Michel Sardou could never have seen his career take off if he had chosen his singles himself! And for good reason, the 78 -year -old singer had confessed to Laurent Ruquier that he “hated” some of his greatest hits …
Michel Sardou has sold more than a hundred million albums worldwide since the start of his career. However, if he had been able to have the last word on some of his titles at the time, he would never have released his biggest hits. And for good reason, the 78 -year -old singer, now retired in his Villa XXL in Var, was not particularly a fan of some of his great successes …
Michel Sardou, not gifted to choose his songs? This tube which “pissed him off to death”
Michel Sardou lacks flair? In the beginnings of his career, he was reluctant to release several of his titles which are, even today, real hits. For example, the artist has long refused to sing Popular balls. “I didn’t like that, I didn’t want to take it out (…) popular balls, it pissed me off to death … I hated that!“, he said years ago, on the set of We are not lyingfacing Laurent Ruquier.
However, Michel Sardou ended up giving in … and fortunately, since this song was his first big success, ranking first place in the French hit-Parade in 1970.
This huge tube he found “boring like the rain”
“”My biggest success, I never wanted to get them out! It’s very simple: the lakes of Connemara, I found it boring like the rain! Seven minutes 45 on an Irish wedding, I said: ‘But we’re going to piss off everyone!“, he even added to this card released in 1981, which has been taken up many times in several languages.
The singer was hardly more enthusiastic about Ammerous diseaser, which he considered as a “Music with too strong melody” which was not easy to “dress”. “”We bored six months with unstoppable music, which was great, but as soon as we put a word on it, it gave nothing. I got so shit to do it that in the end, I can’t take it anymore“He had explained, hilarious, facing an amazed Laurent Ruquier.
But Michel Sardou is not the only one to have lacked flair. Before his career exploded in 1970, he was producing Eddie Barclay. But after a few years spent in his label and while his songs did not meet the hoped for success, he was finally abandoned by the famous producer! “”You have no future in the song“, He had even let go of him at the time, according to Le Figaro. Shortly after, Michel Sardou’s career took off thanks to the success of Popular balls…
