La Chance aux chaussons

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The title of this article is official, but it comes from a non-English source. If an acceptable English source is found, then the article should be moved to its appropriate title.

The logo of the Donkey Kong Planet skit La Chance aux chaussons.

"La Chance aux chaussons" is a song that aired as part of Donkey Kong Planet. It is framed as a musical show with Donkey Kong as a crooner, Diddy Kong as a keyboardist, and Funky Kong as a drummer, accompanied by human backup dancers. Its title is a pun on the title of the French musical variety television show La Chance aux chansons (lit. "(give) a chance to songs").

Lyrics[edit]

The lines in italics are said by Funky Kong. The lines in parentheses are sung by backup singers only. All other lines are sung by Donkey Kong.

French lyrics Translation

Et maintenant pour vous, le king du rock 'n' roll, Donkey Kong !

La Chance aux chaussons
Faut bien qu'on chante nos chansons
Nous, les chanteurs pantouflards[n 1]
La Chance aux chaussons
C'est la seule émission
Où qu'on peut chanter comme des pieds[n 2]
Yeah

Rock 'n' roll, Donkey !

Un immense bravo pour les grolles en coco
(Pour les souliers de nos grands machos)
Jamais un seul flop pour les pantoufles en l'air
(Pour les charentaises de la pop)
Un public qui plane pour les antiques tatanes
(Pour les baskets qui nous emboucanent)
Un délire d'enfer pour les santiags de nos grands-pères
Pour les espadrilles de crooner
Oui, de crooner

La Chance aux chaussons
Faut bien qu'on chante nos chansons
Nous, les chanteurs pantouflards[n 1]
La Chance aux chaussons
C'est la seule émission
Où qu'on peut chanter comme des pieds[n 2]
Yeah

Hey, Donkey !
Le rock 'n' roll, c'est un métier !

And now for you, the king of rock 'n' roll, Donkey Kong!

A Chance to Slippers
We've got to sing our songs
We, the homebody singers
A Chance to Slippers
It's the only show
Where we can sing very badly
Yeah

Rock 'n' roll, Donkey!

A huge bravo to the coconut shoes
(To the shoes of our big machos)
Never a single flop for slippers in the air
(For the carpet slippers of pop)
An audience mesmerized by the ancient shoes
(By the stinky sneakers)
A wild frenzy for our grandfathers' cowboy boots
For crooners' espadrilles
Yes, crooners'

A Chance to Slippers
We've got to sing our songs
We, the homebody singers
A Chance to Slippers
It's the only show
Where we can sing very badly
Yeah

Hey, Donkey!
Rock 'n' roll is a job!

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Pun on pantoufles ("slippers")
  2. ^ a b Literally, "like feet"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
French La Chance aux chaussons[1] (Give) A Chance to Slippers

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