That if one day in paradise I'd sing for all the ladies up there And they would sing along with me And we be so happy there to be Cos' down below is really nowhere My name would then be Junipher Then I would know where I was going And then I would become all knowing My beard so very long and flowing If I became deaf, dumb and blind (was: If I could play deaf, dumb and blind) Because I pitied all mankind And broke my heart to make things right I know that every single night
Whisky that came from Twickenham Authentic queers And phony virgins If I had banks on every finger A finger in every country And every country ruled by me I'd still know where I'd want to be Locked up inside my opium den Surrounded by some china men I'd sing the song that I sang then About the time they called me "Jacky" If I could be for only an hour If I could be for an hour every day If I could be for just one little hour Cute in a stupid ass way Now, tell me, wouldn't it be nice
Though I'd be drunk as I could be Still I would sing my song to me About the time they called me "Jacky" If I could be for only an hour If I could be for an hour every day If I could be for just one little hour Cute in a stupid ass way And if I joined the social whirl Became procurer of young girls Then i would have my own bordellos My record would be number one And I'd sell records by the ton All sung by many other fellows My name would then be handsome Jack And I'd sell boats of opium
And if one day I should become A singer with a Spanish bum Who sings for women of great virtue I'd sing to them with a guitar I borrowed from a coffee bar Well, what you don't know doesn't hurt you My name would be Antonio And all my bridges I would burn And when I gave them some they'd know I'd expect something in return I'd have to get drunk every night And talk about virility With some old grandmother That might be decked out like a christmas tree And though pink elephants I'd see
I'm straight, and I listen to this.... I'm four(teen), and I listen to thi....
Okay, nevermind. Seriously though, this guy has a knack of taking ancient songs everyone's forgotten about and bringing them bang up to date. And unlike so many other lukewarm cover versions (Glee, anyone?) he actually does them justice. His own take on these songs seems to add something extra. The man's a genius, no question about it.
This man is talented, although i much prefer Scott walkers version. If UglyGeezer is correct, i do not understand what sexuality someone is, has anything to do with talent.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
No one can perform Brel like Brel, but I like this cover because - in spite of all what is lost through the unavoidable filter of translation, especially slang, idioms, and of course provocations, which are the salt of any Brel songs - this intelligent interpretation respects at least the original disillusion, self-derision, and also humor, spirit of this Brel song.
@egrorian1 if you don't like blatant copies,check out jack lukeman's version if you haven't already-he does brel better than walker and,even more so,he does hallelujah better,in my opinion, than buckley,and the original,leonard cohen
@egrorian1 It's just that people haven't heard the Scott Walker version. I just looked it up becuse of your comment and I see what you mean... I had been attributing Marc Almond with a brilliant adaptation of a French "classic" but seems it was Scott Walker who had the brilliance not Marc Almond just Scott Walker was further back in the past and so forgotten about. Happens all the time. Original is forgotten about. Copy gets credited with creation of song they didn't create.
While one of my very favorites (I loved Marc Almond and Soft Cell both!) it is a shame that the video sucks - the song has such rich imagery in it, and yet he eschewed all of that for this black, kind of improptu stance. I wish he would have given the song more visual acuity in the video and let it flow into a fabulous production number - hell, he's gay - but as a gay man he should be embarrassed by this conservative video.
@BaalZobel "Cute in a stupid ass way" suits jacques perfectly i reckon. however, i do love marc almond, especially his work with Coil. Someone else above said that Marc's version is closer to Scott Walker's - thats cos the translation is the same. What Almond is doing here is covering Scott Walker's version of the song. Great track, whether its Brel (everyone should here him to believe him, there is a performance of Amsterdam on here that is outta this world!), Walker or Almond.
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
Marc may be gay, but even us straight women think he's awesome. I don't see gay, i see awesome. Great singer, great presence and a brilliant story teller!!!!
Pretty good! But I prefer Scott Walkers rendition. Actually, it's Brels very own, but I don't think he ever sang it in English....did he?? My French isn't good enough to understand the lyrics (and appreciate them.)
