Stromae - ta fête (Official Video) 

I see a lot of English speaking people here, I would like to explain the title of the song. In French we have this expression, "faire la fête à quelqu'un". If you translate it literally, it would be something like "we're gonna make a party for someone", which sounds positive, but it means something negative. It means you're going to have a fight with that person, and you're going to destroy that person. And I like it because it's exactly what there is in the clip. Some people have suits, they're at a party, but they are here to watch someone be beaten down. So people come to enjoy the party, while people "lui font sa fête", "are making a party" for the man in the middle.

For those looking for a meaning / interpretation of the video, here it is: The man is shot into life, a literal maze where random obstacles and antagonists appear at every corner. Some are actually random (the boxer dude and the knife thrower), others are named, like the Court Judge (the guy with the huge gavel, the hammer that judges use). Then there's your mother, the woman with the rolling pin (the wooden stick for kneading dough), who can beat you as she might often disagree with your life choices, but still save your life when you need her to (keeps you from falling, and hugs you). There's then the wife, the bride with the white gown who ties you by your feet (the "getting hitched ties you down" metaphor), and beats you, but is also passionate and loving. Then if you chose to run away from all these people, and from that maze, you only end up in a much larger maze, with more obstacles and dangers, and this time you're alone. Hope you like it better now that it's explained. Cheers!

What I like about Stromae is that his songs are not empty. They always have a soul in them. Respect from Russia.

Stromae isn't just a musician he's a true artist. He puts meanings and emotions into his music and then he know's how to film it out into a video clip that suits the music.

Stromae should make a FIFA World Cup song sometime..

Stromae c’est un génie.

Even if unintended, I love the "message" of the very last scene. My interpretation of it is that once one leaves the crowd, there's no judgement that matters but your own, although it's the same labyrinth to face as before but without the judgement of society to contend with.

1:06 Ok, this face- Stromae is so elegant and beautiful.

Stromae is this type of musician that does not only have incredible music, but amazing concept videos that make you love the song even more

I liked how at 1:45 the woman, who I assume is the mother, seems to be against him but in truth she's always looking out for him and saves him from straying away in his path. I thought that was a wonderfully subtle notion.

7 ans d’absence et il revient très en forme, les nouveaux morceaux sont vraiment excellents

Honestly, I got into French because of STROMAE and I listen to his music EVERYDAY! My family didn’t understand why I was listening to French music until I started to translate it for them and they actually love his music now because he sends such a powerful meaning behind all his music. ❤

Stromae is the reason I started getting interested in French. I'm heading to college and hopefully succeed at learning the beautiful language. I think that even if there are subtitles, the language that it's sang in, tells a whole different story.

idk if im the only one but seeing stromae dressed the way he is in this video gives me chills. he looks like he has so much authority and its so freaking attractive..

What I love about Stromae is that he makes timeless songs with deep meaning. This song is one of the best. The visuals, the vocals, the melody, everything is just amazing. Stromae is the GOAT

This guy is Thanos of creativity.

One of the best artists of the decade, he didn't only make good music, he made music that had meaning, that touched every single one of us, with beautifully written lyrics, and a great natural voice. I want more of these kinds of artists in this day and age, or at least I want them to be more popular than the cookie-cutter pop that we're all accustomed to. Music has potential to be greater than it is, and Stromae is full proof of it.

Stromae is clearly one of the best artists of the century. First of all his songs are almost all bops and there is so much expression and story in his music

Saw this live at Madison Square Garden last night and the entire arena lost our minds! Stromae, you are the maestro! Thank you for an incredible night of music and dancing! 🔥

Que de souvenirs... ^^ Il est l'heure, fini l'heure de danser Danse, t'inquiète pas tu vas danser Balance-toi, mais tu vas te faire balancer Défonce-toi, mais tu vas te faire défoncer Tu aimerais faire ta fête Ta mère veut te la faire aussi, ta fête Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête Tu sors trop, du moins c'est ce qu'ils disent Ils parlent trop, c'est pourquoi tes oreilles sifflent A qui la faute? C'est la faute à autrui, hein? C'est les autres, toi tu n'as qu'une seule envie Tu aimerais faire ta fête Ta mère veut te la faire aussi, ta fête Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête Tu aimerais faire ta fête Ta mère veut te la faire aussi, ta fête Le juge voudrait te faire ta fête Tout le monde te fera aussi ta fête

