▁new ▁versions ▁of ▁Quebec ois ▁folk ▁songs , ▁and ▁also ▁wrote ▁many ▁songs ▁setting ▁new ▁lyr ics ▁to ▁traditional ▁mel od ies . ▁He ▁first ▁found ▁success ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁Le ▁Rap ide - Bl anc , ▁a ▁hum orous ▁song ▁written ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁while ▁working ▁on ▁the ▁Rap ide - Bl anc ▁Gener ating ▁Station . ▁The ▁song ▁was ▁a ▁country ▁and ▁western ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁traditional ▁song ▁ ▁" Le ▁mo ine ▁trem bl ant ▁et ▁la ▁d ame ". ▁ ▁Th iff ault ▁wrote ▁songs ▁honour ing ▁local ▁sports ▁figures , ▁including ▁hockey ▁players ▁Maurice ▁Richard , ▁(" Le ▁Ro cket ▁Richard "), ▁and ▁Guy ▁La f leur (" La ▁Tour ne ▁à ▁Ti - G uy ▁La f leur "). ▁ ▁Other ▁songs ▁that ▁he ▁wrote ▁were ▁" Je ▁par le ▁à ▁la ▁française " ▁and ▁" En ▁é cout ant ▁Y ▁mou ill era ▁pu ▁p ant oute ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁a ▁document ary ▁film ▁about ▁T iff ault ' s ▁life , ▁created ▁by ▁Serge ▁G igu ère , ▁was ▁released . ▁His ▁songs ▁continue ▁to ▁be ▁played ▁and ▁recorded ▁in ▁Quebec ; ▁the ▁band ▁Car ott é ▁included ▁" “ T ape ▁la ▁biz ou ne " ▁on ▁their ▁debut ▁album . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Oscar ▁Th iff ault ▁at ▁WorldCat ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category :