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Moonboots
Les Fatals Picards Lyrics
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Le passe des 3 Vallées
Tu mets les moonboots
Et tu t'en vas skier
Tu prends la perche (en moonboots)
Dans la poudreuse (en moonboots)
Tu fais le cool (en moonboots)
Life is short, life is life, life is cool en moonboots X3
Tu mets les moonboots
Le passe des 3 Vallées
Tu mets les moonboots
Et tu t'en vas manger
Tu manges la raclette (en moonboots)
Tu manges la tartiflette (en moonboots)
Tu manges la reblochonnade (en moonboots)
Tu manges la pilule (en moonboots)
Life is short, life is life, life is cool en moonboots X4
Il est à peine 5 heures du matin bébé,
Lorsque tu pénètres dans la grange de Courchevelle
Il fait chaud bébé, peut-être un peu trop chaud
Et là près du bar, tu croises les Bogdanov (en moonboots)
(put your hands up x2)
Johnny et Laetitia (en moonboots)
(put your hands up x2)
Karl Lagarfeld (en moonboots)
David Guetta (en moonboots)
Jacky et Michel (en moonboots)
Philippe Manoeuvre (en moonboots)
Une meuf de secret story (en moonboots)
Bernard Lavilliers (en moonboots)
Les Fatals Picards (sans moonboots)
Philippe Katerine, merde (en tongs)
Et Jean-Luc Delarue (en garde à vue)
The song "Moonboots" by Les Fatals Picards is a humorous ode to the ski resort culture. It presents the image of a person who puts on their moonboots, gets the ski pass, and heads out to enjoy skiing. The lyrics show that skiing is not the only thing that can be done while wearing moonboots, as they are also suitable for eating raclette, tartiflette, reblochonnade, and even taking pills. The lines "Life is short, life is life, life is cool en moonboots" repeat throughout the song, emphasizing the joie de vivre of a ski vacation.
The song takes a comical turn when the singer enters a barn-turned-bar in Courchevelle. There, they encounter a diverse cast of characters, including the Bogdanov brothers, Johnny Hallyday and Laetitia Casta, Karl Lagerfeld, David Guetta, Jacky and Michel (from French adult films), Philippe Manoeuvre, a reality TV contestant, and Bernard Lavilliers. Meanwhile, Les Fatals Picards are the only ones at the bar without moonboots, Philippe Katerine is wearing flip-flops, and Jean-Luc Delarue is under arrest.
The lyrics of "Moonboots" are a playful mockery of the ski resort culture and the people who frequent it. The song suggests that the ski vacation is not only about skiing but also about indulging in the culinary delights of the region and rubbing elbows with celebrities. The moonboots are a symbol of the leisurely, carefree lifestyle that one can enjoy while on vacation in the mountains.
Line by Line Meaning
Tu mets les moonboots
You put on your moonboots
Le passe des 3 Vallées
Your ski pass for the 3 valleys
Tu t'en vas skier
You go skiing
Tu prends la perche (en moonboots)
You take the ski lift (in your moonboots)
Dans la poudreuse (en moonboots)
In the powder (in your moonboots)
Tu fais le cool (en moonboots)
You act cool (in your moonboots)
Comme à Ibiza (en moonboots)
Like in Ibiza (in your moonboots)
Life is short, life is life, life is cool en moonboots X3
Life is short, life is life, life is cool in moonboots (repeated 3 times)
Tu mets les moonboots
You put on your moonboots
Le passe des 3 Vallées
Your ski pass for the 3 valleys
Tu t'en vas manger
You go eat
Tu manges la raclette (en moonboots)
You eat raclette (in your moonboots)
Tu manges la tartiflette (en moonboots)
You eat tartiflette (in your moonboots)
Tu manges la reblochonnade (en moonboots)
You eat reblochonnade (in your moonboots)
Tu manges la pilule (en moonboots)
You take the pill (in your moonboots)
Life is short, life is life, life is cool en moonboots X4
Life is short, life is life, life is cool in moonboots (repeated 4 times)
Il est à peine 5 heures du matin bébé,
It's barely 5am baby,
Lorsque tu pénètres dans la grange de Courchevelle
As you enter the barn in Courchevelle
Il fait chaud bébé, peut-être un peu trop chaud
It's hot baby, maybe a little too hot
Et là près du bar, tu croises les Bogdanov (en moonboots)
And there near the bar, you meet the Bogdanov (in their moonboots)
(put your hands up x2)
(put your hands up x2)
Johnny et Laetitia (en moonboots)
Johnny and Laetitia (in their moonboots)
(put your hands up x2)
(put your hands up x2)
Karl Lagarfeld (en moonboots)
Karl Lagerfeld (in his moonboots)
David Guetta (en moonboots)
David Guetta (in his moonboots)
Jacky et Michel (en moonboots)
Jacky and Michel (in their moonboots)
Philippe Manoeuvre (en moonboots)
Philippe Manoeuvre (in his moonboots)
Une meuf de secret story (en moonboots)
A girl from Secret Story (in her moonboots)
Bernard Lavilliers (en moonboots)
Bernard Lavilliers (in his moonboots)
Les Fatals Picards (sans moonboots)
Les Fatals Picards (without moonboots)
Philippe Katerine, merde (en tongs)
Philippe Katerine, shit (in his flip flops)
Et Jean-Luc Delarue (en garde à vue)
And Jean-Luc Delarue (in police custody)
Contributed by Aubrey G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.