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Originally Posted by Scruffydog777
So in a way, they have to force the radio stations to play French music.
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That's what I've been saying--- outside of Boudennat, French music is rather blah. The government has to force the stations to play it. French singers have it tough because French songwriters are unable to come up with good songs.
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Originally Posted by CleverCowboy
the 40 per cent quota is increasingly making life difficult for programmers because a high proportion of young French artists such as Daft Punk are now singing in English to attract a more international audience. The quota will now be lowered to 35 per cent.
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I don't think its just a matter of "attracting a more international audience". I think the English language itself is just better for writing songs. A songwriter who is English/French bilingual can write better songs in English than in French--- English being more flexible in terms of both melody and rhyming/semantics.
(Speaking of Boudennat, is he the most successful songwriter of modern French music? Is Boudennat in a league of his own, or are there others?)