Singer Carla Bruni-Sarkozy is no stranger to media attention, just as music is no stranger to political nuances. It comes, then, as little surprise that her newest album does more than just allude to her affiliations in office.
The French-Italian former first lady's latest "Little French Songs" will hit stores Tuesday. The album features tracks about her childhood, youth and her mother's affair by which she was conceived, as well as some contentiously political songs that, some say, target current President Francois Hollande.
One particular song, "Le Pingouin","The Penguin", is under the most fire: it concerns an ill-mannered man who maintains a puffy demeanor, much like that of a penguin.
A Hollywood Reporter article claims she pokes fun at his "sovereign air."
"He takes on the airs of a king," she croons, "but I know the penguin does not have the manners of a lord...Hey, penguin, you look all alone in your garden. If one day you cross my path, I'll teach you to kiss my hand."
Hollande, who had denied walking the Sarkozys to their vehicle when he handed over the Presidency at the Elysee Palace, has not yet commented on the rumor. Bruni maintains she did not write the track with the President in mind.
Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has sparred with the press and public before. Her 2008 marriage to Sarkozy following a wild, media-heavy romance caused many French to scrutinize his lack of tact, and the blurred lines of a politician's private and public life.
Bruni's "Mon Raymond" very openly pays homage to her husband, Nicolas Sarkozy, singing, "Whatever fools say, Raymond is dynamite."
The album drops at an awkward time, as Sarkozy felt some media heat after an investigation began last week concerning his campaign expenditures.
Bruni performed at the Echo Music Awards in Germany that night, and, keeping in line with allegiances, sang her tribute to her husband Nicolas, calling him "sentimental but complex" and "electric."
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