Life is a game of football (or soccer if you're not British) and you're the ball. Everybody is trying to get you, take control over you and kick you and stuff. The judge will try to (guy with the hammer), your mother will (woman with rolling pin), your wife will (woman in wedding clothes.). Everything is just so confusing and makes you feel lost as if you're in a maze. And once you think you've escaped all of it, it turns out that it's just the way everything is. or it isn't metaphorical and this is a literal video about a guy on a football pitch getting fucked up by cosplayers. Either one fits.

To me, this is a story about life, society and our desire to cheat death. People in the crowd represent souls waiting to be chosen in the lottery of life with the desire to win it. They are not shouting at him, they are shouting for him. The moment he gets chosen and shot out into the field, he has been born, in the seemingly simple world (Green grass all around), but as soon as he "hatches", that starts changing. World is still a green field, proven by the grass on top of the concrete walls built by humanity that represent the labyrinth of life. Searching for his purpose while running through the maze, he firstly encounters problems with his friend, security guard in a party, the figure of law, his mother (which is the only one that gets a chance at killing him, but instead saves him and hugs him) and finally, his wife. He is in a race against time for his own life. Upon starting to think outside the box (climbing the walls of the maze) he finds there is a way for him to escape time, and death itself, live eternally. He manages to do so, getting out of the Arena, the circle of life where people are born to die. The patch of grass outside of the Arena looks promising, but as soon as he gets there, he can see that by cheating death, he has prolonged his life outside of the system, but that the world is still the same - endless ocean of mazes. Because that's what life is, and it is beautiful, but people can make it even better.

Stromae's songs are like good wine; they age well.

Не только песни и клипы,но и пластика Stromae невероятная. С возвращением,Маэстро!

I think the clip works like this: Stromae is a kind of master, the one who tells you what to do. A kind of King or God of you prefer. The guy is himself. He is thrown at the arena, which probably represents the prison of responsabilities. And the guy is trying to get rid of his responsabilities and go to Liberty. For the characters: *-The Boxer*: He is probably the guy who is stronger than you, you know that guy who will stop you from doing anything, or who does it better than you. He is trying to stop you from doing what you want. *-The Knife-Thrower*: He is probably the provisor or the teacher, and the knifes are bad grades or problems. *-The Judge*: I think the Judge is Law itself. The hammer represents the hammer of the judge, obviously. And the fact that the hammer is really strong probably refers to the fact that the hammer of the judge is quite small, but that sound is stronger than anything in this planet. *-The Woman*: It's probably the parents. No, not the mother, the parents. When she is beating him, she is representing the Father, who doesn't know how to deal with his kid except by beating him. When she catches him and saves him then hugs him, it refers to the Mother who ends up saving you when your Father is beating you. But then, the Mother starts to beat you too, and no parent can save you then. You decide to ask help to: *-The Wife*: She is your Wife. And and the chain refers to the fact that Wedding creates a sort of chain between you and her so you will never leave her. She starts keeping you with her, but with Love, as you can see when she kisses him. At the end, he ends up escaping his responsabilities and gets to Liberty for ever. But then he realizes there is NO liberty in this world. The only thing he got to, is his emotions, the biggest labyrinth of the world. EDIT: Stromae actually has a video that explains it. And that is sooooooooo far from what I actually thought. You can find the video in a channel called "Dapastudio".

Man I wish we had music like this in America.

came here from rainbow six trailer calling sens, really like the sound of the music and came here. Even if I cant understand the lyrics without subtitles I still really enjoy the beat and the overall tone.

