“The Olympics, stuck in the metro, it’s going to be a huge mess all summer. We are going to live through hell, on foot, in the cash register, on the RER. Welcome to the Olympic Games, to the Paris Olympic Games..."
To the tune of
Heal the World,
a ballad that Michael Jackson released in November 1992 to finance a charity, the
Enfoirés
made ironic remarks about the organization of the next Olympic Games in Paris during the 35th anniversary concert recorded in January in Bordeaux.
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Broadcast Friday evening in prime time on TF1, the sequence shows
Michaël Youn
in the audience, a false Olympic flame in his hand, and
Patrick Fiori
on stage singing this parody of the chorus.
“It's shooting live bullets at the Olympics in the most watched entertainment of the year
,” reacted a user on X.
“The song about the Olympics which literally destroys the image of France
,” wrote another.
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More than 8.5 million viewers watched the Enfoirés concert Friday evening on TF1.
For 35 years, humor has been an integral part of the show and is always used with the aim of entertaining.
In this sketch about the
Olympic Games
coming next summer in Paris, the Restos du coeur troupe simply enjoys the popular impact of the event on the capital.
“This summer in Paris, hotels are overpriced. I rented my studio for 14,000 euros. You had to go into debt to buy just one small ticket. More than 1000 euros for taekwondo
,” the Enfoirés also joked.
“The medley on the Olympics is a real masterclass
,” said a viewer on social networks amid a number of very positive reactions.