Scott Walker - Amsterdam

Scott takes on another Brel classic. From his solo debut "Scott" (1967).

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[legios07]

Très belle version, même si rien ne vaudra jamais l'originale.

En revanche, la version de David Bowie est une vraie catastrophe.

[guidofski]

Je suis totalement d'accord avec toi. Merci beaucoup pour ton commentaire, legios07! :)

[odoanna1]

Scott's interpretation's the next best to the one and only Jacques Brel's ! It's all there, the voice, interpretation, the diction, the raucous, smoky, dirty atmosphere... and I can tell. I'm Flemish.... ;)

[guidofski]

I would say that's quite a compliment, coming from Brel's homeland! ;)

[guidofski]

Thanks for all your comments. It's really good to know so many of you enjoy this.

[keithfaecorstorphine]

I'd say Bowie does give it feeling and a sense of reality.

[peter.bakulinskyj Bakulinskyj]

3 genius's.-scott walker-david bowie-jaques brel-never knew of this version.thankyou

[twentymooseman]

My problem with Bowie's version is that it has no momentum. It's so stripped back and lumbering that it fails to capture the emotion that Brel and Walker bring to the song. I will agree that Bowie's version brings out more seediness, but it doesn't bring out as much pain or desperation. Actually, I take that back. He brings it out, but let's it all out at once as opposed to building to it the way Walker and Brel do.

[dreamdimension1]

La version de David Bowie est la meilleure version anglaise. Je n'aime pas du tout la voix de Scott Walker..

[mihail1111]

I love Scott so much he is a true artist. God Bless and send us more artist like him!!!

[MartMart]

I love Bowies version, infact, this is childhood memories for me and for years I thought it was bowie who wrote it. Someone then corrected me and pointed me to the genious jaques brel. I dont understand much french, and only for that reason I wasn't much for his version compared to Bowies. Now i've just discovered this one which is ok, but I still prefer bowies version, probably because its the one Im most familiar with. great song none the less but my thumbs up go to Brel for composing it.

[Stuart Booth]

I like this song, but Bowie's version is the best. As an ex-sailor that's been to Amserdam, I can tell you that his voice more honestely reflects the seediness of the subject.

[Olivier Zumbrunnen]

Tout à fait d'accord avec vous, enfin un commentaire sensé et en particulier concernant la version de Bowie ! Merci