Artist: Jacques Brel
Author: Jacques Brel
Label: Philips
Year: 1961
Covers:
Rod McKuen [translated it as Seasons In The Sun]
Kingston Trio [idem]
Will Ferdy [as De Stervende]
Terry Jacks [n°1 US & UK; this Canadian also cut Brel's Ne me quitte pas as If You Go Away]
Beach Boys [Terry Jacks production recorded in '69/'70]
Nirvana [informal recording saved up to conclude the DVD with box set With The Lights Out]
Westlife [n°1 UK]
Alcazar [most as Seasons In The Sun]
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.
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
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Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)