After an interview at the Élysée with Emmanuel Macron and crossing the Channel in a canoe, the Youtubeur duo launched a much less daring challenge but much more dear to their hearts: the recording of an album.
Asked by
Le Parisien
as it approaches its release (December 10), Mcfly and Carlito confide in the various controversies they have had to face.
It's no secret that the comedian duo has always been a music lover.
This love affair started when they were only in high school and had their own rock band, David Coscas, aka Mcfly, on guitar and vocals, Raphaël Carlier, aka Carlito, on drums.
Since then, the development of an album is one of the dreams they share.
“
It was with music that we met in high school.
Our first videos on Dailymotion were clips,
”says Mcfly.
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Among the 16 tracks that will make up the album, one of them,
TikTok Girl
, has already been controversial. Wanting to be benevolent towards young girls and warning about the dangers of social networks, he was considered "
sexist
" and "
moralizing
". Mcfly and Carlito did not expect such criticism: “
This song is a kind message: watch out for social media, watch out for fame at all costs. (...) But there was a misunderstanding (...) we should have been clearer.
"David Coscas, alias Mcfly, laments:
" Frankly, we did not expect so many reactions. Making humor in music is very Anglo-Saxon. In France, this is done little. "
According to the singing duo, you have to listen to the entire album to get an idea "
so that people understand our approach.
""
Crossing the Mediterranean is a risk.
Because it is not us at the base.
But an album, if it is commercially speaking a risk-taking, it is in our heart a logical continuation
”, explains Carlito.
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A video at the Elysee Palace strongly criticized
However, this is not the first time that the YouTuber duo have released a song. Last February, he wrote in particular
Je me souviens
, a song commissioned by Emmanuel Macron as part of a bet and recalling barrier gestures. The President of the Republic had challenged the comedians to obtain 1 million views to be able to come and shoot a video with him. A few days and 15 million views later, the duo landed at the Élysée.
A real communication blow to young people, this video had received strong criticism, in particular that of Nicolas Dupont-Aignan on Twitter who was indignant.
"
The situation in France is too serious to play the clown,
" wrote the politician.
On
France Inter
, Yannick Jadot, him, lashed that “
it is not by making influencer clips that we will help young people, neither in their social difficulties, nor in their aspirations.
"
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Almost a year later, questioned by the Parisian, the comedians say they do not regret anything: "
And when we are 80 or 90 years old, we will look at each other" It's not crazy what we did anyway? " Anyway, we are not the type to regret,
”explained Mcfly. Statement to which Carlito replied: “
I agree 100% with this philosophy. And pragmatically, I think we did our job well. The video looks good, we played the anecdotes competition game and we collected 50,000 euros in donations for student meals.
"
With the approach of the presidential elections, the criticisms are more sharp than ever, but the comedians shy away from it.
“
Obviously he (Emmanuel Macron, Editor's note) will build his strategy around it, but we have tried to deviate from politics as much as possible.
We warned people that we had to make a difference, we released the video as soon as possible, far from the elections,
”concludes Carlito.
