This song is a tribute to sex workers from 3 different point of views in the form of a state funeral (not about his real mum who's still alive BTW and who's not a prostitute) : *First POV is from the sex worker herself, saying how difficult the first time was and looking forward to the last time she'd have to sell her body. *Second POV is from a sex trafficker, saying at least he feeds them and puts a roof over their heads! Why does everyone hate me? He's insulting them saying they're hookers who shouldn't aspire to be models! *third POV is from the police, saying he's gotta do a job right? He's like please find a 'real' job, miss! Finally, the chorus is always the son's POV saying leave my mom alone, she's a hero for everything she's been through. People dehuminize her but I'm a SoaB but I'm proud of her! Check out "Quand c'est" and "Carmen" to me his best songs... Videos are defo worth watching!

In French, ‘Fils de joie’ (literally ‘son of joy’) sounds like ‘filles de joie’ (literally ‘girls of pleasure’) which is slang for sexworkers.

Hes producing all of his own music, thats why his voice always fits perfectly

Stromae made this album thinking about things that we found in a lot of places around the world. Things like depression (L'enfer), workers (Santé) and Prostitution (this song right ere). And he mixes together a lot of different musical styles and instruments we can find around the world. So...here, he puts together classical well tempered clavier and violins with a funk beat...mixing "american" with "european" style... he also melts hip-hop (verse) with operatic (refrain) ... the verses are made of different points of view (client, pimp, police) ...and the refrain/chorus is the son. So...he contrasts the public vs the individual opinion of prostitution by contrasting popular vs erudite way of making music. Stromae is doing a hardcore craftwork here...

He started as a rapper but writes his own music. He is now a superstar. Did Coachella, Jimmy Kimmel and more. He had a 7-year hiatus as his fame got to him. Married and had a kid. This is his comeback album. He also had a clothing and design company with his wife called MOSAERT. Stromae and Mosaert are anagrams of MAESTRO. As for the people, he's a customer, a police officer, the son and the pimp.

Dunno if this helps any but there's actually four perspectives in this song! The chorus is the son of the woman in question, the first verse is a john, the second verse is her pimp, and the third verse is a policeman.

Don't forget the first second where he put the story of this video "In a fictional country, the State holds a funeral for a missing sex worker" 1:35 : in an interview he said that in this last album, he tried to put different kind of intrumental from different countries in a mix. The goal ?! We couldn't knew from where this intru were from. He's a genius. And the story of this song is so dope. "Fils de joie" (Son of joy) it's a wordplay of "Fille de joie" (Girl of joy) than mean in french "Prostitute". And here it's the tribute of a son about his mom who was a Prostitute so he's a "son of joy" ( Fils de joie). And the fisrt verse is about a Client , second verse the Mac , third Verse the Policeman and the Chorus between is the son of the prostitute. This song was out the "Day of the Women". Here the "Behind the scene" for more info : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m55gmKlplZrQfps.html

I love how you recognized Brussels there. Maybe Formidable could be next on the list. It was also shot in Brussels but a bit more special and with a special surprise cameo for the Belgian police.

His aim was to melt together all different styles so for you to recognize his efforts is absolutely great!

Stromae will be a representative artist for this period, his music is one of a kind and he reached audiences from all over the world (if you watch his videos you'll see so many comments in so many languages, I've never seen this for other artists)

It's call MAGICAL GENIUS . He does it all himself .

One of my favorite Stromae songs is Ave Cesaria.

He is the best artist out there now!!! And also the beat from this music is classic (Chinese violin, I think) mix with BRAZILIAN FUNK!!!! Edit: The song tells a story about a prostitute, the chorus is from her son’s point of view and how he sees her (as a hero). And then, the first part is the client, the second is the pimp and the third part is the police!

I am in love with Stromae's eclectic style. He really is a visionary

This guy makes me proud to be Belgian

Thanks for reacting to Stromae. All of his videos are amazing, I hope y'all continuing enjoying his work. My fav videos are Quand C'est, Carmen and Ta' Fete.

If you think the song itself is amazing, wait until you understand the production process of his music. It’s absolutely organic. His wife and brother helped him conceptualize this video. Her best friend did his hair for the video. They all work together. It’s so organic 🤩

The monument, the country and the army shown there are all a bit fictionnal even if very inspired by Bruxelles. Great and emotionnal video where a "fille de joie = girl of joy" is celebrated by a nation for her funeral like a very great human being ! 💗

yeah he grew up with his single mother who did her best to expose him to music from all over the world (where you get all the blended music and dance styles) and then went on to study music composition I do believe :)

Hello I'm Belgian, stromae starts by rappin before, he has always being so creative, he was one on my cousin's best friend when we were young, he is a beast really, we're all very creative but he is something else 😉

Stromae tiene una voz perfecta puede adaptarse a cualquier tono ! No sé cómo no ha sido nominado a un Grammys !

