I'm 10 years old
,
Hello mom bobo
,
Can
,
The ballad of Jim
,
It's as you want
... Alain Souchon's hits have accompanied us for several decades.
The singer has the art of finding the words and, very often, Laurent Voulzy has that of putting them to music.
It was in the early 1970s that their paths crossed, thanks to artistic director Bob Socquet.
"
These two had to meet
," said Michel Jonasz.
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To paint this portrait of Alain Souchon, "Un jour, un destin" takes February 7, 1994 as its starting point. Nominated for the Victoires de la Musique in the "song of the year" category, Alain Souchon won with sentimental, one of his biggest hits.
"
He could make a cry of revolt against the consumer society and there, it's done with lightness, elegance, without aggressiveness, with an amused and distanced look
", comments Thierry Lhermitte.
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After greeting his team, he is joined on stage by Laurent Voulzy.
This one accompanies him on the guitar, while he himself was in the running.
“
I am proud to be his friend
”, comments the interpreter of the
Dream of the fisherman
.
The documentary then sets out to recall what his career was like before and after this ceremony, thanks to the testimonies of his two sons, Charles and Pierre;
of his brother, Patrick;
by Laurent Voulzy;
by Louis Chedid;
by Edouard Baer;
by Vincent Delerm…
“Laurent (Voulzy) is solar, cool, relaxed and my father is fascinated by that”
Pierre, eldest son of Alain Souchon
From then on, “Un jour, un destin” evokes the odd jobs that precede the first television at 28;
the meeting with Françoise, his wife, who “
sees in him a fantasy, a madness
” says Charles, his younger brother;
and the collaboration with Laurent Voulzy.
Together, they work on
J'ai dix ans
which becomes a success, just like
Bidon
.
Then Alain Souchon will sign the lyrics of
Rockcollection
for his sidekick.
“
Laurent (Voulzy) is solar, cool, relaxed and my father is fascinated by that
”, analyzes Pierre, his eldest.
The interpreter of
Booper in tears
remembers him, this stay in Morbihan, in October 1984, which will see the birth
of La ballade de Jim
, a title which will reach a wider and younger audience.
Simple, solitary, who does not like luxury
The years pass and the success continues to increase with
J'veux du cuir
,
C'est comme vous vous comme vous comme vous fois
and
Foule sentimentale
.
It was while listening to a radio program on the consumer society that Alain Souchon had the idea for these lyrics.
"
He invents words, verbs and it passes, it's not catchy, it's Souchon
", observes Édouard Baer.
“He is champion at making fun of himself”
Thierry Lhermitte
When it comes to clarifying his personality, Pierre and Charles Souchon speak of a
“simple
”
,
“
lonely
” man
,
“
who does not like luxury
”.
His friends appreciate his whimsical side, his humor, his second degree, his self-mockery.
“
He has a good quirky look, he sees the ridiculousness of things, the ridiculousness of people and his in particular.
He is a champion for making fun of himself
, ”adds Thierry Lhermitte.
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As for Louis Chedid, he underlines Alain Souchon's very good relationship with his two sons, who are also musicians, and who participated in the production of
Âmes fifties
, crowned best album of the year at the Victoires de la musique 2020 .