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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.
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."
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.
Seasons In The Sun: Rod McKuen: Reissue digital re-release of the “There's A Hoot Tonight” album; replaces the song “There's A Hoot Tonight” with “Seasons In The Sun” The Very Best Of: Reissue re-release of the 20-track CD version of “Greatest Hits, Vol. 1” 2014 Umi, Sora, Daichi: Compilation
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.
The album was released on 4 April 2000 with an altered track listing that included the new song, "My Private Movie". [ 6 ] A documentary video album related to the release, entitled "The Westlife Story", was released in October 2000, peaking at number 15 on the UK Visual Chart.
The song from the show, ... Seasons in the Sun / Ain't No Big Thing – Superscope 1969; U.S. LP discography. Steady Date with Tommy Sands, Capitol 848, 1957;
In 2022, Gaudio and Peggy Farina received credits as a co-songwriter for the song "Burning" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is driven by a piano loop inspired by their Four Seasons song "Beggin'." The lyric, "Lay your red hand on me, baby," is an allusion to the opening line in "Beggin'," "put your lovin' hand out, baby."