Fantastic version of the classic. I love the fact that it was made more danceable, but with plenty of respect (and, in my opinion, improvement) over the original. Love the video also - some great poses by Mr Almond.
Marc´s music and personality meant a world to me when I was growing up. Listening to him now makes me feel so warm, like coming home. Makes me laugh too, he always had a great sense of humour.
Marc Almond grew on me during the 80s and his voice got better and better, with, I think, some training..he often used to sing slightly sharp in earlier recordings.
If you've not heard it, his version of "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye," with Jools Holland is totally stonking!
@natesot..spot on mate..homophobia is a big yawn, get over it and deal with the music!
To YourScientology: I registered to youTube to say just this: Go back to your Slayer or Metallica or Britney Effing Spears or whatever. If you don't have the juice to listen, then at least have the juice to fucking leave...
Would anyone be willing to send me this song in mp3 form? I've tried to buy it on Amazon but it's not available for download, and I'm dying to have it on my computer! :]
I cant not watch this it is wonderful. On my hols last year all I listened to was Marc and it made my holiday and all the bits I remember has a song to go to by him, Montepulciano is now Marc Almond!!! He is wonderful and such a talented vocalist and he should be up there with the greats. Thank You Mark for all these years of your great recordings and many more I hope to come. Love You.
to anyone that in 2009 sees this and only sees a gay man singing and cant get past the singers personal life in 2009, your retarded and just needs to go and lock your self in a closit. Marc is an amazing talent and your just not smart enough to see that because your to busie wondering whos been in his bed.
@natesot AMEN to that. Just as people have their head so far up thier asses that they can't see the US government isn't the creator of freedom, but the worst terrorist organization on earth. Marc is a legend.
@natesot ... i agree, but it might be nice if you took the time to re-read what you've typed, as not to make people with this sort of positive perspective look like uneducated fools.
@natesot ... i agree, but it might be nice if you took the time to re-read what you've typed, as not to make people with this sort of positive perspective look like uneducated fools.
@natesot I've been a fan of MA for ages. Much underated as a quality singer. If only people would listed thro' their own prejudices he would could be on the world stage.
'Okay he is queer?' What neanderthal planet do you live on??!!! I suppose we should gain succour from the fact that you like it! There's hope yet I suppose (!)
I adore Jacque Brel ! He`s almost untouchable.But Somehow I really do like Marc Almonds attempt to popularise it for an even bigger public....One should ofcourse not begin to compare it with Brel`s version...
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Jesus H Christ on a bike what a precious little queer! He (he?) just couldn't hold a candle to Jaques Brell or Scott Walker, he can't even get the tune right. Such a weak little voice.
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It's not me that needs my hearing seen to, it's you if you think that this cocksucking little queer can get a tune right. Just listen to Jaques performing it or the incomparable Scott Walker.
What can of dick head are you (I'm using the same kind of language you do, you don't mind..?) to not feel the energy of this cover? It's one of the best version, apart Brel itself of course.
i saw marc almond in 2000 at sheffield,he was a "warm up" act for cher,who in my opinion was totally over-the-top with acrobats,jugglers,etc,and too many pointless costume changes,marc was just a "man with a microphone",his voice was terrific,i felt after his fabulous performance,cher was an over-blown dissapointment,as a singer myself,i admire a good performer,and i sing the scott walker version of this song,but still enjoy seeing the drama marc almond or scott walker put into every word of it
Does not matter what opinions you have but marc sings this great it is so different from the others more dramatic and with more expression. I have heard the others sing this and this is far more better. I love Mark and everything he does is so proffessional and he is a great show man full of emotion and drama.
Eric Blau and Mort Shuman translated and transcribed the lyrics of many Brel songs in the1960s for the theatrical revue 'Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris', performed in NYC and then continuously since all over the world. Whoever Scott Walker is, he certainly did not 're-write the lyrics in english' nor is he responsible for, 'changing some lines'. The lyrics Marc Almond sings here are the exact same lyrics - every line- Blau and Shuman adapted from Jacques Brel.
