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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.
Terrence Ross Jacks (born March 29, 1944) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer known for his 1974 hit song "Seasons in the Sun", an English adaptation of a song written by Belgian composer and singer Jacques Brel in 1961. Jacks is also an environmental activist, focused on pulp mill emissions in Howe Sound.
McKuen translated Brel's song "Le Moribond" loosely into "Seasons in the Sun", and British folkbeat group The Fortunes charted with the song in the Netherlands in 1969. In 1974, singer Terry Jacks turned McKuen's "Seasons in the Sun" into a best-selling pop hit, and also charted with a cover of "If You Go Away."
Seasons in the Sun is the debut studio album by Canadian musician Terry Jacks, released in 1974 by Bell Records. It features Jacks' biggest hit song, " Seasons in the Sun ", which reached No. 1 in over 12 countries.
Seasons In The Sun Vol. 1 & 2: Compilation 2-record set compiling “Seasons In The Sun” and “Seasons In The Sun, 2” Greatest Hits Vol. 3: Compilation collects previously released live and studio tracks; 1996 CD reissue adds 6 additional tracks Have A Nice Day: Compilation collects previously released tracks along with several new songs ...
Westlife signed to RCA in November 1998 and immediately flew to Stockholm to commence recording their debut album. Their lead single "Swear It Again" was released in April 1999.
However, the analysis and interpretation we had was all original research: someone added their interpretation of the lyrics and their comparisons of the various versions. If anyone can find sources and would care to work on a sourced interpretation of this bizarre little chestnut and/or a sourced comparison of the various versions, have at it.
Terry Jacks also covered the song on his 1974 album Seasons in the Sun, [19] and also releasing it as a single, which failed to chart in the USA, but made No.7 in Canada. In 2007, a home video of Paul McCartney singing an acoustic version of this song was put on the chronology menu of the first disc of his DVD, The McCartney Years.