Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun ( Original + Lyrics ) 1974

[noni854]

Hey Col.Arif Chaudhary..when We were 17yrs,it was Our song! You Are Lost but Was among my closest friend..wishing Could find you ..You are E.N.T Specialist in Medicine.Our bike rides..know you can never forget Noni.

[eugene230694]

It's Kurt Cobein's favorite song

[78sincity]

whit all respect cmon is2012 dont be sad go outside and look aroundyou all the beautiful things in this world....the sunshine the trees the breeze cover your face wakeup and listen to the future

[71Gabrio]

@antsHUGEmule She's doing right!

[unloveable1977]

First heard this song at the age of 10 now 34 and have never forgotten it still make me sad

[maryamemame]

thanks,i have been searching for this song for a very long time...

[TheTomado]

Wow.  :'/

[tc030564]

SUCH A GREAT SONG IF YOUR OVER 45 PARTICULALY WHENEVER I HERE THIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A TEN YEAR OLD AGAIN CLIMGING TREES AND SCRAPED KNEES WHEN THE WORLD WAS BY FAR A BETTER PLACE THAN IT IS NOW. THANKS TERRY.

[10vanessa100]

buena rola, mucho memories

[10vanessa100]

buena rola, mucho memories

[mrzeikus]

what a tender sweet beutiful song..........one of my very favorites

[tb0nestk]

Summer '75... I remember this song always come on hanging out at the Chase Park swimming pool.

[jiji45]

I was in 8th grade(United States) when this song came out in the market.

Yo estaba en el octavo grado de la escuela(Estados Unidos) cuando esta cancion salio al mercado.

[bigfatpeet]

To my dear friend Neil. We had joy. Rest in peace Pekie and so sorry you had to leave us in that way. Justice will be found in heaven dear friend. See you again x

[SerbiaTina]

I was the black sheep of the family

You tried to teach me right from wrong

Too much wine and too much song

Wonder how I got along. :))

[radianceterri]

happy birithday dad here is your favorite song I miss you so very much and love you even more. Terry Lee Allen rip 1974

[emmabailes]

its amazing that simple songs can say and mean so much

[josephquijano64]

i love this song

[XAUGHTYOXE]

DAM I REMENBER WHEN I WAS A LIL MORILLA AND MY JEFITO WAS ALWAYS PLAYING THIS ROLA ON A 8 TRAK

[antsHUGEmule]

HELP ME MY GIRL WONT LET ME STOP THIS RUBBISH

[71Gabrio]

@antsHUGEmule She's doing right!

[twinsharon]

I remember listening to this in high school. Love it.

[Watchman33100]

Sandy beaches blue skys rolling hills hot summer running free no worries laughter fun and a world of stuff to explore and friends that are no longer here. oh to turn back time to those carefree childhood years and do it all again

[annamariapiotrowicz2]

westlife recored their own version in 2007? i think you can find it on youtube

[striking330]

omg i fell old, but this is my life story of this song omg we ha fun we had joy and we season in the sun awrite

[epson669]

like the song, it reminds me of something i didntdo for my dad, now its too late..

i have the record and was playing it over to find the meaning of the song..

[AlistairAI]

I'm having this played at my Funeral. It says So Much to me...

[MCRmaniac109]

@AlistairAI i agree, it is a deep song, it says so much

[muzicjudge]

This song has special meaning to me as it reminds me of my cousin who died at the age of 6, and never had a chance at life...

[Wildstar1960]

@muzicjudge May your cousin be with the Lord & the Angels. I am truly sad for your loss. There are no words to describe.

[CobraKitNu]

Nirvana brought me here.. (:

[hecatina]

3 people really didn't have fun in the sun but i definitely did :)

[mfletchb2]

I really like this song it is one of my favorite songs, though it is sad alot of people have forgotten all about this song but not me

[mfletchb2]

I really like this song it is one of my favorite songs, though it is sad.

[KiddAngel454]

thank you for posting it with the information,



[lolalola945]

I love it!!!

[112littlechicks]

this song is so slow and it makes me cry

[singleducks]

when I first heard this song I cried cause it was so sad, but now I love it!