This is great--but Momus' cover ("Nicky") is also pretty amazing in a different way, along with his other Brel covers (Don't Leave and See a Friend in Tears).
Haha, if your going to make such a claim, at least make sure you're right before doing so lol. The writer of this song is Jacques Brel. Hence the line 'about the time they called me Jacky' cos thats what he was called in France as a boy. Scott Walker re-wrote it in english, changing some lines granted, but it certainly isnt his song. I like Walker's version but prefer Marc Almond's. More passion for me, more dramatic. That being said they are both good covers of a great great song.
Studio recording or a Live performance ,Marc sounds good on both levels.I was going out with the a really beautiful woman and we loved to listen to Marc Almond's music!!!
a great artist ,marc is so talented , its 2009 and we have to settle for britney and ciara humping the stage and shoving their ass in the camera ??!!!
When my angelic work was through
The angels and the Devil too
Would sing my childhood song to me
About the time they called me "Jacky"
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour every day
If I could be for just one little hour
Cute in a stupid ass way
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unfortunatley i have lived my life to this song now i dedicate my working life to this
baldypaul29 2 weeks ago
I'm straight, and I listen to this.... I'm four(teen), and I listen to thi....
Okay, nevermind. Seriously though, this guy has a knack of taking ancient songs everyone's forgotten about and bringing them bang up to date. And unlike so many other lukewarm cover versions (Glee, anyone?) he actually does them justice. His own take on these songs seems to add something extra. The man's a genius, no question about it.
canis65536 1 month ago
This man is talented, although i much prefer Scott walkers version. If UglyGeezer is correct, i do not understand what sexuality someone is, has anything to do with talent.
dorothyparker100 1 month ago
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robertoamor2011 2 months ago
Bag o shite
lightning0161 2 months ago
fuck, i prefer Jacques brel !
erfifien 2 months ago
I think Brel would have approved
1alicam 2 months ago 2
@255ping
Of course it's O.K. to sing other people's songs.Did you expect singers such as
Frank Sinatra to write their own songs,or only sing songs that had never been
sung by anyone else? Of course you wouldn't.
harryandsimba 2 months ago
No one can perform Brel like Brel, but I like this cover because - in spite of all what is lost through the unavoidable filter of translation, especially slang, idioms, and of course provocations, which are the salt of any Brel songs - this intelligent interpretation respects at least the original disillusion, self-derision, and also humor, spirit of this Brel song.
philipchek 2 months ago
Why all the praise for this? It's just pretty much a copy of Scott Walker's (far superior) rendition.
egrorian1 3 months ago
@egrorian1 if you don't like blatant copies,check out jack lukeman's version if you haven't already-he does brel better than walker and,even more so,he does hallelujah better,in my opinion, than buckley,and the original,leonard cohen
73bawbag 2 months ago
@egrorian1 It's just that people haven't heard the Scott Walker version. I just looked it up becuse of your comment and I see what you mean... I had been attributing Marc Almond with a brilliant adaptation of a French "classic" but seems it was Scott Walker who had the brilliance not Marc Almond just Scott Walker was further back in the past and so forgotten about. Happens all the time. Original is forgotten about. Copy gets credited with creation of song they didn't create.
EloiseDecember 2 months ago
I would like to kill this cover with a hammer.
RedlineAngel 3 months ago
amazing 4ever
MrLotsie 3 months ago
A genius
leitheft 3 months ago
While one of my very favorites (I loved Marc Almond and Soft Cell both!) it is a shame that the video sucks - the song has such rich imagery in it, and yet he eschewed all of that for this black, kind of improptu stance. I wish he would have given the song more visual acuity in the video and let it flow into a fabulous production number - hell, he's gay - but as a gay man he should be embarrassed by this conservative video.
