"Corbeaux" opens with a track called "Le Monde Bouge" (The world is moving).
If the music was composed by Joke, the text is from François Béranger. Through this cover, the band wants to pay tribute to a singer often forgotten. "Le Monde Bouge", released on the eponymous album in 1974, evokes the memory of social struggles and calls the hope of a better world.
François Béranger disappeared in October 2003, 14th. He was one of the only to assume his beliefs and his libertarian songs while the times were devoted to commercial and stereotypical music . He was clearly against the currents in the middle of " the major setback".
His songs are poetic and enraged, simple and full of meaning. Talking about "the undocumented" or about the refusal of the established order, they are still relevant.
First worker at Renault, then itinerant street artist, François is disgusted by the war in Algeria that he made as a conscript during eighteen months.
Back from Algeria, he looks for a simple life, works a little bit in the factory, get some jobs in radio and cinema. In 1968 the social revolt encouraged him to write new songs, and record a new album. The tone is set and will remain the same - unlike other sixty eighters - it will be that of anti-militarism, revolt, libertarian dynamism, against the state, colonialism and racism ... and the tone of love.
Then, he will take his distance, disgusted with a deadly political and social climate and will be forgotten for many years.
A very good box album - Le vrai changement c'est quand ? The real change is when ? - 3 discs, 40 pages of biography and a DVD including a live video from 1997, a story about Francois (All these terrible words of P. Worms) and a clip, was published by Future Acoustic.
If we regret the thematic classification of the songs, we necessarily appreciate this anthology of 49 titles, complete with text and videos ! You can find the discography of François Béranger on the website of Future Acoutic http://www.futur-acoustic.fr