Les Wampas is a French punk band, formed in Paris in 1983. The group is chi… Read Full Bio ↴Les Wampas is a French punk band, formed in Paris in 1983. The group is chiefly famous for its frontman, real name Didier Chapedelaine, chief lyricist and singer. He deliberately sings off-key and often high-pitched, so has a recognisable voice. His on-stage energy, and crowd-surfing, are major features of the band's live shows, and, since the release of the album Kiss (2000), he comes into the crowd after each performance to hug members of the audience and give them a kiss on each cheek.

Danser Sur U2
Les Wampas Lyrics

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Ils ont commencé à danser sur U2
Vraiment quelle drôle d’idée
De danser sur U2
Puis ils ont continué
A danser pendant toute la nuit
Puis ils ont continué à danser enlacés
Toute la nuit
Et moi, j’aurais voulu faire comme eux

Mais personne pour danser avec moi
Est-ce vraiment un si grand péché
De danser sur U2 ?
Est ce vraiment un si grand péché de danser

Mais moi j’aurais voulu danser aussi
Pendant toute la nuit
Mais personne pour danser avec moi
Je suis resté là
Est-ce vraiment un si grand péché
De danser, de danser
Est-ce vraiment un si grand péché
De danser seul, de danser seul
Sur U2 toute la nuit
Ohohoh

Est-ce vraiment un si grand péché
De danser seul

Overall Meaning

The song "Danser sur U2" by Les Wampas talks about the experience of dancing to U2's music. The song starts by describing how some people started dancing to U2, and the singer finds this to be a strange idea. As the night goes on, people continue to dance to U2's music, even dancing together in each other's arms. The singer, who would like to dance as well, finds himself alone with no one to dance with. He wonders if it's really such a big deal to dance to U2 and if it's such a big sin to dance alone.

The song captures the feeling of wanting to be a part of something, but being left out in the cold. The singer envies the people who are dancing while he's alone, and wonders if he's missing out on something special. The song tempers this feeling of isolation with the suggestion that dancing alone isn't such a big deal, and that it's okay to enjoy oneself in one's own company.

Line by Line Meaning

Ils ont commencé à danser sur U2
They started dancing to U2 music

Vraiment quelle drôle d’idée
It really was a strange idea

De danser sur U2
To dance to U2 music

Puis ils ont continué
Then they kept dancing

A danser pendant toute la nuit
Dancing throughout the night

Puis ils ont continué à danser enlacés
Then they continued dancing while hugging

Toute la nuit
All night long

Et moi, j’aurais voulu faire comme eux
And I wanted to do the same as them

Mais personne pour danser avec moi
But no one to dance with me

Est-ce vraiment un si grand péché
Is it really such a big sin

De danser sur U2 ?
To dance to U2 music?