Какой же он красивый...❤

If i ever became a king, This song will be the national anthem to my kingdom

This is what I think the video means: The Runner: Symbolizes you, the person, who has been shot out into the world (the arena) and has started life (the maze). I believe that all the people that runner encounters symbolizes all the people in your life, parents, teachers, and even the law. I also believe that the maze symbolizes all the responsibilities towards said people, teachers, parents, etc. And once that runner finally reaches the end, he realizes there is no end. This symbolizes that there is no end to all the responsibilities in life and you just have to deal/live with it.

the old squid game

I was born in Spain but my whole family is from Ecuador. I am a lover of the music of Stromae, he is a complete artist and the most important of this time. I love the versatility and creativity of him that he puts into his songs. Let's say that the first time I met Stromae was for Alors on danse but there I didn't know who sang it and in what language but I still loved this song. Of course, the first time I saw the name Stromae was because of this song that you reacted to Ta fête, that's why I was interested in its visual and musical concept but not as much as I hear it now and discovering that Stromae sang the Hit Alors on Danse every time captivates me more. Now I want to focus more on his music since Stromae is one of my aspirations since I want to learn French because this summer I went to Paris since I always wanted to go (well it's the second time I went) I was amazed by the city that I would return to again and this time know some French (I know that Stromae is Belgian, but the French language is one of the most beautiful languages ​​I have heard, although almost all my life I have been fascinated with French culture such as cinema) and also an inspiration to create music. And it gives me joy that Stromae in his new album mentions Latin American music as his inspiration, especially Andean music, which is one of my favorite genres and from which my father instilled in me to have a taste for music since I grew up not only with Spanish music but also mostly Latin American. I hope you continue to learn about the music of a great like Stromae. Regards 👋 💕 Je suis né en Espagne mais toute ma famille est originaire d'Equateur. Je suis un amoureux de la musique de Stromae, c'est un artiste complet et le plus important de cette époque. J'aime sa versatilité et la créativité qu'il met dans ses chansons. Disons que la première fois que j'ai rencontré Stromae c'était pour Alors on danse mais là je ne savais pas qui la chantait et dans quelle langue mais j'adorais quand même cette chanson. Bien sûr, la première fois que j'ai vu le nom de Stromae c'était à cause de cette chanson que tu as réagi à Ta fête, c'est pour ça que je me suis intéressé à son concept visuel et musical mais pas autant que je l'entends maintenant et en découvrant que Stromae chantait le Hit Alors sur Danse chaque fois m'envoûte plus. Maintenant je veux me concentrer davantage sur sa musique puisque Stromae est une de mes aspirations puisque je veux apprendre le français car cet été je suis allé à Paris puisque j'ai toujours voulu y aller (enfin c'est la deuxième fois J'y suis allé) J'ai été émerveillé par la ville dans laquelle je reviendrais et cette fois je connais un peu le français (je sais que Stromae est belge, mais la langue française est l'une des plus belles langues que j'ai entendues, même si presque tous mes vie, j'ai été fasciné par la culture française comme le cinéma) et aussi une source d'inspiration pour créer de la musique. Et cela me réjouit que Stromae dans son nouvel album mentionne la musique latino-américaine comme son inspiration, en particulier la musique andine, qui est l'un de mes genres préférés et à partir de laquelle mon père m'a inculqué le goût de la musique depuis que j'ai grandi non seulement avec de la musique espagnole mais aussi surtout latino-américaine. J'espère que vous continuerez à en apprendre davantage sur la musique d'un grand comme Stromae. Cordialement 👋 💕

I have an explanation for the concept of this video. The crowds you see in the beginning are people yet to be born, which in this video a guy does get "born" by getting shot out of a ball into the field of life. In the very beginning, the field is simple, but soon he will realize life is a maze filled with obstacles - while Stromae, the court judge, watches over him. He finds out that everyone is gonna get to him, just as some situations really get a hold of you in real life. Once he passes the many obstacles and gets past the closing entrance, he arrives at a bigger and more complex maze - and he'll learn that life is just the first maze he'll have to go through.

Pour ceux qui n'ont pas compris le clip c'est un peu une métaphore de notre société d'aujourd'hui. Tu fais tout pour t'en sortir, tu y mets corps et âme pour te sortir de la galère et quand tu penses avoir réussi et terminer tout ça, finalement ça continue ( quand il sort du stade ) Après certains diront que c'est pas ça du tout, y a pas de souci, c'est juste que moi je vois ça comme ça

7 years later, if you're watching this, you're a legend.

Honestly, Stromae's music makes me question reality.

When people have absolutely no idea what you are singing about, and they still enjoy your music, then you are doing it right.