DFWBrysco 3 months ago
Some birds in this video eh?. A very good version of the song
fac5c1981 4 months ago
A true showman!
kirstylouwoo30 4 months ago
THE first album ( cd ) i bought . B.L.O.O.D.Y. brill
aftkev11 5 months ago
Brel could just never be "Cute in a stupid ass way", when Marc has been this way all his life, thats why this song suits him so well :)
BaalZobel 7 months ago
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@BaalZobel "Cute in a stupid ass way" suits jacques perfectly i reckon. however, i do love marc almond, especially his work with Coil. Someone else above said that Marc's version is closer to Scott Walker's - thats cos the translation is the same. What Almond is doing here is covering Scott Walker's version of the song. Great track, whether its Brel (everyone should here him to believe him, there is a performance of Amsterdam on here that is outta this world!), Walker or Almond.
hektorpike 5 months ago
This video cannot be played on mobile. Why not, Youtube? WHY NOT?
ShizuokaDolphin 7 months ago
Great version of one of the greatest - so 80's. Can't beat Brel, though.
miikkumari 7 months ago
Holy over-produced heck! I love J. Brel, I love MA, but the combination is so very, er very! (or please tell me this was just the 80's :D)
MyLatestEscape 7 months ago
I always liked Marc for that..he isn't always quite in tune..but somehow he sounds great
euronick61 7 months ago
marc almond can't carry a tune.
Great production though.
1noblegent 7 months ago
This is fabulous..a great re-working of a classic
euronick61 7 months ago
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robertoamor2011 8 months ago
This is shite..... come back the original
MiLLwallpaul231258 8 months ago
Epic!!
smallfox2 8 months ago
I liked Soft Cell, but no way does this beat Scott Walker's version.
erfer666 9 months ago
@erfer666 I liked Scott Walker, but no way did his version beat Jacques Brel's.
Seamaster73 7 months ago
@Seamaster73
Brel is like a stone wall that some people cannot get beyond. Well let them stay walled in :)
BaalZobel 7 months ago
@Seamaster73 Don't think I've ever heard Brels version. Gonna have to check it out!
erfer666 2 months ago
It cant be better thans this...
Granualt 9 months ago
Some Birds In This eh? X
fac5c1981 9 months ago
Remember when you could watch a video without having to sit through a commercial?
Remember when music videos were uploaded by users and not VEVO
Remember when all the info was to the right of the video?
Remember you could rate a video 1-5 stars?
Remember the famous yellow subscribe button?
Remember when the users controlled the site and now corporations?
WE MISS THE OLD YOUTUBE!
Post this in every video and lets start a youtube revolution!
Thumbs up to keep at top
iammartynadams 10 months ago
Marc may be gay, but even us straight women think he's awesome. I don't see gay, i see awesome. Great singer, great presence and a brilliant story teller!!!!
mrsmudd2009 10 months ago
if drinking cum keeps you looking young like this when ya 50 yrs old....passs me the cock im thirsty....lol....
pmay222 11 months ago
Cute. In a stupid assed way :)
KeithNe2 11 months ago
The only reason anybody can hate him for being gay is that he's still surrounded by more hot chicks than most straight guys can get...LOL!!!
I bought "The Stars We Are" in '88 when it came out and never get tired of it.
68django 11 months ago
This man should be heralded, one of greatest artists of modern times. tarnished by a homophobic media :(
UglyGeezer 1 year ago 25
don't forget the Trevor Horn production!!
ZWEARLUPO 1 year ago
Anyone know if his cover of A Salty Dog by Procul Harum is online anywhere?
