QUB Radio sparkled on Monday: Sophie Durocher and Pierre-Yves Lord engaged in a verbal battle over the state of the French language among Quebec artists. At the heart of this storm: Jay Scøtt, aka Pier-Luc Jean Papineau.
For newcomers, remember that the artist happily mixes French and English. For example, the artist sings in his song Take me Home: “Lost in my dark minds / When I get stoned they are multicolour / For about 20 minutes / So I stand up / Wake up / Bake like a cake / Pu d’cub Verpiss you / I call in sick at work».
“It’s more French rendered there,” says Sophie Durocher. It’s sad when he talks like that in everyday life.”
But beware ! For Mr. Lord the facilitator is on the wrong track.
“He speaks modern French, but I don’t think he’s turning his back on French,” said the new ambassador for La Francofête 2023.
Whether we are on one side or the other, the two made a benevolent plea in Molière’s language and posed the question very clearly: should artists adopt the language of the street or express themselves in good French? Finally, some say it’s a beautiful language with great words, while for others French is cool because it’s hot when you speak it well. It’s up to you to decide…