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the origin story of gens du pays is wild đ§”
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in 1975, for quebec's national holiday celebration, the show opened with⊠happy birthday.
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the crowd booed. hard.
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then vigneault stepped up. âa celebration is a time to give gifts. hereâs mine, in the form of a song.â
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they performed gens du pays for the first time.
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and just like that, quebec got its own birthday song. a song for all of us.
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the rest is history. https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/2174925/fete-nationale-saint-jean-baptiste-1975-archives
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