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Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
is an American musical revue of the songs of Jacques Brel.

"Mort Shuman (November 12, 1936 - november 3 1991 , 1991) was an American singer, pianist and songwriter, best known as co-writer of many 1960s rock and roll hits, including "Viva Las Vegas". He also wrote and sang many songs in French, such as Le Lac Majeur, Allo Papa Tango Charlie, Sha Mi Sha, Un Eté de Porcelaine, Brooklyn by the Sea which became great hits in France."

Jacques Brel
Date of Birth
8 April 1929, Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium .Date of Death
9 October 1978, Bobigny, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ile-de-France, France (lung cancer)

Birth Name Jacques Romain Georges Brel

Mini Biography
"One of the most popular singers of French songs. After a childhood full of boredom and normality, Brel started to work in his father's cardboard factory. But he wanted a different kind of life. He had been writing songs all his life and in the early 1950s he went to Paris. After a few years he became hugely successful. His songs include 'Amsterdam', 'La Valse a Mille Temps', 'Vesoul' and 'Au Suivant'. He was covered by, among many others, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones and David Bowie.

His songs have been translated in many different languages. In 1966, when he was more successful than ever, he quit performing on stage. Instead, he became an actor in musicals and films. He also directed two films. In the 1970s, he became a sailor and tried to sail around the world. He ended up at the Marquesas Islands in 1976. In 1973 Brel discovered that he had lung cancer. The illness took his life in 1978."

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  • Thank You so much for your nice comment and support!

  • La timidité, le raffinement, l'élégance, la sensibilité, qui caractérisent les belles créations musicales singulières de Mort Shuman, son amour de la langue française, tout cela forme un certain décalage romantique avec une époque en somme assez clinquante: il me bouleverse, tout comme Jacques Brel, par ces qualités d'hommes de cœur, et ces offrandes du meilleur d'eux-même perdurent intactes hors du temps mécanique.

    "Pourquoi vouloir décrocher la lune quand on a les étoiles ? "E. D.

  • Aimer jusqu'à la déchirure

    Aimer, même trop, même mal,

    Tenter, sans force et sans armure,

    D'atteindre l'inaccessible étoile...

    Jacques Brel

  • Même s'il est sincère, aucun rêve jamais ne mérite une guerre. Jacques Brel On m'a crié: «casse-cou»! Ca m'a excité. C'est terriblement gai de faire les choses qu'on sait dangereuses. Jacques Brel My name is Mortimer "Pour poor old Mortimer C'est vrai je ne suis pas beau Je n'ai pas grand chose pour te faire quelque chose Je ne sais même pas dire de jolis mots" Mort Shuman Jacques Brel respectait la,prestation de Mort Shuman mais disait ne pas vraiment peut -être la comprendre...
  • Merci pour votre témoignage ...et l'accompagnement dans le souvenir hommage...

  • " Et maintenant, réfléchissez, les miroirs." Jacques Rigaut

    Extrait de Ecrits, le miroir

    Les relations sont sûrement le miroir dans lequel on se découvre soi-même. Jiddu Krishnamurti

    La vie est un miroir dans lequel l'homme n'est jamais que le reflet de lui-même. [Chamfort]

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  • Thanks for this version! Wonderful!

  • This is the best version of this song done in English. Shuman was vastly underrated as a vocalist.

  • L'interprétation est magnifique. Dommage que cette vidéo soit ce que j'ai vu de plus moche. Elle est loin d'être à la hauteur de ce merveilleux chanteur!

  • la rue princesse se souvient de cet ami trop tot disparu

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