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“L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)” by The Box
From the album All the Time, All the Time, All the Time... (1985)
“L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)” by The Box appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 1999. It was first released in 1985 on the album All the Time, All the Time, All the Time.... Its best result is #671 on the CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #5,965 alternative song of all time.
"L'affaire Dumoutier (Say To Me)" was the first single from All the Time, All the Time, All the Time, the 1985 album by Canadian band The Box, and it gave them their first national hit, though they had to lean on their record company to make it the lead single.
It plays like a courtroom drama in miniature. The story is set in the north of France and drawn from a real murder trial in which the accused was acquitted by reason of insanity, on the grounds of a split personality; singer Jean-Marc Pisapia has said such verdicts were rarely heard of back then. Pisapia narrates and takes the English chorus while the trial's participants weigh in in French, with Josée Blondin and Sass Jordan on backing vocals.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 671 | CFNY 102.1 The Edge | CFNY Top 1002 Songs of All-Time (November 1999) | 1002 |
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