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I Hate the French

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"I Hate the French"
Song by Howard Goodall
from the album Live in Belfast
Released
  • 1980
  • 1996 (re-released))
Recorded19 or 20 September 1980
GenreComedy
Length2:43
LabelArista
Composer(s)Howard Goodall
Lyricist(s)Richard Curtis
Producer(s)George Nicholson

"I Hate the French" is a satirical comedy song performed live by Howard Goodall during Rowan Atkinson's 1980 tour of the United Kingdom. A live recording was made at the Grand Opera House in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 19 or 20 September 1980 and released on Rowan Atkinson's live comedy album, Live in Belfast; it was also released as a single. The music was composed by Goodall and the lyrics were written by comedy writer Richard Curtis.

The lyrics are a comical criticism of the French and are a deliberately hypocritical complaint about their treatment towards the English. The song contains many French stereotypes, references to famous French people and references to things often associated with France, e.g. berets, French bread, French wine and cheese. The lyrics also use irony (e.g. claiming the French stole the word "cul-de-sac" from the English language) and a double entendre ("I'll be buggered if I go to gay Paris").

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  • "Why I Hate the French". Angelfire. Retrieved 14 December 2009.