[judgecoffee]

this song always reminds me of our school trip to swanage many many moons ago it was on as the coach was going hill and has been forever etched in my memory( it was loved by everyone )

[MrJoeives]

The message  is sad but sweet and true to all.

If you new your end was near would you rejoice as in this song or be full of regret.

The reality is we are all afraid to admit we will die but in this song you can feel the reaper has given him a date and he had the chance to say good buy..

Nice song.

[TylerSumsion10]

my dad told me that he loved this song in junior high and he still loves the song he told me that they used to play it several times in a day it is a great song i love it and it isnt even in my era and i am in junior high right now!

[damonadoofmatchattax]

We had joy, we had fun We beat Rangers 7-1

[allenparsons31]

i have just sent this to all my face book friends while waiting for the ambulance to come for me,,bless all my friends old n new..peace to you all and to all mankind...

[roxrockman]

damn song was stuck in my head for awhile. :( kinda annoying really...

[OrbisonForever]

Matthew Wilkening of AOL Radio would later rank Jacks' version of the song at #63 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever, stating that a new T-shirt slogan should be: "He had joy, he had fun, he had seasons in the sun, and all we got was this lousy song."

Matthew Wilkening is a ass hole.

Amen.

[rambodaduck]

classic music , if u hate on it ur gay

[dibbledot]

this song is HORRIBLE ! how the hell it ever got 2 be such a hit is BEYOND me .... the content is WAY morbid......

[thekrakerjak]

@dibbledot fuk u stupid fukin shit u dont know real music

[RockyV911]

Really.. 3 dislikes, you 3 are dead to me.

[lyricalneb]

When I was a kid this song was haunting to me and at the tender age of eight years old when it was released, it made me feel nostalgic and made me cry.

[cuchiek]

I love this song. My favorite line is about the starfish on the beach!

[UKxMrLYNCHY]

this song is heart making

[MegaLuismtz]

me encanta.......

[fast50s91]

@JacquesZupp you forgot drugs haha im 17 and todays c"rap" music is terrible. my dad passed the good old music to me and it will never go away its wayyyy to good to be forgotten

[romka4567]

i wonder why history doesn't repeat itself through music :[. Only through wars and economic failiuers. These day's i just stick to trance and some Boney M. Because i liked rap but now can't seem to even listen to some songs it's pathetic kids listen to it because everyone else listens to it. Should be individual music and people will create more now all they do is remix.

[stregthguy]

i agree

[nerdy5746]

this song really makes me think of love. the love that i have, and the love that i want to give and recieve before i die, and the thing is if i die , i want to die happy, of old age, laying in bed, accepting my life is over, next to my family, the ones that i luv, and an angel.....

[KieranFlaherty]

@nerdy5746

i agree with you, i have cancer and have 2 young children and when I Hear this it makes me feel so sad. My children are my rock and my husband who I could not have managed without.

[eliethceciliano]

ESTA ES UNA CANCION PARA RECORDAR Y SUSPIRAR ,DE ALGUNA FORMA MARCO MI VIDA PUES HOY A MIS 43 AÑOS AUN SUSPIRO AL ESCUCHARLA ES MARAVILLOSA SU LETRA Y TERRY LA CANTA COMO NADIE...DE VERDAD QUE MARAVILLOSA EPOCA DE MI VIDA ROMANTICA Y ESPECIAL .GRACIAS POR ESTE VIDEO QUE ME HACE VIVIR DE NUEVO MIS AÑOS DE JUVENTUD...!

[eliethceciliano]

ESTA CANCION ME TRAE DULCES RECUERDOS Y HOY A MIS 43 AÑOS AUN ME ESTREMEZCO AL ESCUCHARLA ,TENIA CERCA DE 15 PRIMAVERAS CUANDO LA ESCUCHABA UNA Y OTRA VEZ ,PARA ESE ENTONCES NO ENTENDIA SU SIGNIFICADO PERO ERA ESA MUSICA TAN ROMANTICA Y PEGAJOSA QUE ME HACIA SUSPIRAR,DESPUES LA ESCUCHE EN ESPAÑOL Y LLORE COMO UNA NIÑA DE TAN TRISTE MELODIA...MIS RESPETOS A SU AUTOR Y TAMBIEN PARA TERRY JACKS,QUE LA INTERPRETA COMO NADIE...!

