Seasons In The Sun - Terry Jacks 1974

Seasons in the Sun" was a worldwide hit song for Terry Jacks in 1974. It was first released in the United States and Canada early in the year, and rose to number one in America by March 2. An earlier recording appeared on The Kingston Trio's 1963 album, Time to Think. The song had also been done by English band The Fortunes in 1968, and by Pearls Before Swine in 1970/71.

The song was based on "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man"), written by Jacques Brel in 1961. Brel's song was translated into English by poet Rod McKuen and this version was first recorded by Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio, but it did not sell. The Beach Boys also recorded the song but it was never released.

Terry Jacks, who had participated in the Beach Boys recording, and who had in fact introduced the song to the group, rewrote part of the lyrics to "lighten them up." Jacks' revisions tended to add a bit of ambiguity as to the nature of the storyteller's demise, allowing listeners the option to choose whether the death is from suicide over a failed life - quite possibly to escape drug addiction - or someone accepting death from natural causes, or cancer. References to a cheating wife were also removed.

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[onefinalfightt]

this makes me upset to be a teenager now.. being born in the wrong time period is like damnation.

[amblincork]

@skydive0102 Every generation must live life as they find it, every generation will have its joy and sorrows and will keep thier own memories. Those of us who are getting on should not begrudge them this.

[BWNurse1]

I do believe that some people are dropped into the wrong time.

[truimphsrule]

ok who ever uploaded this is way full of shit terry jacks done it for the poor basards in ww 1 good bye michelle my ittle one his child as he is on the western front and about to die facing german machine guns

[77clem]

Oh, please don't feel that way. I was 15 when this song came out and was upset that I wasn't around when Buddy Holly recorded his hits in the late 50's. It's all good and relevent. It doesn't matter that your weren't there when it happened. What matters is that you are here now and are able to enjoy now. Trust me, now is way better!

[scm8487]

Kurt Cobain's favorite song. Thumbs up if you came here because of that.

[IWASBINDCANTUC]

Great song - words and meaning !!!! enjoy life .

[therazerjack]

who dislikes this? why come here and dislike it?

[therazerjack]

@MusicforNeil you just took the song from my heart and burn it

[MusicforNeil]

We had joy we had fun we scored six they scored one!

We had joy we had fun we had United on the run :-)

We had joy we had fun City's time has just begun etc etc etc

Great song by the way!

[robtay1963]

@onefinalfightt It seems like we all say that, this is from my generation, and I wish I had been born 10 years earlier, but I did go through my teen years in the 70s and we saw amazing times, in music art theater and motion picture....There will never be music that moves the soul like that of the early years of Rock and Roll...Bob Seager and the Beatles said it best with there various versions of "Old time Rock and Roll" and It's got to be rock and roll music.

[jpmal12311]

brings back lots of memories.