This guy is the definition of genius

My French class is OBSESSED with this song it’s so good bro

2021 год. А Строма такой же стильный, красивый и необыкновенно талантливый.

Peu importe le temps qui passe, ses clips sont toujours aussi bons !!

In the 3-minute clip, the protagonist is a metaphor of a man trying to escape his responsibilities, but all he achieves is to put it off for a while. Stromae is the master of ceremonies, the machiavellian puppet master who enjoys watching the poor man trying to escape the inevitable.

Мурашки по коже... Stromae великолепен!

waoh, le set est merveilleuse! les costumes, les characters, exceptionnelle.

I think if aliens come to earth and they take one thing to remember us by or one thing to sum up us as humans. Take one of stromae's videos. They are just pure art.

Someone said once that “you don't just ‘hear’ Stromae when his song is playing on the radio. You listen. And I really think that's true. I have the privilege to speak French fluently, too, and it’s amazing how much nuance can be captured within words that look like something on the surface and turn out to mean something completely different beneath it.

Can't believe Stomae created Squid Game before it was cool

I love it! Had to watch again for the 100th time after the Rainbow Six Siege update.

Moi je vois ce clip de cette manière : Stromae dans ce clip est semblable à une entité toute puissante. Il porte un micro comme un sceptre, représentatif de l'importance de sa parole. C'est lui qui donne le signal au début. Les spectateurs tous habillés pareils (smoking et chapeau-melon) me font penser aux âmes (ou anges, ou peu importe) qui assistent à la vie sur Terre. Quand l'un d'eux est tiré en arrière, puis projeté dans l'arène, cela symbolise la naissance (le cocon représentant le ventre de la mère, le fœtus ou l'ovule). L'homme apparaît dans une sorte de pyjama (qui indique sont état d'enfant). On a l'impression qu'il s'éveille, il regarde autour de lui. L'arène qui était auparavant vide, se forme petit à petit en une sorte de labyrinthe géant et infranchissable, signe de l'apparition petit à petit de nos souci, problèmes, questionnement, limites, droits, lorsque nous sommes enfant. Il se met alors à courir, à la recherche de sa "liberté" pourrait-on dire. Les différents personnages qu'il rencontre représentent donc les principales épreuves auquel il sera soumis. Je n'avais pas trop d'idée pour les 2 premiers, mais Wikipédia à l'air d'avoir la réponse : - Le premier (le boxeur) est donc le rival. C'est celui que l'on voit comme notre "ennemi juré". Celui qui nous faisait tout le temps *chier* à l'école. Celui que l'on hait, et qui cherche sans cesse à nous provoquer (comme dans le clip). - Le deuxième (le lanceur de couteau) est le juge. C'est selon moi celui qui représente la "société" dans laquelle nous vivons. Tous les professeurs de notre école étant enfant, le gouvernement et ses lois, les limites et droits qui nous sont accordés. Si on les franchis on est punis. Le lancé de couteau représentant la lame de la sentence. - Pour le troisième c'est assez incertain. Celui avec le marteau à l'air d'être le représentant de ton supérieur. Ton patron, qui te rabaisse, t'écrase, et te met à sa merci au bout de son marteau. Pour celui là je ne suis as sûr, donc si quelqu'un à une meilleure explication ... - Ensuite pour la quatrième c'est assez évident. C'est la mère avec son rouleau à pâtisserie. Elle n'est pas seulement la mère maternelle, mais elle représente les parents dans leur ensemble. Cherchant à éduquer leur enfant, à le punir pour ses fautes, mais à le protéger également. C'est pour cela qu'après l'avoir mis au bord du gouffre, elle le rattrape et le serre dans ses bras. Ensuite elle le repousse dans le "droit chemin" et le poursuit. - La dernière est également très représentative. C'est la compagne, la copine, l'amoureuse, enfin celle qui partage sa vie sentimentale. La robe de mariée est emblématique. Tout autant que la chaîne qu'elle lui envoie dont le bout est un "anneau". Pas besoin d'expliquer l'image du mariage et de ses contraintes, de l'emprise qu'elle a sur lui, mais sans oublier que c'est par amour (d'ou le baiser qu'elle lui donne). Arrive le moment ou il échappe à ses poursuivants et qu'il sort de l'arène pour se retrouver ... devant un nouveau labyrinthe bien plus imposant. L'image est pour moi celle de l'enfant, qui après être passé par toutes les périodes de l'enfance et l'adolescence, devient adulte et sort du cocon familial pour entrer dans la vie active et faire son chemin tout seul, parmi les épreuves bien plus dures que sont celles de la vie. Stromae reste présent durant tout le clip au sein même du labyrinthe. Sans vouloir y insérer un quelconque avis religieux, cela me fait penser à Dieu qui est sans cesse parmi nous durant toutes nos épreuves. Voilà, c'était un gros pavé pour résumer mon avis. =)

