Stromae, Santé | Track Review 🎵

[usr 4.5]

Belgian musician extraordinaire Stromae makes a brilliant return with single “Santé,” his first new music in eight years.

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”A” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”][/otw_shortcode_dropcap]fter an eight-year hiatus, Belgian musician 🎙 Stromae (Paul Van Haver) has returned! Not only has he returned, but he delivers a surefire bop with 🎵 “Santé”.  Take one listen to “Santé” (French for “Health”) and you’ll find yourself playing it on repeat.  Eight years is a long gap between releasing new music, but at least the talented French pop artist makes the wait worthwhile.

Vocally, Stromae gives a strong performance, period.  His singing is pleasant. Furthermore, his rapped/chanted moments satisfy as well.  Lyrically, “Santé” celebrates workers who don’t get any thanks or far too often go unappreciated.  Translated from French, on the chorus, the artist sings:

“Yes, let’s celebrate those who don’t celebrate
Once again, I would like to raise my glass to those who don’t have
Those who don’t have
Those who don’t have.”

It’s a nice, thoughtful sentiment.  Amplifying that sentiment, it’s nice to see those people who don’t get proper recognition dance and ‘celebrate’ on the entertaining music video.  With a great performance, intriguing and thoughtful songwriting, and a stellar music video, arguably the crowning achievement of “Santé” is the sound.  This is a superbly produced record (Stromae, 🎛 Juanpaio Toch, and 🎛 Moon Willis), one that leaves you in awe of its creativity.  It’s bright, ear-catching, and groovy as albeit.  The guitar, synths, the rhythms – it’s EVERYTHING.  Yes, the thoughtful theme and lyrics are key, but the backdrop is epic!

Final Thoughts 💭 

Eight years Stromae, really? We can easily forgive him because “Santé” ends up being totally worth the wait.  I dare you find a miscue – it’s not there! Great vocals, great songwriting, and great production make “Santé” a must-hear sure to boost your musical health!

[usr 4.5]

🎙 Stromae • 🎵 “Santé” • 🏷 Monsaert Label / Polydor • 🗓 10.15.21
[📷: Brent Faulkner, Monsaert Label, The Musical Hype, OpenClipart-Vectors from Pixabay, Polydor]