Trust rose to fame in 1979 and 1980 with their music, which mixed

Trust rose to fame in 1979 and 1980 with their music, which mixed hard rock influences, acerbic social and political commentary, anarchist undertones and a renegade attitude similar to that of MC5 . Trust’s success was also due to Krief’s stature as a French guitar hero and Bonvoisin’s sincere and mature lyrics, as well as his raw energy in live performances. Their 1980 hit song ” Antisocial ” from the album Répression criticized the frenetic, dehumanizing pace of modern life and work in large cities. “Le Mitard”, from the same album, attacked what Trust claimed was an excessively repressive handling of juvenile delinquency, featuring texts from public enemy number one Jacques Mesrine and the song “Monsieur Comédie” criticizes Ayatollah Khomeini , who was in exile in France at the time, depicting him as a “torturer”. To translate the songs’ aggressive political messages Trust were helped on English lyrics for the Répression album by Jimmy Pursey of British punk band Sham 69 . The English adaptation of the song “Antisocial”, however, is pretty rough, and the lyrics are mild compared to the originals. While the first four lines in the French version translate to “You spend a lifetime working to pay for your own tombstone, You hide your face behind the newspaper, You walk like a robot in the subway corridors, Nobody cares about your presence, It’s up to you to make the first step”, the English version reads “You’re a train ride to no importance, You’re in love with hell existence, Money is all that you desire, Why don’t you pack it in and retire”.