this cold What do we feel in you? But it's death Who murdered you Marcia It's death You burned yourself out Marcia It's cancer That you took under your arm Now you're in ashes, ashes Death feels likе an impossible thing And even to you who is strong as a rockеt And even to you who are life itself Marcia It was death that took you You might also like Marcia dances a little Chinese Heat in shoulder movements Flat like an Inca hieroglyph From the opera With the head She also dances very well And his face Dance with everything else She searched A new way And invented it She's the grasshopper The lovesick mermaid The dancer in the flannel Or the cardboard Ah Moretto like your mouth Is huge when you smile And when you laugh I laugh too You love life so much So what is this cold What do we feel in you? But it's death Who murdered you Marcia It's death You burned yourself out Marcia It's cancer That you took under your arm Now you're in ashes, in ashes Death seems like an impossible thing for you Who is life itself Marcia And even to you Who is strong like a rocket It was death that took you Marcia Marcia Marcia Marcia Marcia

[@ooO0VicariouS0Ooo]

You can't imagine how this first song from them was huge when came out, and still huge: put it now in a party: everybody dance on it. Thgere a lot a looooot to say about The Rita Mitsouko, but they are really important in the french rock / pop history. Videos were always silly, a crazy world, with a lot of imagination, new sounds, everytime a new song / album from them was out, they tried really new things...and always with a big succes. RIP Fred Chichin (the guitarist and husband of the duet), we lost a big artist when he died. The song alwayus seems silly, crazy , fun, but when you know about the lyrics there are always a lot of deep meanings, mostly sad (I recommend "le petit train"... many french don't even know what it is really about). Catherine Ringer is a complex and fantastic artist, her voice is amazing. Lot of people spitted on her at the beginning because, to make enough money to live before earning enough with music, she acted in adult movies (even Gainsbourg himself told her she was a whore in an interview, but as always, provocation and alcohol) But, as I say, Rita Mitsouko loved provocation, they were incredible artist, on stage, on album, on videos, very very creatives and they pushed the limits of french pop rock music. Rita Mitsouko is a french gem very important, but I can understand, when you hear them from the first time you can be speechless and think: well, who are those crazy stupid people?

[@holgerschink1341]

Les Rita Mitsouko 💣💥💯. Greets from Germany...fantastic art and brilliant music.

[@chrissyli1]

Merci pour ce fou rire que j'ai eu en regardant vos réactions 😂. Il est vrai que ce clip et la chanteuse des Rita Mitsuko était un autre monde.

[@nuketoto3868]

RITA MITSOUKO = ART VIDEO

[@preventiondechets1767]

j'adore tes réactions "qu'est ce qui ce passe ?!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OmoklmOmoklmOmoklm]

It’s very difficult for a none French to understand the meaning…. Marcia was a very creative female dancer and she had a cancer and died . The mouth is about the squelette when we death !Another video callled le petit train ( inspired of a song for young people ) very creative and meaningful about the Hollocost . I recommend. And thanks ! Your French is better than my English ( apologies)

[@robertlhoste3167]

Hello, this song was written in tribute to Marcia Moretto, Rita Mitsouko's dance teacher who died of breast cancer. This is why the singer dances strangely. "What is this cold that we feel in you? But it was death that murdered you Marcia, it was death that consumed you Marcia, it was the cancer that you took under your arm, now you are in ashes"

[@yoshidatsugaru2153]

At the end of the video you were like "what the hell I just seen?". That cracked me up so much that I almost cryed...

[@scalpscalp9625]

J'étais plié de rire à voir votre réaction face à ce groupe français très populaire en france à l'époque ,mais très spécial au premier abord..

[@philippefritz679]

il faut avoir des "codes" et la maitrise de la langue française pour comprendre les subtilités de cette chanson sinon se laisser porter par le rythme punk délirant désabusé de la musique

[@sylviara8871]

This a song,tribute to her friend who was a dancer/choregrapher,died from brest-cancer. She discribes thinness with the desease, but Marcia still had a Huge mouth when she smiled. You can see costumes dancers wear,reference to different kind of dances Marcia used to do. She was from Argentina. She wanted the tribute to be joyful, like Marcia would have wanted. It was a huge song.