[RICK24BARRY]

i heard somewere that this song was one of the worst ever back in 1974.. on a list that came back then saw it on a VINTAGE NBA they were talking about Bob Lanier All Star performance back in 1974 and they showed the culture back in 1974 songs and films and ended up showing some worst songs that same year

[AIKevorkian]

F# Major or Gb Major...:) Your choice, they will always be the same.  Six sharps;six flats. What a good old song!

[NCTurbulence]

I was 18 mnths old when this was released its ok living in a dream world but the worlds problems cant be faced and resolved unless you face upto reality, when this was made i'm sure heads were in the clouds just like the beatles and hundred's of other bands and artists from this era, flower power was a great thing but the flower withered & died but i was thinking of this song yesterday when it popped into my head while i was at work and i thought it would go far today if it was released again :)

[Lburke52110]

its amazing how a song can make you feel :)

[Jamlar1]

Everyone: Please Join Terry Jacks offial Facebook Page

[Endlesslovekiss]

:-X

[skguy7]

36 years ago ?? god thats terrifying, i was 11, remember it so well, great song, hadn't heard it for years, my friend just text me from the pub cheating in a pub quiz, asking who had sang this song, from no where is name came instantly, and here i am within minutes logged onto you tube and back in 1973 again lol

[TIGERUNLEASHED]

nice track

[TIGERUNLEASHED]

beautiful song brings back nostalgic memories of childhood and life, what i didn't understand then i understand now.......................

[chocolimes100]

we had joy,we had fun...all thats i'll keep it s memories along my life..huh..feeling~

[TheTruckertroy]

i very much agree w/JacquesZupp......if only the world was the way it was when i was younger....i wish i could go back to my early years.

[Ungerthegun]

This song will always have a special place in my heart. It was playing constantly on the radio the day of a very good friend's funeral - she was 16 when she died suddenly. Carol, I still miss you and think of you!!!

[JesusIsLordForever]

makes me cry, memories <3

[TJRHINO29]

@JesusIsLordForever  sooooooooooooo true

[TheKsk1997]

interesting

[kondo337]

I had this 45" Too, it only needed some female harmonies at the end I Think?

[stevieyoung38]

one top song touching and so true of life

[skrav4]

kanon video og sang... elsker den

[chirantanghosh]

One oldie that tunes my heart!

[ibisjeff]

this is my first 45 rpm i ever i got

[1235jacqueline1235]

my dad showed me this song they might me old but these song my day.

sucks that we don't have good music like this anymore.

[danmccue1992]

@1235jacqueline1235 yeh it sucks i'm 17 the music these days is rubbish in comparisan to the old classics a crap time for music but a great time for technology

[marthacatgirl]

Is this song supposed to be a suicide note?

[Earthlinked]

@marthacatgirl NO!!! It was a song from a man that is dying - to his unfaithful wife, his father, his daughter (Michelle) and to all of his friends.

[1433791001]

@Earthlinked 

[kallejesus]

Man blir lite generad..

[didgeridundee3]

I still like it after all this years

[andmarish]

didn,'t we have such fun

[bluraykoenig]

Ganz tolles Lied. Höre ich immer wieder gern. Danke.

[Rshackleford69]

My momma (god rest her soul) turned me on to this... this is real music

[carlangas95350]

nice i think people have foegotten abut this song!!!!!!

[112littlechicks]

maybe they proberly have lol

[Earthlinked]

This song was originally written by Jacques Brel as "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man") - in French - in 1961.

It was a song from a dying man to his unfaithful wife and his friends. Rod McKuen translated it into English as "Seasons in the Sun" and dropped the unfaithful wife part!

Jacks released it in December 1973 on his own label - and It is one of the all time highest selling singles in American history - at the time - over 6,000,000 records sold!!!!

[KyleNarayan]

@Earthlinked thanks for the additional information m8

[xfunkster]

@Earthlinked Hey, that's cool information. Nice back story. Thanks!

