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Jacques Brel: The Biography Kindle Edition
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Although he died in 1978 aged just forty nine, Jacques Brel, the Belgian singer-songwriter, has cemented his place in the 21st century as a master of modern music. His literate, theatrical, sometimes melodramatic songs have become classics of the international canon, translated from the original French into English and many other languages. From Amsterdam to My Death to If You Go Away they have been covered by giants of the recording industry such as Frank Sinatra and Barbara Streisand.
Immortalized by Scott Walker, whose superb interpretations of his songs brought him to a whole new audience, and then championed in turn by artists like David Bowie, Marc Almond, Jarvis Cocker and Julian Cope, Brel’s own impassioned performances have brought him to the attention of the You Tube generation, generating millions of views. Noted music historian Alan Clayson has written the only study in English of his life, his performances, his subsequent work in film, his relationships and his early retirement. It is a fascinating tale not just of Brel’s life but of the music scene in Paris in the 1950s, and the cabaret circuit where he began to make his mark.
‘Ne me quitte pas’ is a pleading, desperate song - voyeuristic, sexual and sinister’ – Marc Almond
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Immortalized by Scott Walker, whose superb interpretations of his songs brought him to a whole new audience, and then championed in turn by artists like David Bowie, Marc Almond, Jarvis Cocker and Julian Cope, Brel’s own impassioned performances have brought him to the attention of the You Tube generation, generating millions of views. Noted music historian Alan Clayson has written the only study in English of his life, his performances, his subsequent work in film, his relationships and his early retirement. It is a fascinating tale not just of Brel’s life but of the music scene in Paris in the 1950s, and the cabaret circuit where he began to make his mark.
‘Ne me quitte pas’ is a pleading, desperate song - voyeuristic, sexual and sinister’ – Marc Almond
Product details - ASIN : B08597TCCX
- Publisher : Lume Books (27 Feb. 2020)
- Language : English
- File size : 3308 KB
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 245 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: 751,074 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 3,255 in Biographies of Actors & Entertainers
- 5,226 in Music (Kindle Store)
- 13,554 in Musician Biographies
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