[@helenemurard1215]

Being Franco-American, I like that women can choose whether they can shave or not. It’s not imposed . This song was .1 the year I married in France & I chose to remain in France. What do us women care what Americans will think about whether French women shave or not? There are plenty of American female celebrities who are backlashing against those beauty dictats. As for the word comments = Commentaires in French.

[@atomcat8010]

We love les Rita Mitsouko

[@christiandubois1578]

Les Rita Mitsouko sont toujours quelque part dans nos cœurs. 😊 🎉 The Rita Mitsouko are always somewhere in our hearts.😊 🎉

[@capueli6987]

J'ai beaucoup ri en te regardant tes réactions 👍très drôle😂 ,les Rita Mitsouko un groupe incroyable cette chanson est en faite un hommage très déjanté pour Marcia Moretto

[@angelinacollomb2054]

This song is a tribute to a dancer friend Who died very young of cancer. We all dance in France to this song, moving and celebrating life to pay tribute.

[@ReactionsbyD]

well damn , she seemed so happy and goofy in the video : /

[@Dannyboy.]

@@ReactionsbyD I highly recommend you to react to their song "Le petit train " which also seems joyful when you hear it, but in fact is a song about people being transported in concentration camp during WWII.

[@jeanmi4640]

@@ReactionsbyD Hi, it’s quite common in French culture and French pop songs to hide powerful dramas behind a joyful aspect or melody. Here : a friend of the singer died young because of a breast cancer. Two joyful songs : « C’est une belle journée » by Mylène Farmer and « Je chante » by Charles Trenet deal with the suicide of the protagonist etc…

[@philippes.9571]

@@jeanmi4640 Not french but the song "It's a wonderful life" from Black fallsn this category : entertaining, light, apparently joyful...but in fact very dark....

[@neruathsabhath7565]

🤣🤣🤣Salut l'ami, je te suis depuis quelques temps, et quand j'ai vu les rita Mistouko j'étais sûr du résultat ! Ta réaction était géniale, tu m'as tué de rire 😂! Sinon comme d'habitude, très bonne vidéo, continue comme ça 👍 et vu la date actuelle, bonne fête de fin d'année à tout le monde !

[@luiscarulla8071]

Un de mes groupes preferes, innovateurs, plein de talent, etc...J'adore

[@diegozappa9621]

L'art des rita mitsuko est de brouiller les pistes. Ta réaction montre à quel point ils sont fort !!!

[@zouzou7482]

J'adore tes réactions ! 😁😁🤣🤣😃😃👍👍

[@funambuline19]

I know rita mitsouko can be absolutely surprising and wtf but really, this was such a great band.

[@MurielHugo-h2e]

Les ritas, on adore, c'est comme ça

[@eliseprevost2233]

welcome to the completely crazy musical style of Rita Mitsouko, whether it's the music or the clips, everything is colorful and quirky even the songs that talk about drama like "le petit train". Catherine Ringer the singer made a duet with Marc Lavoine “je me sens pas belle'

[@dom-pic]

i like your faces expressions ....funny :)

[@crissandra58]

In France and francophone countries, we dance and sing on very sad Lyrics, about cancer and death like in this masterpiece....

[@maloryp4]

😂😂😂😂 your reaction is priceless!! Don't worry, even though I'm French, when this song was released, I was a kid, and I had the exact same reaction as yours, I thought they had lost their mind, and with her accent, I didn't understand what the heck she was talking about 😂

[@nasshera3491]

The 'Ritas' as we call them in France are one of most innovative and creative band... This song talks about Marcia Moretto a very famous Argentinian dancer who died of breast cancer... you should listen to 'le petit train'... and please you are correct when you say French women shave their armpits but we French people think that German women don't 😅... so many stereotypes !

[@christinequartenoud1165]

Je viens de découvrir cette chaîne et J'ai bien rigolé avec les Rita Mitsuko.

