Les Colocs's first and only music video from their sophomore album "Atrocetomique", "Bonyeu" (aka "Bon Yeu") was released in March of 1996 to immediate critical acclaim. Band leader and ... See full summary
Les Colocs: Bonyeu (1996) Online
Les Colocs's first and only music video from their sophomore album "Atrocetomique", "Bonyeu" (aka "Bon Yeu") was released in March of 1996 to immediate critical acclaim. Band leader and film director André 'Dédé' Fortin was granted a $20,000 budget by major record label BMG Musique Quebec to put together this music video, of which 70% of the funding ($14,000) went directly into the hands of Quebec welfare recipients. Andre Fortin hired 140 unemployed citizens to appear in the music video, at $100 per person, each holding letter cards making up the lyrics of the song, which dealt with unemployment. To round off the budget, Andre Fortin then hired recipients of Canada Employment Insurance Benefit for post-production work. The music video was partly filmed at the ruins of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, located on Saint-Lawrence Boulevard in Montreal (right behind "Suite 2116" in the Godin Building where Les Colocs initially formed, practiced and lived). Other parts were filmed ...
| Credited cast: | |||
 | Jimmy Bourgoing | - | Himself |
| Les Colocs | - | Themselves |
 | André 'Dédé' Fortin | - | Himself |
| Benoît Gagné | - | Himself |
| Benoît Piché | - | Himself |
| Mike Sawatzky | - | Himself |
| André Vanderbiest | - | Himself |
Although original bassist Serge Robert played on the recorded songs (audio), Les Colocs' brand new, second bassist André Vanderbiest appears in the video.