[citation needed] The lyrics are politically jokey, sung in the persona of a poor girl hanging around Sainte-Catherine street in Montreal, where in winter she and her buddies take advantage of the rising heat from the metro tunnel outlets, and in summer they continue the endless battle against mosquitoes.
The original French version was covered by Kirsty MacColl as a bonus track on the CD edition of her 1989 album Kite.
Les Country Girls covered the song on their 2013 album Parties pour la gloire.
It was covered in Danish by the singer Anne-Grete on her debut album in 1980 under the title "Vintertur på strøget".
It was the second single released from Marie Fredriksson's cover album Min bäste vän (My best friend), on both physical and digital formats.