He had clearly announced the color during the interview given to info-chalon, that he would turn Chalon-sur-Saône upside down. He kept his word, in the best possible way at the Parc des Expositions.
Sharing, like a mantra
To walk as one pleases on the arm of Gilbert Montagné is to dismiss with the wave of the hand what is bland, lukewarm or cloying. Above all, it’s taking a trip to distant lands with their insolent and uplifting beauty. In a nutshell: have crazy fun, indefinitely. Downright. This Saturday evening, May 25, the last renowned artist to enter the running for the local organization “Fan de 80” has, in accordance with the reputation of the character, demonstrated magnanimity, this flawless generosity which, enlivened by a punch of hell and this humor imbued with self-deprecation which suits him so well, could only result in general assent. Gold in bars, because the remedy par excellence for all the ills induced by spleen or gloom! With his faith anchored to his body, he can’t sit still, teased by the demon of fidgeting. The entertainer at times, the showman at every turn, raises the temperature by several degrees. The hairs stand on end, the goosebumps take a stand…The public, in awe of the tons of sympathy poured out for him, breathing universal love, was not lulled by illusions, but was in tune with Ray Charles , by French Stevie Wonder, particularly lively.
Cult titles that speak to everyone
“Comme une star”, “Liberté”, “Musicienne”, “The fool”, “J’ai le blues de toi”…these reflective songs, full of life, gauge the collective unconscious. Galvanized by his musicians and his three backing vocalists, Gilbert, viscerally attached to his piano, incidentally to his bongo and his tambourine, draws from the depths of his resources. The incessant swaying rhythms, like so many thrusts, stir up excitement. The ecstasy is at its peak, we give everything when our singing tour promotes the songs…singing and dancing at will: “We’re going to love each other”, “Under the sunlight of the tropics”… However, it’s through “the hymn to love” by Môme Piaf (previously he had paid homage to Whitney Houston by singing “I wanna dance with somebody”) that the singer, infatuated with soul music in particular, was to complete his entire work. And it’s been going on for fifty-three years! He who has ties to Allier must also have appreciated the Burgundian ban as a final point.
Michel Piriault
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