A revival of a Jacques Dutronc song L'opportuniste by Dutronc himself and Indochine singer Nicola Sirkis has emerged as a single and video.
The track comes out ahead of an album of covers of Dutronc numbers, to be released at the end of March to celebrate his 70th birthday.
L'opportuniste was originally the title track of an Dutronc album from 1968, the song again becomong popuar in the early 90s with the release of the Dutronc live collection Dutronc au Casino.
Dutronc was always one of France's most skilled songwriters, and his mocking of the ways of the politician has not really aged at all.
In November last year Dutronc toook to the stage in Paris alongside Eddie Mitchell and Johny Hallyday under the name Vieilles Canailles, for a run of sold-out shows at Bercy.
The album Joyeux anniversaire M'sieur Dutronc comes out on March 30.
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