Love this cover. So dramatic. What a torch-singer he is.
scriptulike 1 year ago
he is the greatest singer ever
carrefour8419 1 year ago
great video! :o)
playgirlc 1 year ago
Scott Walker sings this in tune!
kiwibilly2 1 year ago
Pretty good! But I prefer Scott Walkers rendition. Actually, it's Brels very own, but I don't think he ever sang it in English....did he?? My French isn't good enough to understand the lyrics (and appreciate them.)
lukeyboy123able 1 year ago
just fabulous!!
oldhampride 1 year ago
saw him live in gateshead i still cant believe hes nearly as old as me just fantastic to see
baldypaul29 1 year ago
I love the way Marc Almond lives his songs.
efarrall 1 year ago
Fantastic version of the classic. I love the fact that it was made more danceable, but with plenty of respect (and, in my opinion, improvement) over the original. Love the video also - some great poses by Mr Almond.
r1chards1m0n 1 year ago
Love Marc Almond!! such a talented man.
robert0414 1 year ago
me and the wife gonna see him on 15-11-10,we cant wait,awesome.
daipunker65 1 year ago
scott walker is amazing ... but u have to love marc's version
beckpe 1 year ago
Still in my life 29 years later, going to see him later in November, can't wait
gentess1 1 year ago
Marc´s music and personality meant a world to me when I was growing up. Listening to him now makes me feel so warm, like coming home. Makes me laugh too, he always had a great sense of humour.
ajtakeify 1 year ago
He's just marvellous... I love him!
raizo555 1 year ago
awesome tune marc at his best
MegaJez1 1 year ago
I spell my name like this so its kind of cool its like its dedicated to me but this song REALLY SUCKS!!!
luvbugisme22 1 year ago
i LOVE YOU
psycocowboy 1 year ago
Marc Almond grew on me during the 80s and his voice got better and better, with, I think, some training..he often used to sing slightly sharp in earlier recordings.
If you've not heard it, his version of "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye," with Jools Holland is totally stonking!
@natesot..spot on mate..homophobia is a big yawn, get over it and deal with the music!
neorich59 1 year ago
a rare occassion when the cover version is better than the original i think...outstanding production from the great trevor horn of course
davidleigh65 1 year ago
this is a brilliant version!
xXxskayaxXx 1 year ago
Must admit, though I've never been a huge Almond fan, this is class. :-)
Boosteroid 1 year ago
i am hetero, i love marc he is a god
spassfaktorx 1 year ago
To YourScientology: I registered to youTube to say just this: Go back to your Slayer or Metallica or Britney Effing Spears or whatever. If you don't have the juice to listen, then at least have the juice to fucking leave...
dtmv2020 1 year ago
Marc Almond works wonderfully!
biquet2000 1 year ago
One of Marcs best solo songs!
scorbieholic 1 year ago
Nice to see PeeWee Herman at the top again!
YourScientoIogy 1 year ago
Would anyone be willing to send me this song in mp3 form? I've tried to buy it on Amazon but it's not available for download, and I'm dying to have it on my computer! :]
fiddleriddler 1 year ago
Marc really does define the word Unique. The older he gets the more so he becomes.
BaalZobel 1 year ago
This is quite good, considering his age now....his voice is still the same...brilliant!!!
Madgeick 1 year ago
@Madgeick it's from 1991. However he's still looking and sounding great.
przemekgrabowski 1 year ago
this does nt sound at all like a brel song .
stevent60 1 year ago
Classic, wonderful, unparalleled!
But "New Romantic?" Errrr...maybe they were just looking at his suit or something.
Muffysb 1 year ago
Great voice, great performance! WTF should I - or you! - care who he sleeps with??? Enjoy the performance - and get a life of your own.
shewantsnorevenge 1 year ago
wonderful !!!!!!!!!
karmaleon62 1 year ago
Oh. My.God. What a phenomenal song! I forget how killer this song was, and just how amazing Marc Almond really was. No, IS!
poetisamiami 1 year ago 3
awesome !!
guyboswell 1 year ago
oct 91 in UK
terryjohn 1 year ago
SPECTACULAR!
I used to hate him but that was when I was an idiot!
HE IS A TRUE ICON AND TALENT.
Anyone who bashes him is afraid of themselves!
