The group itself is composed of musicians Mourad Musset, Olivier Leite and Florent Vintrigner, all of them coming from the Théâtre du fil in Paris, France. At First, La Rue Kétanou was playing in the streets of la Rochelle and the île de Ré. The show was a mix between theater and music. Their motto was "C'est pas nous qui sommes à la rue, c'est la rue Kétanou", meaning "We don't belong to the street, the street belongs to us"
After spending some time living a semi bohemian life, the group ended up meeting Bibou, a member of Tryo, who asked them to be the opening act for the Tryo shows at L'Olympia and for the rest of their tour.
The first album of La Rue Kétanou, En attendant les caravanes (Waiting for the caravans) was finally produced in 2001. After some time doing tours throughout France, the group completed a second album Y'a des cigales dans la fourmilière (Cicadas in the ant-hill) in 2002. In 2004, they released a live album Ouvert à double tour. However, after this album, there were rumours that they were about to break up. Fortunately, these rumours ended up being untrue. Florent, however, spent some time in a related project, the group T'inquiète Lazare. Mourad and Olivier also formed a new band with several other musicians and friends, Mon côté punk.
After this pause, the group is touring again with two new members, Pierre Joseph and Simoné Monticelloni.
Their offical website, www.lesfilmsdevacances.net/LRK/.
La Rumeur
La Rue Kétanou Lyrics
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La rumeur a parlée
Si tu veux savoir ce qu'elle a dit apprends a lire sur les lèvres
Car elle parle de toi
Elle dit n'importe quoi
Il parait que tu n'es pas celui que l'on croyait que tu était
Refrain:
Et le chien devient loup
Le sable devient boue
La poire devient pomme
The song La Rumeur by La Rue Kétanou talks about the power of rumors and the impact it can have on one's reputation. The lyrics describe how a rumor has entered a community and is spreading like wildfire. The singer suggests that if you want to know what the rumor is saying about you, you should watch the person's lips who is spreading it. The rumor is saying all sorts of nonsense about the subject, and they are not the person people thought they were. The refrain explains how everything seems to be changing due to the rumor. The dog becomes a wolf, a gram becomes a ton, sand becomes mud, and a pear becomes an apple. This is indicative of the chaos that rumors can create, where nothing remains in its original state.
The use of metaphors in the lyrics is beautiful as it speaks to the nature of rumors. The dog turning into a wolf suggests how a person's reputation can change from being loved to being hated. The gram turning into a ton illustrates the exaggeration that takes place when a rumor is being spread. In reality, a slight issue becomes a significant problem due to the way the rumor is being spread. The sand turning into mud suggests that clarity is being lost, and things are becoming murky. The pear turning into an apple seems like a minor change, but it has a big impact on the subject as they are no longer who they were perceived to be.
Line by Line Meaning
La rumeur est entrée
The rumor has entered the conversation
La rumeur a parlée
The rumor has spoken out
Si tu veux savoir ce qu'elle a dit apprends a lire sur les lèvres
If you want to know what was said, learn to read lips
Car elle parle de toi
Because it's talking about you
Elle dit n'importe quoi
It's saying anything
Il parait que tu n'es pas celui que l'on croyait que tu était
It seems like you're not who we thought you were
Refrain: Et le chien devient loup
Chorus: And the dog becomes wolf
Le gramme devient tonne
A gram becomes a ton
Le sable devient boue
Sand becomes mud
La poire devient pomme
A pear becomes an apple
Contributed by Zoe L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@LeKongz
Iziva 5 ans plus tard voilà que c'est autour d'Agnès Barthélémy c'est super j'adore la vie
@juliok3398
Waw 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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Élodie dercourt
La violence ne sera jamais une solution Fiable Viable Honnete Vraie
@jeremygauer7883
😀 👍👍
@sintpieters2601
merci pour tous vos magnifiques textes <3 je vous ai découvert en 2003 soit 5 ans après la création de votre talentueux groupe. Je ne m'en lasse pas. Si seulement vous pouviez nous revenir avec des textes adaptés à la situation actuelle ça nous ferait du bien ... merci pour tout
@LeKongz
je t'aime c pas une rumeur ni une tumeur
@cvrp12
Je le souhaite à personne XU
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oh im surprised my dear youngtrashyfriend
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C C LAIR ELLTA JETTÉ VLA L SORT L IGNORANCE
TA MAMAN TE PROTEGE DEPUIS QU ELLE EST PARIE TRÉSOR...FRANCK AUSSI... EVRYTHINGS GONNA B ALRIGHT
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QUOIQUE.....