Motel Capri
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Motel Capri is the name of the third album by Québécois
néo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants
.
-esque songs. A silly 10 second piece with the title constituting the entire lyrics (On my Big Wheel, 'twas fun!). (A Big Wheel is a childs plastic tricycle
toy). (listen)
great Guy Lafleur
, speaking fanatically about wrestling
not being fake. The song grew out of a bet made to J-F Pauzé by signer Karl Tremblay to manage writing a song with bizarre, random expressions like Jaromir Jagr
haircut, butt crack and Velveeta
. And since that time, when I see the real Guy Lafleur on TV; I always have a little thought for a fat badly raised plumber! (listen)
s of the popular language of some Quebecers, and their corny lifestyles. I am an old-stock Québécois... My Bill 101, don't you dare touch it; It's not that I don't know how to speak well... but I'm an englished colon (in the sense of colonist)... (listen)
and laying down the ludicrous theory that much of the Quebec independence-related defeats of the Quebec people
throughout its history
(the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
, the Lower Canada Rebellion
and the October Crisis
) are caused by an almost endemic tradition of drunkenness. The Patriotes
rebelled, the English regime will have to fall, they got out their ceintures fléchées
! The Patriotes all agreed: to achieve victory, we will have to stop drinking! (listen live)
workers and the Quebec forest, as well as aboriginals, being exploited by American businessmen before the Quiet Revolution
. This might be one of the few songs with little irony (although some lyrical passages are indeed ironic). And the guy from the company was laughing secretly; Who's the idiot that says that money doesn't grow on trees! (listen live)
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
néo-trad band Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants
Les Cowboys Fringants are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois néo-trad music , the band also draws on Country music. They have gained an international underground following, especially in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland...
.
Track listing
- Su' mon big Wheel (c'tait le fun) (Pauzé) - 0:11
- Le plombier (Pauzé) - 3:03
- Québécois de souche (Lebeau) - 2:04
- Awikatchikaën (Tremblay, Pauzé) - 2:37
- Maurice au bistro (Pauzé, Lépine) - 3:29
- M'a vivre avec toi (Lebeau) - 5:10
- Le Shack à Hector (Pauzé) - 4:41
- Marcel Galarneau (Tremblay, Pauzé) - 2:38
- Mon pays - Reel des Aristocrates (Pauzé, Lépine) - 4:14
- Rue Chapdelaine (Pauzé) - 4:25
- Banlieue (Pauzé) - 4:45
- Voyou (Pauzé) - 2:53
- Léopold - Le Temps Perdu (Lebeau - Prévert, Pauzé) - 4:12
- Le Gars d'la Compagnie (Pauzé, Lépine) - 3:16
- Le Pouceux (Pauzé, Dom) - 3:11
- Un p'tit tour (Pauzé, Lebau) - 3:09
Personnel
- Karl Tremblay - Lead vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, "3.00$ instrument" - Dominique Lebeau - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Marie-Annick Lépine - ViolinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
, AccordionAccordionThe accordion is a box-shaped musical instrument of the bellows-driven free-reed aerophone family, sometimes referred to as a squeezebox. A person who plays the accordion is called an accordionist....
, Violoncello, MandolinMandolinA mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It descends from the mandore, a soprano member of the lute family. The mandolin soundboard comes in many shapes—but generally round or teardrop-shaped, sometimes with scrolls or other projections. A mandolin may have f-holes, or a single...
and female vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - J-F Pauzé - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Jérome Dupras - bassBass (instrument)Bass describes musical instruments that produce tones in the low-pitched range. They belong to different families of instruments and can cover a wide range of musical roles...
, back vocals
Production
In a humorous fashion, production credits are indicated in terms of 'Motel employees' title.- Shareholders and Producers: Les Production Louboy International
- Reception and Phone: La Compagnie Larivée Cabot Champagne
- Motel Manager: Claude Larivé
- Room Service: La Tribu
- Handy-Man (part-time): Marc Talbot
- Room Decoration and musical arrangements: Les Cowboys FringantsLes Cowboys FringantsLes Cowboys Fringants are a popular band and cult phenomenon from Quebec, who perform Québécois néo-trad music , the band also draws on Country music. They have gained an international underground following, especially in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland...
with the touch of Louis-simon Hétu - Photography: Anick Desjardins
Additional Credits
- Sound take, mixing, creation: Louis-Simon Hétu (track 1, 2, 4 and 8 sound take Michel Tellier (Presqu'Ile studio) and track 1 mixed by Claude champagne (Studio champagne)
- Leaflet design: BBF Design
- engraving Jean-Francois Chicoine SNB
Su'mon Big Wheel (C'tait l'fun)
One of their ultimate naïve artNaïve art
Naïve art is a classification of art that is often characterized by a childlike simplicity in its subject matter and technique. While many naïve artists appear, from their works, to have little or no formal art training, this is often not true...