[@Expanse619]

Tu m'as bien fait rire ! Loooool !!! Les Rita Mitsouko were a great and unique group Marcia Baila = Marcia is dancing

[@35000Maverick]

Tout d'abord merci à vous de faire connaître des répertoires étrangers ! Dans vos vidéos vous présenter LA musique avec une spontanéité et un flegme qui vous est propre... j'adore! Vous m'avez éclaté de rire par votre circonspection à la 4:13 La sauterelle...et que dire à 4:28 !😂🤣😂 Pour en revenir à la chanson tout est dit donc je ne reviendrai par sur le texte... Mais je peux ajouter que les Rita Mitsouko est un groupe Rock mythique "à la Française" un punch de créativité / innovation / mystique / envoûtant qui anime chaque cellules biologiques en nous. C'est un groupe sincère toujours proche de son public et qui n'a pas sa langue dans sa poche ! Le style féministe est très prononcé en général chez Catherine Ringer. À écouter sans modération. Signé un frenchie

[@Miroul25]

Thanks for this one, I needed this laugh ! Don't worry a lot of french people would dance to this song ( it's a french classic) without understanding the meaning. You can just enjoy the Rita Mitsouko's music or you can delve a little deeper in their music and lyrics and a new experience is on you ! Have a great day/week/month ... PS : My hat off to you, your understanding of french is quite good ! you got some lyrics and that's not easy with her way of singing in this one !

[@Tiisiphone]

In the 80's, I danced to this song until my feet hurt! Still do. The lyrics cannot properly be translated, lots of metaphors. It's a tribute to an argentinian dancer who died of cancer. It basically says that even if Marcia was very strong, death had the upper hand. The music is very upbeat and looks like a surrealist painting, but the lyrics are sad. It's a tribute to the courage of a dead friend, who danced and did funny stuff until the very end. Making such an absurdly funny video is the band's way to give the Reaper the middle f!nger, like see, you will come for us all but in the meantime: Carpe Diem!

[@mariecaillaud8693]

So true !

[@melaniezette886]

You chose a very, very special group 😄🇨🇵 Bravo pour votre français

[@melaniezette886]

99% girls are shaved

[@melaniezette886]

This was a huge success, the song relates to a friend’s death. You can find more classic french songs, chansons, like aznavour, brel... Rita is on the crazy side but french like it too. And the video is a kind of exercice de style on the top of the lyrics. We like to have fun with our culture

[@nomisnestral6956]

This has played in every party I ve been to since the late eighties.

[@naadei94]

omg I laughed so much , best reaction ever!

[@h.c4898]

They had a quick popularity in the mid 80s. They made satires what was going on in france at the time thus the funny body languages, the attires catherine uses during the videos. As mentioned in the comments, this song was probably a tribute for a friend of hers. Also there is a minority gypsie group called the "roms" in france. They hang out by the side of the road all the time like nomads. She sings with a broken french here just like gypsies do. This song is probably for them as well. They became iconic over the years. Their songs and the genre they use is pretty unique. I've learned to appreciate them over the years. So yeah it's not for everyone. Mostly french people will get what they're saying.

[@cmoiden37]

tu ne comprends pas c est normal les francais ont dansé pendant des mois sur cette chanson sans comprendre les paroles jusqu au jour ou les paroles ont etes expliquées . c est un hommage a marcia moreto danseuse choregraphe americaine decédee en 1983 d un cancer

[@pierre.from.france]

Oui pareil pour Le petit train.

[@Tiekorolivier]

​@@pierre.from.franceles paroles du petit train sont tout aussi explicites, si ce n'est plus. Mais là aussi, il faut les écouter.

[@funambuline19]

Les rita mitsouko forever !

[@helmutkurtneumnn2026]

"Ce com ca" best Video ever and one of my All Time favs. ❤🌹❤️‍🔥

[@fabbel1913]

The eighties my friend 😂😂 I love it !!

