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Anka wrote English lyrics specifically for Frank Sinatra, who then recorded a cross-Atlantic version of it in 1969 under the title "My Way". "My Way" has since been covered by many artists. The lyrics of "My Way" are similar to those of "Comme d'habitude" in terms of structure and metre, but the meaning is
In May 1986, Momus released his version of the song, retitled as "Nicky" after the singer's first name, as the title track of a three-song EP of Brel covers. [ 7 ] In 1991, Marc Almond recorded a cover version of Brel's song for his album Tenement Symphony , and released it as a single.
Jacques, the narrator, having learnt about the return of Mathilde, a former lover with whom he had a painful relationship, feeling once more inexorably taken over by passion, calls on many of those close to him: his mother ("Mother, now's the time to pray for my soul" and later on "Mother, stop praying, your Jacques's going back to hell"); a maid called Maria who, we might guess, has been an ...
"Ces gens-là" is a French language song by the late Belgian singer Jacques Brel, published in 1966 by the Éditions Pouchenel of Brussels, about the despair of a hopeless love. The title, meaning "those people", or, "those folks", has also been translated as " that lot there ".
Let’s be honest: Love songs always hit right in the feels. A ballad can transform from a regular song into the soundtrack of your relationship—whether you’re celebrating your 25th ...
Other features available in supporting software include generation of chord diagrams, ability to transpose to different keys, and conversion between different note naming systems, such as Nashville. File extensions used for ChordPro files include .crd, .chopro, .pro, .chordpro or .cho. The current version of the format is v6. [1]
Also known as Jacques Brel 2, the original album was released in April 1957 by Philips (N76.085R). The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Quand on n'a que l'amour as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons by Barclay (980 816-4).
Marie-Madeleine Lison, a florist in Brussels of whom Brel was a client, was convinced she was the inspiration for the song. She was a model when she was younger, and was photographed by celebrity photographer Verhassel made a series of portraits of her, one of which featured her surrounded by lilacs.