Originally released April 2016:

Believe it or not there is a thriving rock scene in North America that has been churning out great music for decades but very few people outside of the Canadian province of Quebec even know it exists. This is because Quebec (population 8 million) is a predominantly French speaking province surrounded by English speaking provinces and the US below and this has led to the development of what some people refer to as Francophone, or Quebec-based bands or artists that choose to perform in French and thus find themselves isolated to Quebec. A band from Quebec that performs in French will be heard by very few people outside of Quebec and that's just the way it is, until now. On this episode BJ is joined once again by Simon Fauteux, a rock artist from Quebec who chose to perform in French. Simon has put together a list of 20 of the greatest songs by the most important rock artists from Quebec, from the seventies until today.

OFFENBACH - CALINE DE BLUES

OFFENBACH - J'AI L'ROCK'N'ROLL PIS TOE

CORBEAU - ILLEGAL

CORBACH - CHEVALIERS DE LA NUIT

BEAU DOMMAGE - LE PICBOIS

HARMONIUM - POUR UN INSTANT

ROBERT CHARLEBOIS - TOUT ECARTILLE

AUT'CHOSE - LES PAY D'EN HAUT

FRANCOEUR - LES ELUCIBRATIONS DE JOHNNY

MICHEL PAGLIARO - J'AI MARCHE POUR UNE NATION

GAROLOU - SUR LE BOUT DU PONT

PLUME LATRAVERSE - LEON LE CAMELEON

GILLES VALIQUETTE - JE SUIS COOL ASTEUR

DANIEL BELANGER - OPIUM

MANGE L'OURS MANGE - POUPEE VAUDOU

POSSESSION SIMPLE - COMME UN CAVE

LES DALES HAWERCHUCK - LES DALES HAWERCHUCK

LES COLOCS - PASSE-MOE LA PUCK

GALAXIE - PORTUGAL

MORDICUS - GRANDVILLE

SIMON FAUTEUX - LAURA

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