Rod McKuen -- In the Port of Amsterdam

[CuriosusSum]

I have always loved this song, as performed by Rod McKuen. And now, I may add with some pride, I am actually working in ... the Port of Amstedam!

[rufngo]

oh oh oh Rod wrote them all....... listen and learn

[melodiantime]

GREAT VERSION WITH TRUE AROUSING SPIRIT OF THE ORIGINAL.

[TheTownwatch1]

EXCELLENT, BOWIE VERSION GOOD, BUT NOTHING LIKE THIS, GREAT VIDEO TO GO WITH THE SONG

[irishdiver1]

shite

[jkoncz]

I sound allot like him but don't have the talent to compose such great songs. This is my favorite song from Rod even better then Jean..

[casualvestguys]

Not Rods song. Jacques Brel.

[jkoncz]

okay sorry! I still sound like Rod

[MyNameIsSissy]

This song was written by the great Belgian Singer/Songwriter JACQUES BREL. The original is in French. This is McKuen's English translation.

[DarknessBright]

Super !!!

[sharingrazorsisbad]

Wow..Love the lyrics!

[month32]

Still lacking the spirit that Brell instilled in this song, but a really good try. Unlike some others.

[rugli]

I agree. Brel´'s performance of his own music and lyrics of Dans le Port d'Amsterdam is indeed my all time favorites. But this this is not entirely unpleasant.

[madbassskills]

Now Now, Of course the original can not be recreated in english, but this is as close as it will get, this is imaginative without being to literall. I say best Brel Translation.

[Silverhazed]

This version is the original version ? Anyway sounds great, better than David Bowie. Rod McKuen singing it is more realistic :D

[madbassskills]

This is far from the original, the original was by a belgium artist named Jacques Brel.

[Radicalreels]

I have always Loved his voice, what Talent!

[sterrill]

Great job tying images and music. Haunting.

[loveyoutodeathbut]

Rod McKuen is a welcome addition to You Tube. Sorry I didn't find him here earlier. Thanks so much for posting, surprised you're taking so much heat on those lyrics!

[NotSoOldHippy]

"Rod McKuen is a welcome addition to You Tube. Sorry I didn't find him here earlier. Thanks so much for posting, surprised you're taking so much heat on those lyrics!"

LOL! Yeah, I have a pile of McKien songs in MP3 format, different versions -- I think he changed words from other people's versions and from his own versions routinely just so that they didn't become stale. }:-}

[Lotredadoom]

Didn´t I write the right lyrics and send them to you?

If so, why not use them? If I didn't,, want me to? It's no effort at all.

[jwpretd]

With regard to the lyrics, McKuen translated many Brel songs and they were apparently close friends. I doubt any changes McKuen made were ones Brel would have disapproved of. Also, Brel's own versions of this aren't consistent. I suspect that he wrote many verses and versions, and then selected different ones at different times to fit his mood, provide variety, etc.

[moe17moe]

Great version, but ehm...I wanted to sing along with a cool beer at hand , but the lyrics you printed are completely different!

There goes my one-man-karaoke-(kinda)-drunk-­beerfest-show...anyway cheers.

[NotSoOldHippy]

"the lyrics you printed are completely different"

Yeah, darn it but McKuen used different words for a lot of it. Soe day I need to fix the lyrics that I posted so that they match.  LOL!

But of course even if the words don't match, a beer still works! }:-}

[PURPLEBEATTIE1]

This is a brilliant version.I used to have John Denver album with this on it.I wish someone would upload the JD version.

[eczamurai]

this version is different from the one ive got on CD, btw those lyrics you posted at the describtion OWN! did you make them up yourself?

cheers! great music!

[NotSoOldHippy]

"btw those lyrics you posted at the describtion OWN! did you make them up yourself"

Rod McKuen didn't create the song himself, but when he sings it he uses slightly different words than anybody else. The words I retrieved was from David Bowie's version which is different than Rod's or Jacques'. Saruman38 mentioned this about 2 weeks ago in the previous comment. }:-}

[eczamurai]

yeah i looked it up already! :D

dont really like bowie's version.. the lyrics are great but the sound is.. off for some reason, ah well.. btw did you ever hear that other live version of amsterdam by mckuen? its better in my opinion! :O if you havent i can mail it!

[Saruman38]

Nice, but in the description you've put the lyrics of David Bowie's version, which are not the same as Rod McKuen's version.

Oh, and by the way, it would have been nice to specify that this is a cover of a famous song by Jacques Brel.

[3rdusername]

Thank you, I've been looking for this song FOREVER!!!!!!!

[NotSoOldHippy]

No problem! I can email you the MP3 if you would like.

[3rdusername]

It's okay, I know a few tricks on how to download youtube videos and extract the sound, so I already have it. ;)

[methinxaweezil]

Lekker... nu wil ik haring en bier!

[Green4321]

You did a great job selecting photos for this music.

[NotSoOldHippy]

"You did a great job selecting photos for this music"

Thanks! I tried to line up the photos with the words but didn't get it right.  }:-}

[creationismisstupid]

Nice version though I prefer the original version of Jacques Brel. Shouldn't it be Rod instead of Mod?

[NotSoOldHippy]

"Shouldn't it be Rod instead of Mod?"

Damn it! I can't type when I'm exhausted. }:-} Or angry. }:-} I think I'll go fix that.

[SciFientology]

God damn Amsterdam!

[Desertphile]

I had this CD once apon a time! Thank you.

[NotSoOldHippy]

"I had this CD once apon a time! Thank you."

I found the CD at the local library and made a copy though it's some how missing one of them. "Little boys go ride with their horse in the park, never mind the grownups and stay out till dark, so long, stay well, love was here now it's gone." That song is missing for some reason.

[Draklems]

Very cool song, and a good tribute to sailors everywhere.

[weeknightingale]

Splendid! I remember Rod McKuen his poetry and songs were very popular when I was in high school. I was given a gift of his poetry, oh my, so long ago! This video is wonderful!

[SSanf]

Terrific!

[nicanicabad]

very nice!