I like the line my mom is a hero. I will only speak of her pride. (Pass from cancer)

It's actually in Bruxelles, but a lot of post production to give this old Est vibe. Mixed with the costumes... desinged to be from all over the world but actually from nowhere. Once again, the Genius has stroke!

Your comments are the best!!! Also appreciate the fact that you go back 1-2 seconds after commenting in order to get the music again. Good job!!

Stromae started as a solo rapper. Then he formed a hiphop duo with J.E.D.I. called Suspicion. Stromae still has some of their tracks on his KZfaq channel. I suggest you check out 'Faut qu't'arretes le rap' from that time if you want to see what he was like in his hiphop period/career.

Soulful..I discovered this music last week while looking for music for my favorite Cesária Évora ..binged Stromae for a week.. he like Cesária are rare … Absolutely brilliant … So sorry I missed his NYC show ❤

As the grandson of a pimp and the other a pastor in the age of onlyfans... I learned don't judge, love people as they are, and they always find true love in themselves.

I'm a year too late but Stromae started as a beatmaker during his first years :) This about the two sides of being a hooker: The same people will both insult you for being one but still need you to escape loneliness. Stromae paints them as one of the most underrated heroes of all time

There's an interview on KZfaq he did in english 8 years ago with Gilles Peterson where he explains his musical background. He trained in classical music and grew up on folk music and music his mom loved growing up. But he says it better. It is his hair but like it's wrapped around a huge disc I think.

This beat is actually a very prominent feature of Brazilian "funk" music.

Its not mozart btw, its "Mosaert" an anagram of Stormae which in itself is an anagram of Maestro. There he goes again!

Stromae - Alors on danse… great song and vibe!

I love him so much reativity.. he is so amazing

So emotional. Thank U

Not sure if it's somewhere in the comments but yes it's his hairs wrapped around some kind of construction. He mentioned this in one of his interviews.

The first part is from the point of view of the worker herself, the second is the pimp, and the third is law enforcement. But the chorus is himself as the son.

You guys should watch his full concert which is on his page. You will be amazed for sure

LOVE HIM SO MUCH

Stromae started as a rapper. But he is highly influenced by some belgian singers that are very dramatic.

Great video!:)

Been a fan of stromae since day one, his real name is Paul, he started off working as a producer at a radio station in brusels

On top of everything that’s already in the comments, I would just like to add a detail I haven’t yet seen: if I remember correctly Stromae said in one of his interviews that telling the sex worker’s story from all different points of view, except for the sex worker’s one, was on purpose to illustrate how society doesn’t give a voice to sex workers and doesn’t listen to them enough. Instead everyone judges them, and takes decisions (e.g.: laws) for them, instead of listening to them and their needs, and to actually fulfil their demands. E.G.: I don’t know about Belgium, but I have heard that in France some years ago a law passed that doesn’t criminalise sex workers’ jobs, but criminalises the clients. The intention of this law was to “protect” the sex workers, but, first, it doesn’t make any sense, and, apart from this, there are two negative points to it. 1: Clients are discouraged, since it is now illegal, so sex workers have less work, earn less money and it becomes more difficult for them to survive; but most importantly, 2: the job becomes way more dangerous than it was before, because the clients that still come despite the law making it illegal for them are usually not the “nicest ones”, whereas, before, more respectful and thus safe clients would come and everything would go well. So this puts sex workers in great danger and, on top of this, since they earn less money, they don’t have the choice of refusing clients they consider unsafe, because they wouldn’t survive otherwise. The result has been an increase in hate crimes (violence and murders) committed against them. But society doesn’t care. Sex workers have demanded multiple times for the law to be changed, but from what I know nothing has changed yet, and this awful situation still remains the same. There are a few documentaries on this topic on KZfaq but they are in French unfortunately, and I don’t think they have English subtitles, but I might be wrong. Apart from this, excellent reaction video! I’m glad you liked the song and the video, which I really like as well. I also hope you were able to dig a bit more into the meaning.

The Belgian singer Jacques Brel had a great influence on this singing. The style is balad / story telling with a lot of expression. Edit- I mistakingly thought Jacques Brel was French

The beat you mentioned in the beginning is very common in Brazilian funk (groove). Stromae himself said in an interview about the making of this song that he sampled this Brazilian rythm 🇧🇷🇧🇷

In the verses he talks from the point of view of her pimp, her john, and the cop, and in the refrain he talks as her son.

