Track of the Week

Week 2: “Ta fête” (Your Party) by Stromae

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The song is in a solid, unsubtle quadruple meter—but with a disorienting twist between the verse and the chorus. See if you can figure out what is happening.

Here are lyrics and translation at genius.com.

And here is Stromae’s “lesson” on the song, co-starring the Red Devils (Belgian national soccer team):