The Box - L'Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me) [Official Music Video]
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Guitarist Claude Thibeault, bassist Jean-Pierre Brie, drummer Phillipe Bernard and keyboard player Guy Pisapia asked vocalist Jean-Marc Pisapia to join them as the Box in 1982. He agreed, and the band released their first album (self-titled) two years later. Although all the members were French Canadian, they mostly sang in English. All the Time, All the Time, All the Time followed in 1985, but the band didn't make it in Canada until 1987's Closer Together. Their last album was The Pleasure and the Pain in 1990; after Bernand and Guy Pisapia left in 1992, the greatest hits compilation A Decade of the Box was released in 1993. - เพลง
This song is an absolute masterpiece. Not even French Canadian. Not even born in the 80s. Just a youth that grew up with older music and loves it!
Absolutely, it really is. I remember hearing this on CFNY now and then back in the day. The Box were very talented.
lol Jean Marc is a genious ;)
I only wish these guys were played more on the radio, definitely an under rated Canadian Classic!
So true 😒
i remember this still playing on the radio in the early 90's in quebec they were pretty popular
They played them a lot in Montreal and around the PQ in the 80’s.
CHOM in Montreal still plays it regularly.
97.3FM in toronto plays The Box a lot too. I'm really grateful for the exposure our stations still (have to, really, by CRTC law) give to Canadian content.
I'm just a visitor from Grand Rapids, MI. USA; But I like listening to Canadian music; And I like Your music...!!!
Martin Streek, CFNY, Rest in Eternal Peace Sir. It was you who exposed me to great music like this.
Listen my friends ... the most under played ... under estimated ... under rated song ever ... I speak only high school taught French but this band makes me love the language
My daughter is married and lives in France. Her husband loves this group and wants more exposure of their music.
If not for the Canadian Content law, and Toronto's CFNY (the spirit of radio), I probably would have never heard this great song.
so true. and look whats replaced cfny now. down hill ever since.
The spirit of radio. it was the BEST time to be alive and soaking up music that really was *out there* but now its hot classic.
Got a lot of play on CHOM too.
Agree. So many great tracks!
Loved this song!!!..brilliant!..thanks for sharing!👍
This song is unique. That’s one reason why it’s so good.
Montréal Canada baby
The fact the box were not world famous is a travesty of justice. Proud to share a country with such genius. You've succeeded in life my friends...thank you!
Mind boggling, puzzling 🤔
It's 2022 and I still listen to The Box all the time, all the time, all the time.
My first car. A rare sight in Canada... not alone in Ontario. 1989. The guy who gave me my license test asked me what it was? I promptly told him, it's a Renault 5 Sport as if he should know. Never seen one before was his response. He failed me. I went back a month later and got my license in that very car. A four speed that noboby knew existed outside of Europe, French Canada and maybe Africa. True Story. Mine was all black with mirror tint side glass and a full roll back soft top. How I miss that car.
This was the song that broke The Box open for me! Amazing song and video; a very under-rated Canadian group.
This song is great on many level, but the chorus for this song is seriously divine.
A classic....I do not understand how The Box did not become more known and recognized....
they went against the record companies & the artistic field
I KNOW CRAZY RIGHT
@@Normand1833 thats why most canadian artists basically say go f yourself and go to USA
Canadian music or bands don't exist in the 1980 or so but it's better now we have a flat chested singer French to boot
@@danielbelisle5152 Oh yes, and The Guess Who and Anne Murray didn't exist with their breakthrough #1 hits in the American Billboard Top 100 in 1970 and that's before the Canadian Content rules were established.
this always scared me as a child when it would come on the radio.
Same here, and I was 18! 😁
Completely unique. One of Canada's best.
When I think of Canada in the 1980s, this song (and especially the manner in which the guitar is being played/the chorus effect added to its sound) is exactly what comes to mind. SO MANY memories when this one comes on. 💖
Love, love, love this song. It’s the perfect amalgamation of music, video, and prose.
