Michel Sardou responds to Orelsan’s mention in his song XXX, Digi Mart USA News (France): The response did not take long. In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche, published Saturday, November 7, Michel Sardou returned to the song XXX, which the rapper Orelsan unveiled on October 27 on stage at the Arkéa Arena in Bordeaux.
The song mentions Sardou directly.
In the new track, Orelsan targets the “fachos” (fascists). “They want to eat pork and sing Sardou / It’s our family parties / Except we don’t dress up as a parody of the French / And we aren’t dirty racists,” the rapper from Caen sings.
Asked about his name appearing in the lyrics, Sardou said Orelsan, whom he pronounces “San,” has “every right to mock” him.
“I don’t give a damn about Orelsan. I don’t know him,” said the octogenarian, adding: “I just know that when he sings, you can’t understand a word he says because he doesn’t know how to open his mouth or articulate.”
“These people don’t know the real meaning of the word ‘fascism’,” Sardou said. “Yes, I eat pork, and I am proud that we sing Connemara at family parties,” he continued.
“You know, I have been called a fascist my whole life because I was the only right-wing singer while all the others were on the left,” he said.
Sardou concluded: “Today, if you have a barbecue or don’t eat vegan, you are a fascist.”
Sardou, who has been involved in political statements and controversies before, said in 2023 on BFMTV that he hated “feminism” and “wokeism.” In 2024, his remarks about women and his song “Les villes de solitude,” in which he says he “wants to rape women,” were denounced when he was announced as a recipient of the Ordre national du mérite.
In the La Tribune Dimanche interview, the singer also discussed several political figures and topics. He mentioned Emmanuel Macron (“friendly and very funny”), Sarah Knafo (whom he called “concrete, precise” and “cute”), “the extremes,” the “woke,” Christine Lagarde (whom he hopes will run for president), Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marine Le Pen and Donald Trump.
Now retired at his home in Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var, Sardou said he will not return to the stage, that “all that is over,” and that he does not want to “write songs for others” or “return to the boards.” He described a life that gives him “the impression of being a normal guy,” with brunches organized by his wife every Friday, summer swims and a “small daily routine.”
