title: Marchand de cailloux
text: # Marchand de cailloux
  
  Marchand de cailloux is a studio album from French artist Renaud. It was released in 1991 and seen as a return to form after the less positive reviews for the previous album, Putain de camion.
  
  In this album Renaud again takes up socio-political themes. Le Tango des Élus mocks politicians, La ballade nord-irlandaise is a pacifist song evoking the troubles of Northern Ireland (later reprised in 2009's Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise), and 500 connards sur la ligne de départ makes fun of the "morons" who race in the African desert (i.e. the Paris-Dakar Rally), oblivious to the misery surrounding them.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  * "Marchand de cailloux"
  * "L'aquarium"
  * "P'tit voleur"
  * "Olé"
  * "Les dimanches à la con"
  * "Dans ton sac"
  * "Le tango des élus"
  * "La ballade nord-irlandaise"
  * "500 connards sur la ligne de départ"
  * "Tonton"
  * "Je cruel"
  * "C'est pas du pipeau"
  * "Ma chanson leur a pas plu" (Suite)
  * "Tant qu'il y aura des ombres"
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
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  The album received positive reviews.
  
  "Ma chanson leur a pas plu" (suite) is a sequel to the song on Morgane de toi. Tracks 1 and 3 were included on the 2007 compilation The Meilleur Of Renaud. Track 8 was covered for the tribute album La Bande à Renaud.
  
  