On Rock'n'Roll Part 9, Les Wampas' ninth album (not including two live albums), they released the controversial single "Chirac en prison" in January 2006. The song contains the lyrics:
"Elle ne pense qu'à ça, elle n'en dort plus la nuit
La seule chose qui lui ferait plaisir
Ce serait de voir Chirac en prison."
"She thinks only of this, she doesn't sleep anymore at night
The only thing that would give her pleasure
Would be to see Chirac in prison."
However, Didier Wampas said, "It isn't really a song against Chirac I just wanted to see how far freedom of expression can go". "Chirac en prison" was mainly banned upon its release by French TV and radio; some TV advertisements for the single were even populated with bleeps and on-screen rectangles, to disguise the fact that the song was about the president. It was played by radio stations Ouï FM and Le Mouv', however, and achieved much more publicity when Les Guignols de l'info, a satirical puppet show on Canal+ television, made a video for the song.
"Rimini" was the most notable success from Rock'n'Roll Part 9. This song has become widely popular among the fans. It is about the death of the famous Italian cyclist Marco Pantani who was found dead in an hotel of the Italian seaside resort of Rimini.
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