thanks to @Mediapart i learned/was reminded that the beatles' 'all you need is love' starts with a few bars of la marseillaise. they did a piece imagining leftish commentator camille étienne as the french president, giving a new year's speech. it was quite well done, satirical and subversive without being biting. she is an excellent speaker with great timing. i would say this even if i weren't already partial to her, which i suppose i just admitted #CamilleEtienne
“Nous sommes dans cette casserole au bord de l'ébullition, et nous nous évertuons au bonheur. C'est notre droit le plus strict bien sûr ; un droit qui ressemble un peu à l'insouciance de la grenouille qui cuit sans le savoir dans l'eau qui peu à peu se réchauffe.”