Vocal Coach reacts to Jacques Brel - Amsterdam (Live officiel Les Adieux à l’Olympia 1966)

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Beth Roars

Beth Roars

Күн бұрын

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@valaquenta220
@valaquenta220 Жыл бұрын
As a French speaker, I can confirm : the lyrics in French are incredibly raw, emotional, and nothing can prepare you for this song when you're never heard it before.
@ikeettgaming
@ikeettgaming Жыл бұрын
The act & the voice are exelent but the lirics are really the big talent of Jaques Brel.
@tntguy7915
@tntguy7915 Жыл бұрын
I can confirm. it my favorite
@DanBlabbers
@DanBlabbers Жыл бұрын
Brel said he had to sing his songs because nobody else would
@Nico3039
@Nico3039 Жыл бұрын
c'est vrai...
@alnath01
@alnath01 11 ай бұрын
And we could say that about any of his songs ☺
@moinechartreux
@moinechartreux Жыл бұрын
There is a concept called "Crescendo Brelien", which is a dramatic progression in writing and performance, because Brel used to write his songs this way. You can clearly hear it in Amsterdam: the beginning is really soft, but the more the song progresses, the louder and dramatic it becomes
@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl
@MichaelBurggraf-gm8vl 4 ай бұрын
It's really a thing. Just listen to "Marieke", "Le plat pays", "Zangra" and "La valse á mille temps". And there are many more examples of that crescendo.
@sarumanork-orphanage5612
@sarumanork-orphanage5612 3 ай бұрын
Et puis... ET PUIS il YA FRIDA! Qui est BELLE comme un SOLEIL! ....
@whiteboygotdawoowoos
@whiteboygotdawoowoos Ай бұрын
You can hear this concept in Bowie, who learned it from Brel
@minik746
@minik746 Жыл бұрын
Brel was the greatest performer, the master. After all these years, nobody can perform like him. He is unique. I have all Brel's 33 rpm vinyl records, a treasure that my son will inherit and after him my grand-daughter.
@Eduardo-Ferreira1982
@Eduardo-Ferreira1982 Жыл бұрын
Brel was the greatest poet and interpreter this world has known. (sorry, Dylan)
@thomasmichestinson
@thomasmichestinson Жыл бұрын
I've seen countless people with even better voices doing covers of Brel's songs, and yet none of them give me the chills and emotions like he does. There is something so true, so personal, so deep when he sings, even decades later you feel like he is talking directly to you. Just seeing his eyes moves me for some reason, he carried so much pain and so much humanity in his soul, we are really blessed that he decided to share it in his music. In my opinion he was the perfect artist in the sense that he was doing everything with his heart, with a meaning, and without ever trying to deceive his audience.
@crae_zi4543
@crae_zi4543 9 ай бұрын
@@Adamaha444you lived in Monaco?
@charlieosstyn
@charlieosstyn 8 ай бұрын
Untrue = false, he was not the only one, he was competing with the likes of Editd Piaf, Je ne regrette rien , here is a rare version of her most famous song, kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKvcY6qQiMxokK8si=uT910GMCFzoaQzBy and Jacques sang many of her songs ....
@simonbaumhard1400
@simonbaumhard1400 Ай бұрын
Heureuses personnes qui ne connaissent pas le trésor des vynils ^^
@BennoWitter
@BennoWitter Жыл бұрын
Brel is by far the most expressive singer ever.
@charlieosstyn
@charlieosstyn 8 ай бұрын
No he is one of them and that same period had one even more famous, her name is Edith Piaf, who sang this song first ....!
@armageddfix
@armageddfix 7 ай бұрын
edith piaf never sang this song, it's a brel song written by himself
@jellal9550
@jellal9550 3 ай бұрын
@@charlieosstyn piaf isn t more expressive
@charlieosstyn
@charlieosstyn 3 ай бұрын
@@jellal9550 Well you clearly a dont understand Francais ou Wallon and made me laugh as even Jacques is on record having said so. I have chosen two live performances for you in the first she starts in English !!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oX2rZqt4l651pLs kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaC8eYqdn5Z6mdU
@itnow
@itnow 3 ай бұрын
he sings like a steam locomotive at full speed
@BethRoars
@BethRoars Жыл бұрын
I HAVE AN ALBUM COMING OUT! And I have just realised my first cover on Spotify. Let me know what you think! And follow me on Spotify to hear the album as soon as it comes out. open.spotify.com/track/6qfvKbg6ukHJOGykx2MARB?si=8a2fa85792b14d15