GET INTO HIM!
houseofstorm 1 year ago 4
he has a fantastic voice
slimshady102414 1 year ago
this is superb. i never thought anyone would ever come close to scott walker on this song. i was wrong!
donkiddick08 1 year ago
As a 100 per cent hetero guy.... still love you Marc.... you have provided me with the soundtrack of my life!
delboy240768 1 year ago 2
@delboy240768 am really broud of you that you are 100% hetro guy.. would you get over your self
mohannad911 1 year ago
marc puts more "omph!" into this, than he did in the original - keep going marc, you just get better.
jacko1972 1 year ago 2
brilliant brilliant brilliant
gazebbs123 1 year ago
great song
celticraider1 1 year ago
Is Marc Almond a geigher? If he is I want him for my kitchen!!!
FatCinds 1 year ago
I agree with the Frog (can`t believe I just said that), although I like the cover to
fasolakiltd 1 year ago
The original version is in French from Jacques Brel... much better I dare say.
FroggEater 1 year ago
I cant not watch this it is wonderful. On my hols last year all I listened to was Marc and it made my holiday and all the bits I remember has a song to go to by him, Montepulciano is now Marc Almond!!! He is wonderful and such a talented vocalist and he should be up there with the greats. Thank You Mark for all these years of your great recordings and many more I hope to come. Love You.
yorkmead 1 year ago
ich heiße jacky wow
jackybubs96 1 year ago
Superb! Is this on an Almond album?
clearviewmind 1 year ago
yes it is . the album is called tenement symphony and was produced by trevor horn in the alte eighties or very early nineties
hellozio 1 year ago
Thank you very much!
clearviewmind 1 year ago
@clearviewmind
Tenement Symphony
BrilliantCreature 1 year ago
Marc is so so talented - there is a reason his career has spanned so many decades - the reason is talent.
andrew1236 2 years ago 2
Don't you just love how playful he is in this video :)
mooncat8236 2 years ago
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TheKearnsmike 2 years ago
This song and Marc Almond's version are both exhilarating.
arita2006 2 years ago 3
genius!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BijanFan 2 years ago 4
wow!!!!!!!! how much passion! I love marc so much, he always put his whole soul in every song.
JAZMINPISACO 2 years ago 2
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?! Sorry guys ! I don't buy this version. It is not art ! just a remix.
coco97200 2 years ago
This is AWESOME. It's hard to live up to Scott Walker and Jacques Brel, but this track is SMOKIN' HOT.
madamewoselle 2 years ago 41
Marc Almond is Scott Walker's voice and balls reincarnated (that's a mega-compliment!)
simontcm 2 years ago 6
to anyone that in 2009 sees this and only sees a gay man singing and cant get past the singers personal life in 2009, your retarded and just needs to go and lock your self in a closit. Marc is an amazing talent and your just not smart enough to see that because your to busie wondering whos been in his bed.
natesot 2 years ago 115
@natesot very true. I think this song is absolute gold.
steelgear 1 year ago
@natesot Forget about him being gay becaue he is as human as us all!
copperpotbaby 1 year ago
@natesot AMEN to that. Just as people have their head so far up thier asses that they can't see the US government isn't the creator of freedom, but the worst terrorist organization on earth. Marc is a legend.
vdvsoldat 1 year ago
@natesot wait... he's gay? i never knew that....i still respect him
MultiGilligan 1 year ago
@MultiGilligan
As far as I know, he's gay. Does it matter?
raizo555 1 year ago
@raizo555 no, no it doesn't. I still love him
MultiGilligan 1 year ago
@raizo555
I'm a straight man and to me the man is a legend
harryrobb10 1 year ago 17
@natesot ... i agree, but it might be nice if you took the time to re-read what you've typed, as not to make people with this sort of positive perspective look like uneducated fools.
ellipseElkshow 8 months ago
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@natesot ... i agree, but it might be nice if you took the time to re-read what you've typed, as not to make people with this sort of positive perspective look like uneducated fools.
ellipseElkshow 8 months ago
@natesot I was born in 1994 and adore this man.