[@SandraMiserez-me2zd]

I love your react you are so funny 😁and thank you for talking french 👍

[@macaronsucre]

The only response to "do French women shave" is also the simplest, well; some do some don't some do it sometimes,it's just their choice.

[@01Phoenix]

Mostly they do... it's very rare to see french woman that doesn't... some feminist or some "close to nature" women but they are not the majority...

[@novastarburst3939]

@@01Phoenix Or older women as well, after a time people don't care. Especially as it was proven years ago that shaving wasn't more hygienic, but only a preference. Most of the time, a vast amount of women only shave in summer months or when they are dating someone.

[@01Phoenix]

@@novastarburst3939 Yes you are right I forgot about old women... but in this case I think it's the same for women all over the word and not only for France (as this post was questionning about the french women)

[@christellelacaille4897]

c un hommage a marcia moretto , un éloge de la vie face a la mort , coutures , danse , chants , nature et séduction ....un clin d'oeil hispanique pour leur amie

[@laurentpaumier3103]

You killed me ! 😂😂😂

[@jahanshadi1934]

I just love that « craziness » , cette touche de folie like we said in France, even if the story behind the song is quite sad. I just love the music, the creativity, the « non sense », her powerful voice ! I remember when I was little, I was so confused, even if she sing in French I didn’t understand what she was saying xD But I loved it and still love it Thank you for your genuine reaction I laughed hard 😂

[@davraf42]

Vous devriez écouter, des Rita Mitsouko, "les amants" avec sa voix poussée à fond et "le petit train" qui parle des trains de déportation des nazis. Cela fait parti de leurs meilleurs tubes

[@yannmoreau327]

Marquis de sade méme époque à écouter !!!!!!

[@Lenkhou]

Thank you for reacting to the video proposal I sent you. And yes, today the French women are shaved :D

[@nomi.hagen.]

Love Les Rita Mitsouko ❤

[@casaraku]

Not only the french females don't shave, neither do most men i know....neither their legs... Marcia Baila is inspired by an Argentinan dancer she worked with who died young. Her partner in the duo Frédéric “Fred” Chichin, the guitarist died in his fifties due to lung cancer (smoking is very french) and heart failure..

[@eliseprevost2233]

The duet with marc lavoine is "Qu'est ce que tes belle"

[@stephtls165]

Un bonheur en concert, magnifique punk attitude

[@DarthShayanTool.]

It's a song about her dance teacher who died of cancer. It's not so crazy or strange when you know that.

[@pascalschark7875]

She named Marcia Moretto, that's why the title of the song is Marcia baila. 1949-1983

[@SiRcErOn_YuLmEr]

😂😂 "French women don't shave."😂😂

[@Mezig34976]

In the "stereotypes" genre, we also have: Americans are stupid obese people!

[@floflems458]

haha! là la boite crânienne elle a surchauffé à la vue de ce clip 😄 tu m'as bien fait rire !

[@Bubulles1977]

The French woman don't shave 😂😂. T'es trop drôle 🎉

[@naama4]

N'hésitez pas à découvrir d'autres tubes de ce groupe, ils sont fous, dans le bon sens du terme. Vraiment unique. Un couple dans la vie et sur scène. Je vous recommande aussi de la même époque le groupe Niagara, notamment leur chanson "pendant que les champs brûlent". Et sinon, écoutez "Le Petit Train" des Rita Mitsouko si vous voulez bien.

[@ggousier]

It may sound foolish may it's totally deliberate. 🤣

[@pierrelaurent3629]

Tes réactions m’ont vraiment fait rire 😂😂

[@martine2u]

Don't worry, I heard this song when it came and I STILL don't know what it says! I know it's an hommage to a dancer who died of breast cancer. I have no clue what the words mean. It was a HUUUGE hit in France at the time and can still be heard. Catherine Ringer (the singer) still sings. Chinchin (the guitar player and her husband) died some years ago. My fav of their titles is C'est Comme Ca. Amazing video.

