When he posted his video “Les confinis” on June 9, Pierre Perret thought he would only please his wife. Ten days later, the facetious rebel's song reached 1.5 million views. Pierre Perret is filmed in his house, in Nangis (Seine-et-Marne), writing with a pen dipped in humor, in front of a vintage television set on which the news scrolls.
In his text, Pierre Perret tackles Sibeth Ndiaye, the government spokesperson, the American president, the doctors who contradict each other. “This song is the result of the rantings suffered every evening on TV. They made me laugh ten times and sob twenty times. I achieved the feat of writing a song in three weeks, when I usually need between two and three years. "
Pierre Perret “had a lot of fun” condensing two months of continuous information on the Covid. He hallucinated in front of "the shod who listed each night the number of stiffs. I really enjoyed seeing Sibeth Ndiaye, with her crooked mask saying that she didn't even know how to put it on. As he likes rebels, he had a soft spot for Professor Raoult, "a Robin Hood".
Pierre Perret compares governments, the current and the previous ones, to "little marquis" who should be ashamed of paying nurses so badly. "The only positive thing in this crisis was the solidarity of the French," he greeted on the phone. From this silent and respectable France, the one we never hear. He greets his girlfriend Anne Roumanoff who asked the friends for items to be auctioned. He gave her some manuscripts of his popular songs.
Edouard Philippe debited "the least bullshit"
The artist acknowledges having lived his most intense moments of life during this crisis. "The strongest since the Occupation", when he saw his father dressing German deserters to help them join the maquis. During the confinement, "all the contradictions thrown by people supposed to protect us caused a lot of anxiety. When the needle of their compass panics, who to lean on? The popular singer criticizes the leaders for "lacking maturity, hindsight and a certain intelligence. They were ready to sacrifice the old people! What immorality ... We must help each human being to the end, whether he is 8 or 88 years old. "In the end, in his eyes, it was Edouard Philippe who broke" the least bullshit. He was more thoughtful, one of the most careful. "
A tour which will start in October in the Salle Pleyel
If he wrote this song for fun, he was "very touched" by the thousands of testimonies "of complicity and love" that it aroused. He will add “Les confinis” to the repertoire of his Provisional Farewells, his tour which will start at Salle Pleyel in Paris, on October 10 and 11. Another topicality, the mocking poet releases June 24 “Aphorisms and blues”, a work gathering 500 sayings and maxims. He also writes a novel about the incredible life of his grandmother Anna, "an admirable and courageous woman".
Always very active, at the dawn of his 86 years, Pierre Perret delivers at our request his advice to get out of this crisis without too many consequences. "Take a step back, stay lucid and not lose - when you have it - a sense of humor". By cultivating empathy, "the greatest gift that life can give you". He received this present in the cradle, and is delighted each time a new school bears his name.