MrFreddiesgirl 5 months ago
@natesot I've been a fan of MA for ages. Much underated as a quality singer. If only people would listed thro' their own prejudices he would could be on the world stage.
Neil219 5 months ago
@natesot
Is it really talent to do other people's songs.
He is a good showman but that's about it and I believe he knows it.
Hell, Tainted love from Softcell was another cover From Gloria Jones back in 1965:
watch?v=NSehtaY6k1U.
Jacky was originally from, Jacques Brel's - Jacky
watch?v=3_CxgkokXtY
But I think Marc's Jacky sounds like Scott Walkers Jackie
watch?v=_dfqtyL_9-4
255ping 5 months ago
he is so hot! goood song
beatsofsoultrain 2 years ago
Brilliant !!
PirateSkip4 2 years ago 4
brel est un tres chanteur marc est vraiment tres bon aussi
gigabox43 2 years ago 2
ok he is queer but you have to admit
it is a great song. his take on it i think is
fantastic.
its a real (feel good) song.
ollieoll1095 2 years ago
'Okay he is queer?' What neanderthal planet do you live on??!!! I suppose we should gain succour from the fact that you like it! There's hope yet I suppose (!)
paulakareg 2 years ago 4
good on ya! well said
kashka333 2 years ago
Well doesn't queer mean gay? Last time I checked gay=queer.
1JanosAudron 2 years ago
good song
TheKofta 2 years ago
I adore Jacque Brel ! He`s almost untouchable.But Somehow I really do like Marc Almonds attempt to popularise it for an even bigger public....One should ofcourse not begin to compare it with Brel`s version...
eartha80 2 years ago
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Jesus H Christ on a bike what a precious little queer! He (he?) just couldn't hold a candle to Jaques Brell or Scott Walker, he can't even get the tune right. Such a weak little voice.
PenzancePete 2 years ago
You really need an ear specialist - are there any in Penzance?:)
4kisch 2 years ago
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It's not me that needs my hearing seen to, it's you if you think that this cocksucking little queer can get a tune right. Just listen to Jaques performing it or the incomparable Scott Walker.
ralpius 2 years ago
What can of dick head are you (I'm using the same kind of language you do, you don't mind..?) to not feel the energy of this cover? It's one of the best version, apart Brel itself of course.
stcyr66 2 years ago
Temper Temper Ralpius!! my what an angry troglodyte you are!!
Robi6942 2 years ago
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How can one sink so low.... The old Soft Cell stuff was much more creative!
dominatus84 2 years ago
this was a cover song. i liked it.
VJTOMYAZ 2 years ago
j'adore cette chanson excellente reprise je me souviens quand c'est sorti en 1991 j'avais 9 ans
queenmagic1982 2 years ago
qyelle merde pauvre jacqhes brel le tuer une 2 foi
kopekis 2 years ago
i saw marc almond in 2000 at sheffield,he was a "warm up" act for cher,who in my opinion was totally over-the-top with acrobats,jugglers,etc,and too many pointless costume changes,marc was just a "man with a microphone",his voice was terrific,i felt after his fabulous performance,cher was an over-blown dissapointment,as a singer myself,i admire a good performer,and i sing the scott walker version of this song,but still enjoy seeing the drama marc almond or scott walker put into every word of it
carlosbandana1 2 years ago
Love you Marc!
Calibro9 2 years ago 3
he is special
zanyzoo6767 2 years ago 3
another GREAT song.with a great performance from marc almond just love this T.Y.FOR POSTING.....
frankyagogo 2 years ago 3
marc is a bloody humongous star.....whatever he sings,,,,, tho he doesnt sing enough.... marc xxx
shaneezzz 2 years ago
spanish bum?
LollieSmith 2 years ago
Jacques Brel .....
schmimccoy 2 years ago 2
Marc is just so fabulous! And beautiful.
lyudmila22 2 years ago
wow! been a while since I heard this. Kinda makes me think this is what would happen if Lou Diamond Phillips spent more time in W Hollywood.
