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Jul 4, 2013 - 6:09PM

Andre Song Translation

Love the groove of this song. What is the short repetitive lyric phrase in the song .I'm lip reading it BUT can someone write it out for me AND do an English translation.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=N_fLgxTer4g

Great dancing too.

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Jul 4th, 2013 - 6:09 PM

m

Jul 5, 2013 - 1:50AM

Re: Andre Song Translation

André Thierry say "fais pas tout ça, mon nèg', fais pas tout ç".
In English, something like "don't do all that, my man, don't do all that".

Marc.

j

Jul 5, 2013 - 9:04AM

Re: Andre Song Translation

Great find Darryl and nice work, as usual, Marc.

what a groove.

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Jul 5th, 2013 - 9:04 AM

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Jul 10, 2013 - 2:51PM

Re: Andre Song Translation

Marc

André Thierry say "fais pas tout ça, mon nèg', fais pas tout ç".
In English, something like "don't do all that, my man, don't do all that".

Marc.

i think it;s from bois sec ardoin
wle
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B0010VDS34?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Bois%20Sec%20Ardoin%20with%20Balfa%20Toujours&index=digital-music&search-type=ss

m

Jul 11, 2013 - 11:15AM

Re: Andre Song Translation

Absolutely, "Fais pas tout ça" is a song from Alphonse "Bois Sec" Ardoin.

Marc.

d

Jul 11, 2013 - 5:44PM

Re: Andre Song Translation

Hey..thanx guys. Now to see if we can get THAT groove!

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