I miss Stromae and his "Artsy" take on music. He's the Maestro.

Гениально. И музыка и видеоряд гениальны!!! Stromae лучший в мире исполнитель!!!

Не слышала раньше этой песни и не видела клип. Строме как всегда крут, невероятно талантливый и стильный парень

I've seen all the comments about the meaning of this clip, saying that the guy was running to escape from death, trying to find the sense of life etc. Stromae didn't gave any official explanation but you must know that this song is way older than the videoclip. And the videoclip was released (on purpose) right at the beginning of the FIFA world cup in Brasil, which was really controversial due to the disastrous conditions that Brazilians had to deal with and the cost of hosting the world cup. If you watch closely, the guy who was picked up falls as a ball on what is obviously a soccer field (just look at the markings). The walls all around him are the walls of the football stadium where the supporters are yelling at him. The maze that replaces the soccer field and all the ennemies the player has to face probably refer to the circus games in the ancient Rome and to the proverb 'Panem et Circenses' (Bread and Games), which means "give the people what they want to make them forget what's really going on outside". And indeed, once the player finally makes it to get out of the maze, he stands in front of another maze, way bigger, that looks exactly like the Brazilian favelas, showing that once the game is over, everything comes back to what it was. I'm not saying that all your explanations aren't good but I think it isn't a coincidence that he released this videoclip the day Belgium played it's first match at the world cup. He did it of course because this song was the official song of the Belgian team for the world cup 2014 but also to make the supporters think about what's behind the business. Greetings from Brussels!

Stromae has not once produced a bad song

Me encantan las canciones de Stromae 🤯

This is a master piece, a song that i can hear every day of my life and dont get bored of it! You are awesome Stromae.

Damn, such artistic ingenuity

Boxer: Dad Woman that saves him: Mom Judge: Hater or something against you Bride: Wife Knife thrower: Boss

Quel talent ce mec ! Trop fière de lui 😎🇧🇪😎🇧🇪😎🇧🇪😎

if you've started watching stromae's music videos, you cannot stop...

Life is tough and filled with battles. In a sense, everyone is an opponent, but it doesn't mean they want to kill you. Like the mother, who saves him! But, even after she saves him, conflict is still there, and always will be everywhere. You can escape to your own place to rest, but life really is an endless maze.

J'adore Stromae!

When I heard this in the R6 trailer for Sens I got so confused and thought my Spotify Playlist was still going, but no, the R6 devs have good taste

This individual isn't just a musician, they're now an icon. This sort of imagination is simply spectacular. Some of us can only dream...but dreams...they can become reality.

Old but gold this song!:) Hello from Auderghem

I think his name is pronounced Stro- Ma E as in Maestro.

C'est chaud comme il est charismatique dans ce clip

this man is genius, every music video is so deep and the music - it's so alive

On est encore là en (2020) 2021 , on attend ton retour!

Stromae is life.

Stromae je l'adore!!! J'écoute tout le temps ses chansons , je l'ai connaît par coeurs je vais peut être avoir l'album !! 😋😊❤bis

What a great talent. He really is one of a kind. I love this song.

I swear, Stromae is a living Pharaoh

1:06 goodness he is good looking!

This is my favourite song of Stromae. It's so energetic!