I would rewind this video on VHS countless times just to watch it again. When I wasn’t watching it I would be walking around my parent’s house singing, “Say, say to me”.
I kind of forgot this song as I got into my teenage years, but not completely. Every so often I would have to play the track. I’m thankful for TH-cam and the opportunity to see this video again for the first time in perhaps thirty (30) years. It makes the song all the much better.
Great song, great video, great memories of a time when I viewed the world innocently.
Why isn't there a giant thumbs up, why??? This song certainly deserves it.
stands the test of time, love them just as much now as in 80's
this has got the be one of THE BEST music videos ever created....the song , the acting depicting the story to the lyrics, its just a true musical concept that is just gold!
It's Ok
It's like a short mini-murder-movie. Made to look like France...but shot in Quebec. (Best Montreal band from that era.)
@@motman52 your right and with men without hats 2 best bands
It's 2022 and I still listen to The Box all the time, all the time, all the time.
Songs like this are why I still listen to boom radio in Toronto. I never would have heard of it otherwise
Not just fabulous musicians but great actors.
Five years later no kidding hey :)
Saw them last night in concert, it was excellent, and they did this song!
Man...this takes me back to 1985. Where the hell did time go??
Early albums by The Box were outstanding!! Should have become bigger better known!
These days I have been rediscovering The Box. They were good. Miss the 80s
I discovered this song about 4 years ago as I was working doing deliveries in Quebec, listening to the radio. As soon as I started hearing it, my attention was captivated as it was quite unusual from most other songs I'd hear. By the end of the song, I loved it already and made sure to remember some of the lyrics so I could find it again.
I was surprised to find that the video, at the time, only had about 200k views (now it has 500k!). I thank the radio animator of that day who, as he said, took the time to look back in old records to find an interesting song to play.
A Quebecois group singing/speaking in English along with English subtitles because the song's set in France: bilingualism all around. I remember this song well from the late eighties.
Set in France, or in Quebec?
The Kepi on the Police and the French cars (Citroen? and Renault?) suggest that this is supposed to be in France.
Koshka42 They're from Quebec but the video is in France with France French.
Also the french dialogue is said with a french accent not a french canadian one... even without the video it's evident that the story happened in France.
@@jimmysimard3008 I am a french canadien and can talk like french people from france . The story is in France but was filmed in Quebec.
Man I want to go back to the 80's.....MWH, the Cult, Level 42, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, etc...a simpler time. Love Live Canadian Music
The Chorus guitar pedal effect is the most quintessential sound of 1980s Canadania.
I loved this clip so much when I was a kid. I had taped it on VHS but my mother asked my big brother to erase it because she thought it was morbid and that I was watching it way too often 😄
The police car Renault 5 was awesome in Europe !!!
The Box is a Canadian group formed in Montreal in 1981 and composed of Jean-Marc Pisapia, Guy Florent and Jean-Pierre Brie. In 1985, The Box released "All the time, all the time, all the time" This album, which included the choirs of Sass Jordan and Marie Carmen, produced the singles "My Dreams of You" and "L 'Affaire Dumoutier ( Say To Me) They won the 1985 Félix Prize for the group of the year and were nominated for the Juno Prize for the most promising group. //////////
La voiture de police Renault 5 était géniale en Europe !!!
The Box est un groupe canadien formé à Montréal en 1981 et composé de Jean-Marc Pisapia, Guy Florent et Jean-Pierre Brie. En 1985, The Box sort « All the time, all the time, all the time » Cet album, qui comprenait les chœurs de Sass Jordan et Marie Carmen, a produit les singles "My Dreams of You" et "L' Affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me). Ils ont gagné le Prix Félix 1985 pour le groupe de l'année et ont été nominés pour le Prix Juno pour le groupe le plus prometteur.
