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Sacré Bordel is Bigflo & Oli’s playful yet poignant love-letter to France – a place they adore, question, celebrate, and sometimes want to flee. Line after line, the rappers confess how the tricolor flag can make them squirm, how criticism of presidents feels like a national sport, and how pride only seems to surface during World Cup victories or moments of tragedy. The song zips through crowded Parisian avenues, rural villages, colonial shadows, and immigrant memories, asking who gets to claim “Frenchness” while admitting that the answer is as tangled as a bowl of spaghetti bolognese served with a baguette.

Ultimately, the track is a humorous, heartfelt reminder that identity is messy: you can complain about taxes, sing Brel in the shower, pack Doliprane for every trip, and still cry at the sight of French coastlines. Bigflo & Oli invite listeners to drop the blame game, focus on common ground, and embrace the “sacred mess” that makes France – and any homeland – worth loving. The result is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt both homesick and restless, proud and critical, rooted and uprooted all at once.

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