Diandra’s Top 20 Music Moments of 2013
4. Woodkid – I Love You
Another sweeping song for the director-turned singer.
3. Stromae – Papaoutai
Who says that an extremely danceable Belgian hit can’t feature a sharp message about child abandonment? The phrase “Papaoutai” is a colloquial wording of “Papa, oú t’es? (Papa, where are you?)”
Stromae (a.k.a. Paul Van Haver) drew from his personal history for the song, since his mother didn’t tell him for many years that his Rwandan father had died in that country’s genocide. In the video, the boy substitutes his father with a mannequin (played by Stromae), while watching other fathers teaching their sons how to dance. Here are English translations of the lyrics.
Van Haver followed this single with Tous les Mêmes. He acts the female and male roles of the song in its music video [1] and a translation of the lyrics can be viewed on this “lesson” where he sings and dances on a gondola. Or watch this special “double” live performance on French TV that took hours to coordinate. With addictive beats and smart lyrics, Stromae is an artist to watch in 2014 and beyond.
Dude… Tricky’s new album just lit up my life. I was missing him something FIERCE for so long… HaHA. I LOVE his new stuff! And T.O.P. just makes my life with his videos. Actually GD and the whole Big Bang outfit manage to make some of THE most creative and interesting… and weird… videos in Kpop! YAY for this list!!!
@Camiele, yeah, it’s great to see Tricky still going strong. And all the Big Bang members’s project can be fun and…out there, but TOP is my favorite.
@Camiele, did you try Stromae’s music?
@Diandra Rodriguez, I have not. I’ve not had a chance to sit down and actually just listen to music to try it.
@Camiele, lists have been made for all.
@amy, that (http://www.xiami.com/song/showcollect/id/27335483) is awesome!