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In 1971, he hosted a series, The Rod McKuen Show, on BBC television in the UK. [20] McKuen's Academy Award-nominated composition "Jean", sung by Oliver, reached No.1 in 1969 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and stayed there for four weeks. [21] In 1971, his song "I Think of You" was a major hit for Perry Como.
Rod McKuen’s Something Beyond: Studio instrumental album, credited to “The Orchestra Of Two Worlds” The Rod McKuen Folk Album: Compilation folk-themed compilation album, including new songs Blessings In Shades Of Green: Studio vocal album Joanna (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Studio instrumental and vocal soundtrack from the film ...
The song was the theme to the 1969 film adaptation of Dame Muriel Spark's The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which starred noted British actress Maggie Smith.Smith won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of the titular (and lead) character in the film, Jean Brodie.
I Think of You" is a song with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Rod McKuen, published in 1970, and included on McKuen's 1971 album "Pastorale" [1] Perry Como recording
Songs written by Rod McKuen (5 P) Pages in category "Works by Rod McKuen" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
Seasons in the Sun is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song Le Moribond ("The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, [2] with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by singer-poet Rod McKuen, [3] depicting a dying man's farewell to his loved ones.
A Man Alone (fully titled A Man Alone: The Words and Music of McKuen) is a 1969 studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra, arranged by Don Costa. [2] In a tribute to the poet, all songs on this album were written by Rod McKuen. "Love's Been Good to Me" reached No. 8 on the British charts, and was also notably recorded by Johnny Cash.
McKuen's version is significantly different from the original Brel lyric, as it is based around contrasting what would happen "if you go away" with what could happen "if you stay". In the original French version, the singer begs for his lover not to leave him and is more supplicant and almost self-humiliating (the title "Ne me quitte pas ...