[TheMara61]

@Earthlinked such a beauty this song...almost immortal and material the same time.Thanks for the story... Cause the story of this song , song many times heard in my childhood, was kind of untouchable, like all things from old times

[Earthlinked]

@TheMara61 When it was released - the critics BLASTED this song as a "bubble gum" - a song of no worth - something that a 12 year old would buy - a teenie bopper song!!! And they did buy it - over 6 million copies - they made Terry Jacks a mutlimillionaire!!!

[TheMara61]

@Earthlinked thanks for the story... Like J Brel... but i have grown up with this bubble gum surrounding me... and i think it is one of those unchained melody... like the Unchained melody itself... like those Sim& Garf unforgettable I'd rather be a seagull

[Earthlinked]

@TheMara61 I'd rather be a forest than a street?!?!?! (El Condor Pasa - The Condor Passes Over) Those are NOT considered "bubble gum" music - but "Seasons In The Sun" was - and a zillion 12 year old girls bought the record!!!!!! The same with all Bobby Sherman records!!!

[TheMara61]

@Earthlinked sorry..like your comment

[TheMara61]

@Earthlinked sorry...

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked Hmmm, I see. I used to listen to this song whenever I could but so far I had imagined it dealt with a young man about to die bidding farewell to his best friend, his father and his girl. Such a great difference!! Anyway, it's a very moving song, but thanks for making things clear to me - it was worth knowing that - and thanks samaki1o1 for posting!

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 If you are going to be a "one hit wonder" - it is always best to make that one hit - the biggest hit at the time!!!! Today the biggest selling single in recording history - is ELton John's "England's Rose" - a remake of "Candle In The Wind" - sung at Princess DIanna's funeral in 1997. It sold over 15,000,000 copies!!!!!!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked Oh, yes, I remember his original hit. It was dedicated to Marilyn Monroe.

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 it was not dedicated to Marilyn Monroe - "Candle In The Wind" was about Marilyn Monroe - she was the Candle In THe Wind!!! Both Bernie Taupin (words) and Elton John (music) were greta fans of Monroe!!!!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked Well, I had come to that conclusion when I learnt the lyrics - chiefly because of the first words, 'Goodbye, Norma Jean (her real name)". Truly she was like a candle in the wind, easy to be blown out.

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 Correct - it was about Norma Jean Baker - who lived in Hollywood - and changed her name to Mariyln Monroe - because she liked the name Marilyn - and after President Monroe!!! ANd she truly was a candle in the wind. In those days - you either slept with the producer/director/whoever - or you did NOT get the part!!! It was guessed by her biographer that she had slept with over 400 studio executives before getting her first break!!! She had very little actual talent - but was gorgeous!

[Grannysheart]

@Earthlinked Are you listening to this song?? Seasons in the Sun wasn't about Marilyn Monroe. Nothing to do with her. That is Candle in the Wind, by Elton John. Totally different tune.

Why are you writing about that song on this page? Makes no sense. Seasons in the Sun is about dying. Leaving loved ones behind.

[Earthlinked]

@Grannysheart You have to read the previous message - he was asking about "Candle In The Wind"!!!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked That's right, although she had done much effort to get more substantial roles; she wasn't the so-called 'dumb blonde' that she would play in many movies of hers. Unfortunately she wasn't taken really seriously by the others - other source of disgust for her besides her personal life. If you asked me what her best role was in my opinion, I'd tell you: the one in 'Niagara Falls'. A sensuous woman, but quite different of the bimbo character that had consecrated her.

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 She was too stupid to remember her lines & act at the same time!!! Remember the infamous photo of her standing on a subway grate and the wind blowing her skirt up? This was scheduled to be a 1 hour shoot - in NY at 1:00AM - it took 2 full nights to shoot a 35 second scene!!! She had 2 lines - and could not remember them! Then they noticed that her pubic hair was showing - they added 4 pair of underwear! Then a few wardrobe changes - and finally they wrote her lines on large posters!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked So much work for a scene which needed just something quite spontaneous!!

