Michel Sardou responds to Orelsan citing him in song, Digi Mart USA News (Caen, France): Michel Sardou has no apparent interest in listening to Orelsan. In an interview with La Tribune Dimanche, published Saturday, November 7, the singer reacted to the lyrics of the Caen rapper’s latest track, titled “XXX,” in which his name is directly mentioned.
The song, unveiled October 27 at the Arkéa Arena in Bordeaux, takes the form of a tirade against the far right. Its lyrics say that “they want to eat pork and sing Sardou,” describing family celebrations, but add that “we don’t dress up as a parody of the French” and “we are not dirty racists.”
In response, the singer of “Les Lacs du Connemara” was blunt: “I don’t care about Orelsan. I don’t know him.” He also criticized the rapper’s singing, saying that when he sings, “you don’t understand a word he says because he doesn’t know how to open his mouth or articulate.”
Taking the opposite view of the song, the 79-year-old asserted his attachment to the traditions it mentions: “Yes, I eat pork and I am proud that the Connemara is sung at family celebrations.” He added that he has been called a fascist his whole life because he was the only right-wing singer while all others were on the left, and argued that people do not know the real definition of fascism.
“Today, if you have a barbecue or do not eat vegan, you are a fascist.”
Sardou had already said in 2023, during a BFMTV interview, that he hates “feminism” and “wokism.” His remarks about women and his song “Les Villes de solitude” were also criticized in 2024, when he was announced as recipient of the Ordre national du Mérite. Now retired from the stage and living in Bormes-les-Mimosas in the Var, Sardou confirmed that he has withdrawn from performing and concerts.