-esque songs. A silly 10 second piece with the title constituting the entire lyrics (On my Big Wheel, 'twas fun!). (A Big Wheel is a childs plastic tricycle
Tricycle
A tricycle is a three-wheeled vehicle. While tricycles are often associated with the small three-wheeled vehicles used by pre-school-age children, they are also used by adults for a variety of purposes. In the United States and Canada, adult-sized tricycles are used primarily by older persons for...
toy). (listen)
Le Plombier
A thoroughly farcical song about a grotesque plumber sharing the name of ice hockeyIce hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
great Guy Lafleur
Guy Lafleur
Guy Damien "The Flower" / "Le Démon Blond" Lafleur, OC, CQ is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player who is widely regarded as one of the most naturally gifted and popular players ever to play professional ice hockey...
, speaking fanatically about wrestling
Wrestling
Wrestling is a form of grappling type techniques such as clinch fighting, throws and takedowns, joint locks, pins and other grappling holds. A wrestling bout is a physical competition, between two competitors or sparring partners, who attempt to gain and maintain a superior position...
not being fake. The song grew out of a bet made to J-F Pauzé by signer Karl Tremblay to manage writing a song with bizarre, random expressions like Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromír Jágr is a Czech professional ice hockey right winger who plays for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League . Jágr formerly played with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Washington Capitals, and New York Rangers, serving as captain of the Penguins and the Rangers...
haircut, butt crack and Velveeta
Velveeta
Velveeta is the brand name of a processed cheese product having a taste that is identified as a type of American cheese with a texture that is softer and smoother. It was first made in 1918 by Swiss immigrant Emil Frey of the Monroe Cheese Company in Monroe, New York. In 1923, The Velveeta Cheese...
. And since that time, when I see the real Guy Lafleur on TV; I always have a little thought for a fat badly raised plumber! (listen)
Québécois de souche
A complete critical comical mocking of the anglicismAnglicism
An Anglicism, as most often defined, is a word borrowed from English into another language. "Anglicism" also describes English syntax, grammar, meaning, and structure used in another language with varying degrees of corruption.-Anglicisms in Chinese:...
s of the popular language of some Quebecers, and their corny lifestyles. I am an old-stock Québécois... My Bill 101, don't you dare touch it; It's not that I don't know how to speak well... but I'm an englished colon (in the sense of colonist)... (listen)
Mon Pays
Mon Pays, suivi du Reel des Aristocrates is a very amusing song which ends in a long reelReel (dance)
The reel is a folk dance type as well as the accompanying dance tune type. In Scottish country dancing, the reel is one of the four traditional dances, the others being the jig, the strathspey and the waltz, and is also the name of a dance figure ....
and laying down the ludicrous theory that much of the Quebec independence-related defeats of the Quebec people
French-speaking Quebecer
French-speaking Quebecers are francophone residents of the Canadian province of Quebec....
throughout its history
History of Quebec
Quebec has played a special role in Canadian history; it is the site where French settlers founded the colony of Canada in the 17th and 18th centuries.-Paleoindian Era :...
(the Battle of the Plains of Abraham
Battle of the Plains of Abraham
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec, was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War...
, the Lower Canada Rebellion
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
and the October Crisis
October Crisis
The October Crisis was a series of events triggered by two kidnappings of government officials by members of the Front de libération du Québec during October 1970 in the province of Quebec, mainly in the Montreal metropolitan area.The circumstances ultimately culminated in the only peacetime use...
) are caused by an almost endemic tradition of drunkenness. The Patriotes
Lower Canada Rebellion
The Lower Canada Rebellion , commonly referred to as the Patriots' War by Quebeckers, is the name given to the armed conflict between the rebels of Lower Canada and the British colonial power of that province...
rebelled, the English regime will have to fall, they got out their ceintures fléchées
Ceinture fléchée
The ceinture fléchée is a type of colorful sash, a traditional piece of French-Canadian clothing of the 19th century...
! The Patriotes all agreed: to achieve victory, we will have to stop drinking! (listen live)
Le Gars d'la compagnie
It's about Trois-RivièresTrois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...
workers and the Quebec forest, as well as aboriginals, being exploited by American businessmen before the Quiet Revolution
Quiet Revolution
The Quiet Revolution was the 1960s period of intense change in Quebec, Canada, characterized by the rapid and effective secularization of society, the creation of a welfare state and a re-alignment of politics into federalist and separatist factions...
. This might be one of the few songs with little irony (although some lyrical passages are indeed ironic). And the guy from the company was laughing secretly; Who's the idiot that says that money doesn't grow on trees! (listen live)