MORIBOND, LE

Created on 20/03/2002
Latest update on 03/07/2017

Artist: Jacques Brel
Author: Jacques Brel
Label: Philips
Year: 1961

Covers:

1961:

Rod McKuen [translated it as Seasons In The Sun]

1963:

Kingston Trio [idem]

1965:

Will Ferdy [as De Stervende]

1968:

Fortunes

1969:

Pearls Before Swine

1974:

Terry Jacks [n°1 US & UK; this Canadian also cut Brel's Ne me quitte pas as If You Go Away]

1975:

Nana Mouskouri

1977:

Beach Boys [Terry Jacks production recorded in '69/'70]

1993:

Nirvana [informal recording saved up to conclude the DVD with box set With The Lights Out]

1999:

Westlife [n°1 UK]

2001:

Alcazar [most as Seasons In The Sun]

2005:

Astrid Nijgh [as Wordt 't Ja - Wordt 't Nee]

Death was Brel's second most inspiring song topic, love came first. Facing death straight can be a very healthy reflex.

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