''Essence ordinaire'' is the third

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group Zebda, released in 1998. It was their landmark album, containing some of their most popular songs, in particular "Tomber la chemise", which catapulted them to fame and earned them a

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award.''Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage'' 0809385880 Dayna Oscherwitz - 2010 - "Zebda was one of the most popular rock groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and they were honored with numerous awards at France's Victoires de la musique, most notably for their 1998 album Essence ordinaire."

Track listing

#"Y'a pas d'arrangement" #"

Tomber la chemise "Tomber la chemise" (English: literally "Take Off Your Shirt" but the meaning is "Get ready to play hard") is a 1998 song by the Toulousian collective Zebda. The song was released on 7 June 1999 as part of the first single from Zebda's third alb ...

" #"Double peine" #"Tombés des nues" #"Quinze ans" #"Je crois que ça va pas être possible" #"Je suis" #"Tout semble si..." #"On est chez nous" #"Oualalaradime" #"Le manouche" #"Né dans la rue" #"Le Petit Robert"

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Album review
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