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Cannes (French: [kan], English /ˈkæn/, in Occitan Canas) is a city located on the French Riviera. It is a commune of France located in the Alpes-Maritimes department, and host city of the annual Cannes Film Festival, Midem, and Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. The city is known for its association with the rich and famous, its luxury hotels and restaurants, and for several conferences. On 3 November 2011 it also played host to the G20 organisation of industrialised nations.
By the 2nd century BC the Ligurian Oxybii established a settlement here known as Aegitna (Αίγιθνα in ancient greek). Historians are unsure what the name means. The area was a fishing village used as a port of call between the Lérins Islands.
In 69 AD it became the scene of violent conflict between the troops of Otho and Vitellius.
In the 10th century the town was known as Canua. The name may derive from "canna," a reed. Canua was probably the site of a small Ligurian port, and later a Roman outpost on Le Suquet hill, suggested by Roman tombs discovered here. Le Suquet housed an 11th-century tower which overlooked swamps where the city now stands. Most of the ancient activity, especially protection, was on the Lérins Islands and the history of Cannes is closely tied to the history of the islands.
Ecoute chéri, on a quatre-vingts ans
Il est temps de rejoindre le cimetière des éléphants
On a assez d'argent pour se payer une suite
Des couches culottes de luxe pour colmater nos fuites
Faut a tout prix depenser notre fric avant de canner
Dans les machines a sous, une dernière fois gagner
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire griller nos petites guiboles
On va a cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire masser nos vieilles peaux molles
On va se faire des bouffes, manger des glaces
Le premier qui s'étouffe gagne la première place
Sinon, comme des gros cons, on peut sur la croisette
Mourir d'insolation, ce serait vraiment très chouette
Ou encore sous le poids des bijoux on pourrait
S'écrouler a genoux et crever milliardaires
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire griller nos petites guiboles
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire masser nos vieilles peaux molles
Cannes ville de vieux, ou de cadavres blêmes
Gisent dans les rues farcis de chrysanthèmes
Cannes ville de bourges, ou des enfants obèses
Se gavent de glucose dans de trop longues chaises
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire griller nos petites guiboles
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Se faire masser nos veilles peaux molles
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes
Dans la mer on va patauger
On va a Cannes, on va a Cannes