[@philippes.9571]

here is the lyric (in French) : Marcia, elle danse sur du satin, de la rayonne Du polystyrène expansé à ses pieds. Marcia danse avec des jambes aiguisées comme des coup'rets Deux flèches qui donnent des idées, des sensations. Marcia, elle est maigre, belle en scène, belle comme à la ville. La voir danser me transforme en excitée. Moretto, comme ta bouche est immense quand tu souris Et quand tu ris, je ris aussi, tu aimes tell'ment la vie. Quel est donc ce froid que l'on sent en toi ? Mais c'est la mort qui t'a assassinée, Marcia. C'est la mort qui t'a consumée, Marcia. C'est le cancer que tu as pris sous ton bras. Maint'nant, tu es en cendres, en cendres. La mort, c'est comme une chose impossible Et même à toi qui es la vie même, Marcia Et même à toi qui es forte comme une fusée. C'est la mort qui t'a emmenée. Marcia danse un peu chinois, la chaleur dans les mouvements d'épaules À plat comme un hiéroglyphe inca de l'opéra. Avec la tête, elle danse aussi très bien Et son visage danse avec tout le reste. Elle a cherché une nouvelle façon et l'a inventée. C'est elle, la saut'relle, la sirène en mal d'amour Le danseur dans la flanelle ou le carton. Moretto, comme ta bouche est immense quand tu souris Et quand tu ris, je ris aussi, tu aimes tell'ment la vie. Quel est donc ce froid que l'on sent en toi ? Mais c'est la mort qui t'a assassinée, Marcia. C'est la mort qui t'a consumée, Marcia. C'est le cancer que tu as pris sous ton bras. Maint'nant, tu es en cendres, en cendres. La mort, c'est comme une chose impossible Et même à toi qui es la vie même, Marcia Et même à toi qui es forte comme une fusée. C'est la mort qui t'a emmenée.

[@sylviara8871]

It was released in the late 80ies,that s why she had hair under her harms,even though nowadays she would still let them like that. French women get shaved under their harms,their legs and even more😉

[@maximus452]

Merci pour le fou rire mon ami ! (thanks for the giggles my friend) haha

[@Reed_4600]

J'en peux plus ... je suis raide dead sur mon fauteuil de rire ... comment je comprends ceux qui ne connaissent pas les Ritas ! Je vous conseille "Andy" des Ritas aussi ! un vrai régal accoustique et visuel !

[@sethioustani5546]

Elle parle d'une artiste espagnole qui a beaucoup comptée dans sa vie d'artiste et qui est morte d'un cancer. Les Rita Mitsouko est un groupe de rock qui fait partie des meilleurs.

[@Netzbrand]

Big Hit in Germany too - pure eighties...

[@Leo_de_Urlevan]

Tout le monde n'a pas compris tout de suite la référence à la danseuse Marcia Moretto, même en France au début. Mais... Cette chanson a été un tsunami et je pense que 40 ans plus tard, même les nouvelles générations connaissent ce titre. Inévitablement, les gens ont voulu comprendre à quoi Catherine Ringer (la chanteuse) faisait référence. J'avais 13 ou 14 ans à l'époque et on avait ce que l'on appelle beaucoup de variété française (variété française est péjoratif dans mon esprit ; ça reprend tous les artistes qui ne font parfois qu'un disque, les chanteurs pour plaire aux adolescentes, bref, tout ce qui n'a pas de profondeur. C'est exactement l'inverse de Brel, Ferré, Gainsbourg, Brassens, Barbara, Ferrat, Vian...) Le mouvement punk était confidentiel. Et voilà que débarquent à la place Catherine Ringer qui bouscule les codes et fout un gros coup de pied au cul aux chanteurs de variété. Non, sérieusement, c'est bizarre quand tu n'as pas le contexte de la France de cette époque et le lore de Marcia Baïla mais ça a vraiment bousculé la chanson française. D'ailleurs, si tu parles un jour de la chanson "le petit train", attends cinq minutes de trouver ça ridicule. C'est une évocation directe aux trains de la mort qui conduisaient les juifs vers les camps de concentration ; le grand père de Catherine Ringer en est miraculeusement réchappé.

