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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.
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.
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.
"Turn! Turn! Turn!", also known as or subtitled "To Everything There Is a Season", is a song written by Pete Seeger in 1959. [1] The lyrics – except for the title, which is repeated throughout the song, and the final two lines – consist of the first eight verses of the third chapter of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes. The song was originally released in 1962 as "To Everything There Is a ...
Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah is a live album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released on October 19, 2004, on Fat Wreck Chords.. It was recorded live at an actual bar mitzvah party, [1] and its runtime lasts their entire performance, including a break in which little can be heard other than the sounds of party guests wandering around and chatting amongst themselves.
"Working My Way Back to You" is a song made popular by the Four Seasons in 1966 and the Spinners in 1980. Written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, the song was originally recorded by The Four Seasons in 1966, reaching No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. In the UK Top 50 chart it spent three weeks – all at No. 50.
"Dawn (Go Away)" is a song written by Bob Gaudio and Sandy Linzer and recorded by the Four Seasons [3] in November 1963. [4] The song hit No. 3 in the early part of 1964. According to Billboard , it was the 25th biggest hit single of the year, placing behind " Rag Doll ", another Four Seasons hit, which was No. 24.
"Youthful" is a pop song with lyrics about objectification and exploitation. [3] [8] [9] Written with only three chords, the song has an instrumentation consisting of guitars, drums, and synthesisers that play vocables. The track possesses tonal ambiguity, with the simplest overall key being C-sharp minor. The song's verses use two of the three ...