Thanks for the info - i was always curious who was singing
@@richellesimen-falvy2424 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Box_(band)
I discovered this song when I was in my early 20s. I bought the song on 45 rpm. Still have the record somewhere! It has a detached haunting quality that rises out of the morbid spoken lyrics, harmonies, and excellent background vocals. The band sounds really tight too.
Well stated it certainly does! 👍
I just saw them in Burlington Ontario. They were amazing!
This has to be the greatest music video of all time!
I was a big fan of this band. They were very good and this video is one of my favorites.
i am a new yorker,love house music,disco,jass,classic rock and altrenative rock sounds,The Box i think from Montreal were so great,man what the fuck happened,no matter they put their mark in music,period
Holy crap just had a tsunami of nostalgia.
Thanks for that.
in 1987 i saw them play at Cafe Campus (Montreal) and got an autograph from Jean-Marc Pisapia - on the inside of a matchbook he drew a little 3-D box and labelled it "The Box"
Mircea A right on man they have talent.
The Box dont le bassiste, Jean-Pierre Brie (le tueur dans la vidéo) est de Saint-Bruno. J'y fais aussi de la figuration, entre autre, je "joue" de la basse dans le groupe.
Ahead of their time. A very good expose on the moral question of the insanity plea.
1st heard this in Montreal.
The Box recorded at least three of my all time favourite songs. Love them!
AWESOME!! Love this song....the lyrics, guitars, the beat and a good dose of 80's synth for enjoyment each and every single time I hear
My parents too me to see Chris Deburg in the early 80s. The Box opened with A Sound that shook my little body from the ground to my eyes, never recovered. To this day when I hear Closer Together I can Feel it, guess we were too close to the speakers. But I did love this song,
Cool! I saw The Box as the opening act for Chris de Burgh as well-- in Edmonton, 1987 (?) "The Lady In Red" was a big hit by then. I don't remember exactly what The Box played during their set, but they must have included "L' Affaire Dumoutier" seeing as I believe it's their biggest hit. I also seem to recall Sass Jordan possibly touring with them at the time.
Saw Chris De Burgh In Winnipeg for his Into The Light tour and they opened. I wasn't a big fan of theirs but I sure was after. I loved them live. Oh and Sass Jordan. :)
It was an amazing night all around.
Killer 80s beat, rhythm on this song is sooo good
When singers could sing !!!
Clearly under rated.
Plays regularly on CHOM 97.7 in Montreal--The Spirit of Rock
One of my favourite songs of ALL TIME. I miss The Box. They were amazing and this song is so different. SO different. I love it so much.
***** Very different. When radio had regional ownership instead of national conglomerates it was much more adventurous. Culturally I feel we're regressing to dull homogeny.
+Lyndsay Winegarden I may be mistaken, but I believe Sass Jordan sang back up for "The Box"
Check out Plan B's song She Said.
They still tour and still exist.
I had almost forgotten about this !!~! it is a ground breaker for that era in Canadian music ! such a dark melancholy feel still makes me sad when i hear it BUT tonight i will enjoy you as well as late as i am SMILE LUV!!
They had a song on Miami Vice back in the day. These guys rocked and didnt need CBC for airtime. One of the best Canadian government bands ever
Classic.
Très bonne toune des années 1980, en plein dans le style de l'époque (pour ceux et celles qui fréquentaient les "dancing rock bar") et de surcroit 100% bilingue, ce qui est un +. Par ailleurs la vidéo est très bien faite et rigolote. A+
Rediscovering this gem of a band.
One of the best bands in the entire world
Another great Canadian band that helped define the 80s
Great Canadian video from 1984, classix, always loved the drum beat and the ambient synths and guitars! They dont make good music anymore!
Great band, and lots of great tunes ! Let's not forget it was The Box that launched Sass Jordan's career. She sang backup vocals on many of their songs 👍J. Lowery, Ham., Ont.
Wow! Forgot all about her.
I saw these guys at an outdoor music festival last night in Montreal. Really, REALLY good show. My friend was certain that Sass Jordan would show up for Closer Together, but she did not.