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 She was the orgianal "Hollywood Space Cadet" - her head was empty - but she did fill out a dress very nicely - and EVERYBODY took advanage of her!! I cannot remember who it was but one director said that he had sex with Monroe - more than his wife!!!! She was simply passed around for sex - becasue she was beautiful - but almost no talent and very difficult to work with!!! She actually invented her own role - the "Bimbo" and played the part very well!! Hollywood will eat you alive!!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked Some directors would have said terrible things about her ("Directing Marilyn is like directing Lassie" - Otto Preminger or "Taking out her a performance is like taking a tooth out" - Billy Wilder). I believe she may have been someone quite difficult to work with, and in my opinion all of this is very sad for an actress, being gorgeous or not. But if you ask me if those two had something with her, well, sorry, sir: I really don't know...

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 True - there was a film about her many, many years ago & Bernadette Peters played Monroe and it was a true story of her rise in Hollywood!! And when she was starting out - they gave several examples of her going into the directors office - and the director would throw a sofa cushon on the floor - which meant for her to get on her knees and give him oral sex. And this happened almost weekly - for over 2 years! It was known as "visiting the casting couch" - and Monroe visited it often!!

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 Look at some of her movies - she was NOT a good actress - but she was gorgeous – and a GREAT body (breast surgery did not exist) and the way she moved - was very sexy! But she could NOT act!

Opposite of Justin Bieber - his stardom is due to the fact that he was given a very rare gift by God- a "pitch perfect" voice - (about 1 in 100 million) - he is NEVER off key and his pitch is absolutely perfect (as was Elvis, John Denver and Sinatra - the top 3 record sellers in music history!)

[Earthlinked]

@acla9000 And she was not taken seriously - because she was passed around to Hollywood directors for fun - for a few years! She came in & read for the part - gave the director oral sex and then left! And when you do this - who is going to take you seriously? And Clark Gable was BEGGED not to be in her last movie - all said she was terrible to work with. He accepted the role anyway - and had a heart attack while waiting for her to show up - at 4:00PM - for her 9:00AM shoot with Gable!!!

[acla9000]

@Earthlinked Yes, I know this. She was really said to have brought about Gable's heart failure due to her delay, since his health was quite fragile then. By the way, many actors and directors (eg Laurence Olivier) complained she used to arrive quite late for rehearsals. 

[prolifer1000]

@Earthlinked except kingston trio, they kept that part, thats my favorite version

[margatelad]

@Earthlinked  IS it true that terry died before this became a hit.

[Earthlinked]

@margatelad Terry Jacks (born March 29, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian and since he is still alive today - i would think the answer is NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! There are versions of Terry Jacks singing this song in 2008 - right here on YouTube!!!!!!!

[Mr7r96]

i like this song =P

[gummy1966]

wow this is a top tune along with nilson singing without you.

[dfrazi02]

exactly i want this played at my funeral too

[dfrazi02]

i first heard this in the 70's, my older sister loved it so do i

[crustymethaddict]

this song is so painfully nostalgic to me

[apedomann21]

R.I.P Papa <3:')

[SIMBER9]

You got that right mate. Everything you said is spot on.

[colombizz]

my uncle died in 1975 he loved this song and his girlfriends name was michelle and this songs is just beautiful, R.I.P uncle alvaro

[gorditcho100]

Respect to you and your Uncle!

[colombizz]

thanks

[rogec1]

very,very good song!

[Bubak1sk]

Ďakujem! / Thank! /

[Sweetsmilz95]

I LOVE THIS SONG

[SweetSoulIAm]

Remember Johnny when we would listen to this tape in your LTD @ Prospect and talk for hours - we were in our own world!

[MarkWilliamAirlie]

great

[patelule]

it's a translation of a french song named "le moribond" from Jacques Brel.

pretty sure you can find it on youtube too !!

[1upXD]

that was great, thanks for posting the video.

[MissTippyPerro]

I want this song played at my funeral. Such a tear-jerker.

[jestavonation]

they played this for my pops at his funneral (moms choice) it was so sad but it kinda brings peace to know his suffering is over but this song brings tears every time

[robsongremio]

♫ Seasons In The Sun ♫

[perrosarsonozo]

in the last day of my life i woud like that all my frinds sing this song so i'll know that i'm going to be miss.

[especies6666]

yeeeeaaa the beeeest!!! jejeje

[sultana97]

Sinply a best song!