[@nex4330]

Ah beautiful French at its most artistic peak

[@fande...Angelina]

I admit that without knowing the codes, it's very disconcerting, but in France we love them a lot, they're a couple, he, Fred Chichin unfortunately died, but she, Catherine Ringer, still sings!!! You are so comic, you make me laughing !!! ☺☺

[@isabelledrevet5913]

J’adore les Rita Mitsouko ! RIP Fred...

[@laetitiam9040]

The lyrics of this song have a tragic double meaning; in reality it speaks of death; especially of the death of Martia Moreto from cancer.The refrain "it’s death that has murdered you Martia". Some passage even evokes the state of a corpse "what is this cold that we feel in you?" or when she evokes "Your mouth is immense when you smile", "dancing Chinese" or even the dance movements like a "robot" or "zombie" of the singer. All this echoes to cadaveric states... Different states of body before, because disease, cancer and after when people die.

[@evasepulveda-l8e]

C’est de la poésie pure ❤

[@Stéphane-q7h]

La corrida de Francis Cabrel …une chanson magnifique par le sujet grave et la mélodie . Une chanson qui mériterait d’être entendue par un maximum d’oreilles 😍

[@pierre.from.france]

Elle est en attente dans mes demandes Patreon, sous-titrée anglais en plus 😉

[@aureliensausse7637]

If the author listens to me, he absolutely must listen to "c'est comme ça" by Les Rita Mitsouko, more traditional than this musical UFO which has never been remixed, so perfect is its construction. Everyone in France dances to this song, yet it's about the death of Marcia Moretto, a dancer and friend who accompanied them on tour for several years, and of cancer. Surely a song that has become part of French heritage, like Frank Sinatra's My way, ah mince c'est une autre chanson française 😏🥳😀

[@ddbe3932]

The song is about a dancer from Argentina. She died from a cancer under her arm. The song mixes all sorts of images and styles (Japanese, Spanish, French..). The Rita Mitsouko has been an incredibly creative and successful band (until Fred Chichin died). It’s so weird that it’s difficult for a foreigner to understand the song (she rolls the «r »s). Comments are « commentaires ».

[@guiome5942]

Hi! from the southwest of France. Bravo, your French is very good! It's a very popular song here. This singer started in porn and she was a feminist before her time (hair under her arms). I never understood the song either lol. According to wikipedia: "At the end of the 1970s, Catherine Ringer met Fred Chichin; the Rita Mitsouko group is formed, gives concerts, and Marcia Moretto accompanies them. The idea for the song comes from Catherine Ringer. She worked alongside Marcia Moretto again in 1980 for a play by Armando Llamas and Catherine Dasté. Marcia Moretto died shortly after, on May 21, 1983, at the age of 36, from devastating breast cancer. Very touched by this death, Catherine Ringer uses music created with Fred Chichin and writes lyrics evoking Marcia Moretto, in a song called Marcia baïla. This title is sung with a forced Spanish accent. It’s a tribute to Marcia Moretto, to her beauty, to her legs, to her laughter, to her gestures, “Marcia, she dances..”. The song also mentions his death: "You burned yourself out Marcia / It's cancer / That you took under your arm", to catchy music".

[@micade2518]

The Rita Mitsouko: were (he died, far too early, but Catherine Ringer is pursuing a great career, solo, sadly) quite "déjantés": great music, great singing, tons of talent and originality.

[@vfwh]

Note that the art in this video is a modern (from the 80s...) homage to the kind of syncretic vibes of latin America.

[@CELAK51]

Your react is so refreshing you are lauthing like catherine ringer would has been proud because she wont like to make the death sad she was loufoque ! I'm happy of your reaction

[@nuketoto3868]

RITA MITSOUKO le petit train

[@19Edurne]

"Marcia baila" is in Spanish and translates to "Marcia Danse".