ArchangelSaintMike 2 years ago
Fantastic!!!!
shirazio 2 years ago
Does not matter what opinions you have but marc sings this great it is so different from the others more dramatic and with more expression. I have heard the others sing this and this is far more better. I love Mark and everything he does is so proffessional and he is a great show man full of emotion and drama.
yorkmead 2 years ago 3
Indeed, yorkmead: Marc is not just a great showman but a lovely human being. X
vazjam 2 years ago
STICK YOUR GAY COMMENTS UP YOUR ARSE
kmjwakey 2 years ago
...and you can stick your fist up your ARSE
tf022045 2 years ago
Eric Blau and Mort Shuman translated and transcribed the lyrics of many Brel songs in the1960s for the theatrical revue 'Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris', performed in NYC and then continuously since all over the world. Whoever Scott Walker is, he certainly did not 're-write the lyrics in english' nor is he responsible for, 'changing some lines'. The lyrics Marc Almond sings here are the exact same lyrics - every line- Blau and Shuman adapted from Jacques Brel.
sihstuart 2 years ago
I think this is the first time I've ever seen Marc Almond smile.
divamasso 2 years ago
This is great--but Momus' cover ("Nicky") is also pretty amazing in a different way, along with his other Brel covers (Don't Leave and See a Friend in Tears).
asinovolante 2 years ago
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all well and good but he didn't write it. the genius who gets that accolade is Scott Walker.
Mistersafehouse 2 years ago
Haha, if your going to make such a claim, at least make sure you're right before doing so lol. The writer of this song is Jacques Brel. Hence the line 'about the time they called me Jacky' cos thats what he was called in France as a boy. Scott Walker re-wrote it in english, changing some lines granted, but it certainly isnt his song. I like Walker's version but prefer Marc Almond's. More passion for me, more dramatic. That being said they are both good covers of a great great song.
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EllliottHodges 2 years ago
Jacques Brel came from Belgium, actually, and was brought up a Flemish speaker. Pedantic, aren't I?
FullersRd 2 years ago
Wow! That song is sheer power !!!!
KroovyMonsoon 2 years ago
debate- this version or scott walker's or prob good in their own way.....
wiredtojupiter 2 years ago
This is a fine version but it doesn't really improve on Scott's. Jacques Brel's version (the original) has its own great merit as well.
belzondium 2 years ago
absolutely fabulous. He is excellent
gav29don 2 years ago 8
No...we Dont have to settle, for anything.
SharkSport 2 years ago
Studio recording or a Live performance ,Marc sounds good on both levels.I was going out with the a really beautiful woman and we loved to listen to Marc Almond's music!!!
wolfcutter 2 years ago
a great artist ,marc is so talented , its 2009 and we have to settle for britney and ciara humping the stage and shoving their ass in the camera ??!!!
thank god for youtube
sheyda212 2 years ago
used to know marc really well!! a classic song
0066bond 2 years ago 2
i love jacques brel
jumbalaya15 2 years ago
AMAZING !
BRILLAINT !
FANTASTIC !
The music !
The song !
& of course Marc Almond
mrhomerbojangles 2 years ago 5
To me he really is the incarnation of everything I like about Brits - and of course, he is a star! Who cares for mainstream opinions?
dustinzk 2 years ago 6
love it love it love it !
Agaa78 2 years ago 3
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omg this is the funniest, most bizarre thing I ever seen
mmm1223 2 years ago
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mmm1223 2 years ago
Blokes got a great set of pipes Sad that hes never really been acknowledged as one of the UK's greatest live vocalists.
WESTHOE 2 years ago 7
I agree totally.
There is a lot of garbage out there that like to think they are singers and are acknowledged as great singers, which they are far from.
Marc is brillaint at what ever songs he does, yet music fans of today are not aware what a good singer is.
mrhomerbojangles 2 years ago 2