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though there's an original exists, he owns what he tries to sing..
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Jacques Brel's version is in french and I dont know french,so, I like more this version... I don't understand why is so bad that he made a cover
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Share the love, not the hate ppl
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@meineusername Well, my comment was meant to be ironic :D I just love to see when people patronize other people and try to raise above them ;)
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@meineusername a tad snarky, are you? i was responding to someone who thought bpwie's version was better than brel's. i love bowie's interpretation. jacques brel's is perfection. i love both screamin' jay hawkins' and marilyn manson's versions of "i put a spell on you" equally. the artist who originally writes a song is judged for conceiving the song itself. the artist who does a cover of the song is judged for his/her interpretation of the original. lol.
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@mmedeuxchevaux "it doesn't diminish the original"? LOL! The very idea of anyone - let alone Bowie - diminishing Jacques Brel. You're hilarious. Brel was unique. Nobody can copy him, improve on him or diminish him. He stands alone.
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@aiccu You're welcome. As you can see, a "pale imitation" is an expression and it does not mean the same as straightforwardly "imitating" someone. Hence a "Pale imitation of Brel" does not mean that Bowie imitated Brel. Or tried to.
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@nuid1 Thanks, I always love people who read a lot and know what they are talking about ;)
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Actually I would say that it isn't a bad version, but I'im sure about one thing, the original version singed by Jacques Brel sounds better, He was a real poet, and showed it by singing to.
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@aiccu Pale Imitation: Definition:
something that is similar to but not as good as something else
'Modern luxury ships are a pale imitation of the glamour and style of the early ocean liners'
(Definition of pale imitation noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
Even though I love David Bowie, this just can't be compared to Jacques Brel.
josman91 1 month ago 5
I first knew Bowie's version, which I have always loved, and of course Jacques Brels original is magnificent. It is not fair to say that Bowie murdered the song, he just gives it a different interpretation. Besides this, some of Bowie's live covers of Brels "My Death" are true masterpieces.
ezaube1030 4 months ago 3