Super Dooper bass guitar line. The top of The Box indeed!
I love this tune. I love the Box
I love this song. It brings back great memories and have looked for this song for years.
keithwhitleyfan76 I have just found it after I remembered the name of the band today!!! Lol love this song
I remember this from about 30 years ago. Love the song and the video!
The morbid spoken bits and eerie tone of this song freaked me out after hearing it on the radio; stayed in my mind for a while, and I actually had no idea what the name of the song was or anything else but a few lyrics (like the "Tightrope of insanity" part) it took me a while to find it and I was very interested to find it wasn't another case of a lost song, but rather an obscure effort from the underappreciated world of musical Canada.
walking walking on the tightrope of insanity walking walking in the verge of loosing mind 😱😱😱😱😱lol
En avance sur leur temps. Un très bon exposé sur la question morale du plaidoyer d'aliénation menta
the box 2023
un hit for ever ..classic inconditionnel
love originality Great song!
Thanks Jean Marc
They never play this song on the radio...but in 80s I heard this a lot.on cfny 102.1 FM TORONTO
They played it today on chom 97.7 in montreal :)
Boom 97.3 in Toronto plays 3 or 4 Box songs, but never this one for some reason.
Really? Those days 680 CFTR was the most popular station for pop music even though it was on shitty AM band.
@@Will87 My Dreams Of You is probably their most memorable. That keyboard intro just perks your ears up.
@@JustMe-ld2cu 1050 chum and ckoc also popular on am dial for pop music at that time
The Box still rocks in 2022👍
My first Rock Show I was 12 in Chicoutimi city, in the country of Québec, N.A
This is one of their best and my favorite one
Superbe chanson! Audacieux toutefois d'amener le refrain à 2:11, il se laisse attendre! Mélodie de fou..
Ah oui, quel refrain! Du velours pour les oreilles.
Please say to me (to the world) that the chorus of this song is sublime...!
Love box always cranked in car 😍
I bought this album as a teenager based only on the strength of this song. There are other good songs on the album, of course. The Box was doing something right.
incredible song
i used to hear this song on the radio
Great song.
Such a unique song...
Classic Box. I love this song.
+John Evans Austin was fantastic. He would have made a great psychotic character actor.
I fcuking found it at last. Amazing.
Love this song
LOVE THIS SONG, creepy video....
Was at the Timmins Stars and Thunder 2016 and was my most memorable song!!!!
Makes me feel like picking up some Molson Canadien, cruising around, cranking Montréal’s home of rock - CHOM FM, doing some donuts in a parking lot, catch the Habs game on Hockey Night in Canada with Danny Gallivan, and then head downtown.
Ton commentaire mérite autant de ''j'aime'' qu'il y a de gens qui visionnent cette vidéo!!!!
This song is the best of the 1980s
Love this group!!
Friday the 13 🤘
kudos!
Awesome group!! Love The Box!!!!!
Just saw this live in Montreal. Original guitarist and base player!
That’s wild! Had no idea they were still playing. I saw them at (I think) Club Soda in the 80s. I loved Saint Laurent Blvd! So many awesome memories there. Haven’t been to Quebec in a decade 🙁
One of those songs where looking around the bend in the dark actually feels great.
For sure i will in this january concert in Boucherville. It is close to me ! Free parking moreover ! All people in Boucehrville should go as it s really a gift !
Perfect song and from canada to boot
excellent ....toujours un plaisir a entendre,,,,encore et encore.....THE BOX !!!!!!
Miss you guys , beau souvenir
this was a very different song to hear on the radio back then, it was obvious that they were a group of Quebecers. c'est bon n'est pas ? likely the first song of theirs that I heard, very cool
«The Box» was a french canadian band in the 80'. C’était un groupe québécois plus précisément.
AS A CANDIAN WE KNOW THIS. IDIOT.
A stupid frat boy. How did the reassignment surgery go for you.
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