The Strokes Support French Protests And Shout “Vive La Révolution” In Paris
Lors d’un concert à l’Accor Arena de Paris, le groupe de rock américain The Strokes a évoqué le climat social en France, le bassiste Nikolai Fraiture s’adressant au public en français pour déclarer : « Vive la révolution ! », selon huffingtonpost.fr.
The Accor Arena Performance And The Student Protests
The New York-based band took the stage amid a tense social climate marked by ongoing high school student mobilizations and recent protests across the country. Tensions had escalated following citizen mobilizations and subsequent violence on October 17. During the show, frontman Julian Casablancas handed the microphone to Fraiture to address the Bercy audience.
Thank you very much, thank you Paris, long live the revolution!
Fraiture told the crowd, drawing cheers from attendees. He then added, Take care of yourselves… The small shops didn’t do anything.
After pausing briefly, the bassist repeated, But still, long live the revolution!
Footage captured inside the venue showed segments of the audience chanting Macron resignation
during the performance. Fraiture then introduced their song by stating, And now the adults are going to talk!
The Political Context Of The Adults Are Talking
The song referenced by the band, The Adults Are Talking,
has frequently been heard during recent youth-led mobilizations and student strikes, where participants have used it as an anthem while advocating for improved educational conditions. Released in 2020 on the album The New Abnormal, the track borrows its title from a condescending phrase often directed at children to exclude them from serious or complex discussions.
Over the intervening years, that metaphor expanded in public discourse. The phrase became a common illustration for criticizing the communication style imposed by political elites on the wider population.