The music videos are part of the experience rather than an afterthought. Stromae always knocks it out the park

The clip give me the impression that the first maze is the one of infant/teen age life, when you feel that you grow up in a enclosed life where everybody see you and you are in the mercy of adults and peers around you (parents, teacher, bullies). Then, as you think the battle is finally over because you're an adult now, you realise that you are just in the beginning of a new, vast and not enclosed maze, still unknown.

oh my god stromae did not disappoint this was amazing

This song and video are clearly about life, and in my opinion, the people that appear are the following: First guy-your father.Some people would ask why would he be first and not the mother.Well, keep in mind that when you are born, your mother is exhausted and in most cases, the father takes care of you until the mom is healthy Second guy-represents the school Third guy-represents your job The next lady-your mother And the last woman-your wife

This man right here 🤌🏾 It's a shame he didn't model because the ancestors blessed him with such physical beauty. He even looks good with weight on. 😭 FML.

I didn't realize I was in love with Stromae until 1:41

I think this video is about someone running away from the problems in his life rather than confronting them only to find out that it has ended him up in an even worse place. Each person that attacks him is someone in his life he ran away from. Boxer = Friends Knife Thrower = Teachers, hence him sitting at a desk Hammer Guy = Father Rolling Pin = Mother Chain = Wife, hence the veil and kiss

This is one of the greatest songs in senses and mixed with clubbing beats to chop it like something routine. Like genius

Stromae, tu n'echec jamais mec. Quel spectacle sérieux de paroles et de musique !!!! ❤

I would like to declare that THIS GUY IS NOT FRENCH!! HE'S FROM BELGIUM!

I think that what is happening, is this could be a resembelance of life of how someone is getting closed in by like a brother, a wife ( the one in the vale ), and the mother ( the one who didn't drop him ) and how someone is trying to run away from that, but once they get away from that little thing they have a whole world to face.

This is what perfectionism feels like. Every. Damn. Day. You better be able to take the hits. They're watching.

Lots of love for all of Stromae's songs and videos from Scotland. I'm a big fan. Merci.

he looks so attractive at 1:06

Métaphore: la vie est un labyrinthe

That was awesome!!! Bravo, maestro!!!

Encore aujourd'hui cette musique reste culte

stromae .... tu as un artiste ....

Victoire de la Belgique, je pense que cette coupe du Monde est d'autant plus exceptionnel pour les Belges grâce à la participation de Stromae dans cette événement ! :) Perso je suis Français ! :)

Шикарный клип, спасибо!!! ♥️

This is the most underrated song ever!

Pour moi, ce clip représente la vie et ses étapes : au début, le mec sort d'une boule, c'est sa naissance. L'engrenage qui se met en place représente la vie du mec et toutes les étapes et "adversaires" qu'il devra affronter. La course de sa vie commence. 0:38 lorsque les "murs" de la vie montent, on remarque une allusion au foot : ces "murs" se construisent sur un terrain. Et le mec commence à affronter sa vie : les deux premiers adversaires, je vois pas trop ce qu'ils représentent, mais celui avec le marteau est une allégorie de la justice : le couplet que chante stromaé commence aussi par "le juge". La première adversaire féminine serait pour moi le premier amour ou la mère, qui commence par le frapper, mais tient quand même à lui car elle le retient de tomber dans le vide. La deuxième adversaire féminine représente évidemment le mariage : la femme porte un voile blanc. De plus, au bout de la chaine qu'elle lance se trouve un anneau, symbole du mariage. Lorsque le mec et ses poursuivants se mettent à courir en haut des murs (avec de l'herbe), c'est pour moi une allusion au foot : tous les joueurs qui courent sur du gazon. L'homme tombe, réussit à glisser sous la porte qui va se fermer : une nouvelle étape de sa vie va débuter, et on se rend compte qu'il y en a encore beaucoup d'autres qui l'attendent. Ou alors, vu qu'il est encore sur l'herbe, et qu'il sort d'un stade, c'est une allusion au foot. A côté de ça, tous les spectateurs, que représentent-ils? Des spectateurs de foot, ou alors toutes les personnes que l'homme aura pu rencontrer. Le fait qu'ils soient tous en costume noir avec chapeau melon, et que le mec soit habillé différemment peut symboliser que chacun et chaque vie sont uniques. Évidement, tout ceci n'est que mon interprétation personnelle, qui peut être complètement fausse! :)

I love how he's just standing around the corner smirking

Он будто вне времени, какой-то инопланетный, необычный, эксклюзивный, со своим удивительным миром-это божественно!

Omg, i realize immediately that this was the song for the new operator of r6