Et Charles de Gaulle prenait le pouvoir, promettant les milles-et-une-nuits au pieds-noirs, et la Bastille en a tellement vu, qu'on ne l'y reprendra jamais, jamais plus, et la voix d'Elvis chante 'Good rocking tonight'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- In French, the quote mirrors the previous one, noting de Gaulle's power and Elvis's voice singing 'Good rocking tonight'.
- In plain terms
- While de Gaulle ruled, Elvis kept singing 'Good rocking tonight'.
- What can you take from it?
- Cultural symbols can persist alongside political shifts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do cultural icons survive regime changes?
- What makes a song timeless?
Another view
The relevance of Elvis to Algerian colonial context is unclear.
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