Blog: Song, by Toad

Jacques Brel - Why Always in English?

I assume you all know Jacques Brel, one of very, very few songwriters to write in a language other than English to actually be able to penetrate Western cultural awareness. In fact, I read here that Mojo magazine conducted a poll of British and American songwriters in 2000 and apparently Brel's Ne Me Quitte [...]
Artist:David Bowie
Title:Amsterdam
Link Text:David Bowie - Amsterdam
File Name:DavidBowie-Amsterdam.mp3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Dusty Springfield
Title:If You Go Away
Link Text:Dusty Springfield - If You Go Away
File Name:DustySpringfield-IfYouGoAway.m p3
Bitrate:320 kbps
Year:2004
Artist:Jacques Brel
Title:Au Suivant
Link Text:Jacques Brel - Au Suivant
File Name:JacquesBrel-AuSuivant.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1964
Artist:Jacques Brel
Title:Les Bourgeois
Link Text:Jacques Brel - Les Bourgeois
File Name:JacquesBrel-LesBourgeois.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1964
Artist:Jacques Brel
Title:Ne Me Quitte Pas
Link Text:Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas
File Name:JacquesBrel-NeMeQuittePas.mp3
Bitrate:160 kbps
Year:1988
Artist:Nina Simone
Title:Ne Me Quitte Pas
Link Text:Nina Simone - Ne Me Quitte Pas
File Name:NinaSimone-NeMeQuittePas.mp3
Bitrate:224 kbps
Year:2003
Artist:Richard Godwin
Title:Next!
Link Text:Richard Godwin - Next!
File Name:RichardGodwin-Next.mp3
Bitrate:128 kbps
Year:2008
Artist:Scott Walker
Title:Mathilde
Link Text:Scott Walker - Mathilde
File Name:ScottWalker-Mathilde.mp3
Bitrate:256 kbps
Year:1999
Location: Edinburgh, Scotland