He started out with a keyboard 😄 he is fenomenaal. Check out Stromae and Jamal Dabous. He explains how he makes his music. Funny as hell

This video was filmed in the Cinquantenaire park in Brussels. 🇧🇪 A beautiful place to go if you ever come to Belgium. 🙂

After his record Racine Carrée and all his live shows throughout the world, Stromae had a burn-out and thus his silence for a number of years. When he decided to make another record, he also made sure that he wasn't in the foreground dancing again. His title "L'Enfer" which you have reacted to, tells his story of a deep depression. Just a few infos. in case you hadn't known them.

Rwandan blood ❤🇷🇼

Stromae started as a rapper

Это шедевр свободы. В какой еще стране позволили снять такой клип. Свобода

it is really interesting to watch non french speaking people dissecting his music! COOL !!

Came here after papaoutai ans L'enfer, great content love your reactions. I Really encourage to react to the Stromae Tiny Desk that came out some weeks ago. Or His performance of Santé at Jimmy Fallon's (I don't know if there subtitled in english tho)

Recommend his huge hit back in the day "Alors en dance"

This is in Jubelpark, Brussel.

I think hé is talking about his country too on a ultimate stage..the politic of thé Belgic is uncredible et so so problématic ...and some of the persons who take the lead in the past, take the country like a Big shit realy ...( Excuses my english men 😅)

Classical Pop is his specialty but he dives into genres like Baile a genre from Brazil which this song is in. He does a bit of everything actually

It is his hair in the shape of a hat

He studied classical to start

He actually started as rapper, 'C'est Stromae', check it out.

He produces his own music

Wretch 32 and Avelino- fire in the booth. Best one ever trust me please!

You guys watch the breakdown video of this song he made on the rolling stone yt channel! He explains the beats and all of that! Amazing

It is indeed his hair 😉

The beat is brazilian funk

🇬🇧 Pete & Bas - Sindhu Sesh 🔥 🔥 🔥 this would settle the discussion we had the other day about age and relevance

You should do a follow-up reaction after reading the comments and understanding the lyrics more in depth. Im interested to see how your perceptions change.

Just have a look to red hats of some soldiers... just before sentences meaning: "all hookers but my mother"... Said by what we can call a .. dictator..

He's a producer

HEY! ITS A 2022 SONG!!!

stromae it's maestro in reverse

Please react to Stromae quand c’est.

where is the second tim Westwood freestyle by juice wrld at ?😂🔥

that is his hair

you could react to "cancer", a must

This is BRASIL beat ❤

Did you guys read the intro? I feel like you're just confused about the concept here 😂

can i recommend,”jordan - fire in the booth”

I think you 2 will like RM's "wild flawer" and "still life ft.anderson paak" by RM again I also recomend "Arson" and "More" by J-hope Both of those artistes are korean so if you actualy react to it dont forget the CC's

He’s talking about three different pov’s of how people see sex workers. The first is her , the second verse is her “pimp” and the last is about a customer belittling her. The chorus is what her son thinks of her and how he was treated because his mother was a sex worker.

Thanks for you reaction to 'Fils de Joie' of Stromae. Please, react to : 'Quand c'est' 'Formidable' 'Carmen' ' tous les mêmes '

He is the best❤️Please react to « Tous les memes »

If you didn't do Cancer yet, please do but it's the hard one.

Si era su cabello xd

Nah bro he started as a rapper, and he was kinda REALLY GOOD

This is filmed at Jubelpark - its my neighborhood where Im born and still live. Marlyn Manson has recorded his music video 'This Is The New Shit' their to watch it :kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atGBgKeE3JmloaM.html

I was thinking. For non-French speaking watchers/reviewers etc..., indeed it can, at times, be annoying to read both the subs as watch the scene. If you're on a chromium based browser, there are certain extensions that can position the subs. KZfaq tweaks is such an extension. Probably there are addons for firefox as well. Just sayin'.

i'd love to recommend juice wrld codeine crazy freestyle

fyi 2:26 ... regiments from ... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m55gmKlplZrQfps.html making-of Fils de joie (Behind The Scenes)

Stromae is on another level, man. He’s a true artist. Also, here’s a link to a video of him talking about this song. He has one of these for every track on this album. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mc18ZLyJ3Jqpfn0.html

React to his video Sante

Can you please react to syphilis or Telepathy pt 2 by juice wrld because notice how yall get mote views on the juice vids. Matter of fact just make a whole series of reacting to his songs and youll get hella views

Yeah let’s pretend like Maitre Gims doesn’t exists ! Stromae is cool though

Great commentary, but too many interruptions.

the crowd is cgi

first of all he is stromae not stromai. stro-ma-e, like Maestro you americans really have problems of pronunciation. and he is not a opera singer he is a rapper and you feel it because french sounds deep from the throat and especially because he is afro Belgian.

Do you don't like Orelsan? Why??? A video react aboit Orelsan ... I would really like it....

I don’t like that you have to stop every time you want to say something. Just let it keep going and talk over it

I swear guys you’re pausing too, too much the video