[@VeroZaragoza-o2d]

This is not only "pure entertainment" despite the light and dancing music, as the song lyrics are about ... death from cancer ! The one their friend, and dancing teacher, passed away few monthes before they sung this optimistic song on such a bad moment

[@arthurflou4250]

les Rita Misouko est un groupe complétement décalé, un univers qui ne s'attache à rien. C'est certain que cela peut surprendre mais quand on y regarde de prét on nercherche pas forcément ce que l'on peut trouver au coin de la rue. Les Rita Mitsouko qui ont eu une trés belle carrière en France et au Japon réponde à ceux qui cherche un peu de diversité et d'étonnement. Rita Misouko is a completely offbeat group, a universe that is not attached to anything. It's certain that this may surprise you, but when you look closely you're not necessarily looking for what you can find on the street corner. The Rita Mitsouko who have had a very good career in France and Japan respond to those looking for a little diversity and astonishment.

[@jeanpaulcoulpin9753]

The best International hit of Rita Mitsuko : C’EST COMME ÇA (years 90) . You can testing NOIR DÉSIR with the song : TOSTAKI

[@hellemarc4767]

One of the best French bands ever. Try "C'est comme ça".

[@bernardolemuet7060]

C'est un hommage à Marcia Moretto, à sa beauté, à ses jambes, à son rire, à sa gestuelle, « Marcia, elle danse .... ». La chanson mentionne également sa mort : « Tu t'es consumée Marcia / C'est le cancer / Que tu as pris sous ton bras Les Rita Mitsuko un couple déjanté mais qui a marqué son époque, on aime ou on aime pas, Moi j'ADORE

[@laurentbattut8931]

You can't understand !!! 🤣 That's so frenchy !

[@ac8907]

La France est un pays d’art, il faut comprendre cela. La langue, la chanson, l’architecture, la peinture,……

[@tgwindu1203]

Thanks for the reaction. It's great to see US people listening to French songs (BTW, did you know one the most well known song of all time is French ? Guess it... It's My Way... Written by Gilles Thibaut and French star Claude François. French title is Comme D'habitude). So kudos for doing that D. Ahhh... 80's videos... so much fun... so much madness, craziness. Yeah, it's weird, but so arty. The song is about death (of a dancer friend Marcia Moretto). And yeah... we love to melt sadness with joy in songs... You can check Le Petit Train or Les Histoires d'A. More French songs reaction please :) Take care.

[@nathaliewatkins5599]

Please react to "C'est comme ça " by the Rita Mitsouko

[@RK-uw7qd]

Cette vidéo était il y a 6mois. C'est vrai que Catherine Ringer est un peu excentrique. Elle était connue pour être bizarre. Le clip rappelle beaucoup les publicités de Jean paul Goude et le cinéma de Jean Pierre Jeunet. Aussi : oui les françaises se rasent ! Merci de nous défendre 😅

[@vfwh]

Oui elle fait ça exprès :) Her name is Catherine Ringer, and yes, she's quite mad. But a kind of genius too.

[@FredericDieu-d2z]

Le gars qui n'a rien compris au délire des Rita. Si on ne parle pas suffisamment bien français et que l'on n'est pas assez ouvert d'esprit, on passe totalement à côté du sujet et le loufoque l'emporte sur la puissance et l'hommage Dommage...

[@Baboulinet29]

this group enter in artistic movement in France during the years 80, begining of 90's, the order word => Chaos/ or liberty creative, like you want, a prolific period for the music video's ;)

[@Kiev-in-3-days]

It's so good. You should try 'c'est comme ça' from Rita Mitsuko.

[@JeanSarfati]

'Surrealism' was a french trend born in the 1920. Many genius had been influenced by (Picasso etc). It came from the revolt against the War (1st WW). A kind of deconstructing ironic movement. The 'Rita Mitsuko' were part of the last wave in the 80' not far from 'Punk movement'. The song is on the loss of a friend Anita full of life who died by cancer, (may be Aids). Desillusion after free love mixing all in freedom...

[@ericpoirier5654]

Whenever i see or hear this song all i can think about is Rock Et Belles Oreilles parodying this song 😂😂😂