@intolerant_left
@intolerant_left Жыл бұрын
Another case where the cover version overtakes the original! Sounds amazing!
@michaeldeeley5181
@michaeldeeley5181 Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a hauntingly beautiful version
@andrespfalconer
@andrespfalconer Жыл бұрын
Thank you for granting my wish :-)
@13letras
@13letras Жыл бұрын
These days I picked up Charles Aznavour to marathon. I didn't remember (or had never noticed before) how good he was: songs, lyrics, acting, stage presence, a complete artist
@michel2075
@michel2075 6 ай бұрын
Un très grand monsieur. Il vibre ses chansons, il vit ses chansons. Et quels textes...
@estranhokonsta
@estranhokonsta Жыл бұрын
Jacque Brel. Seeing him now brings some emotions of nostalgia, and some more. I spent so many many hours hearing his songs when i was younger. He was indeed a great performer, but to me he was much more than that. He was a great poet of human condition. A poet so expressive that he could share his vision of the world like few others. His songs and his singing helped me understand a little better this human existence when i was totally lost in my illusory rationality and begin to accept that emotion (even the "bad" ones) was an essential part of intelligence when trying to understand this apparent chaos we live in.
@musashimiyamoto586
@musashimiyamoto586 7 ай бұрын
I couldn't agree more. Well said.
@lifelover515
@lifelover515 Жыл бұрын
What a treat to see you react to this powerful and fascinating performer, much overlooked these days. His many magnificent songs are as masterful as the performances - 'chanson' won't quite do - he is impossible to classify into a genre - he's just Brel. Your points about his dynamics are perceptive and enlightening. We lost him to cancer way too early. You can visit his grave in the Seychelles if you're ever out that way. Go girl, one of your Betht (groan).
@sandrinecozic7214
@sandrinecozic7214 Жыл бұрын
Méconnu de nos jours....ce sont des incultes, désolée
@daniellegrand4566
@daniellegrand4566 Жыл бұрын
He died in the Marquesas Islands for the rest, I'm just OK
@lifelover515
@lifelover515 Жыл бұрын
@@daniellegrand4566 Thanks Danielle, I stand corrected.
@daniellegrand4566
@daniellegrand4566 Жыл бұрын
@@lifelover515 And my name is "Daniel" Thanks. 🙂
@FreddyNietzsche.
@FreddyNietzsche. 2 ай бұрын
This is one of those songs where understanding French is a must.. The lyrics are just devine ( like much, if not most, of Brel's works)
@anaelhonings8683
@anaelhonings8683 Жыл бұрын
Dear Beth, Brel was singing in French but was actually Belgian 🙂 Rrrrolling the R's was kind of an old tradition in French chanson (songs) because the real French speaking "R" (that we actually don't roll) was less clear to hear back then when the quality of recording was lower or when singers had to fill an entire theatre without microphone or amplification. This is why you can hear for instance Edith Piaf rrrrolling the R's a lot, as most of singers did before the 50's/60's. PS: If you want to know about what he was singing, Bowie covered the song in English in a quite litteral version.
@LetsChillPage
@LetsChillPage Жыл бұрын
Hello, Nevertheless, he spent most of his life in France, his adopted homeland from 1953 to 1978, when he died in Bobigny. Peace, folks. ☮😉
@pouffsie
@pouffsie Жыл бұрын
@@LetsChillPage spending time in location X does not undo his nationality, origin or major focus of his work which is that his songs are heavily planted in the Belgian, Flemish and Dutch cultures and society - a focus no random Frenchman would give, have or seek unless a connection already would be in place. As the song itself being about a city in "les pays bas" bare witness to this statement, which is why he could flawlessly switch to singing in Flemish when he so wanted to. His Flemish connection can not and should not be understated, not the least as the role he has for the Belgian communities.
@synkeyssynk4627
@synkeyssynk4627 Жыл бұрын
@@pouffsie Still sing in french
@k.v.7681
@k.v.7681 Жыл бұрын
@@synkeyssynk4627 Which is one of the languages used in Belgium
@DaiBei
@DaiBei Жыл бұрын
He started to make a song about the port of Antwerp, but the word Amsterdam suited better than Anvers, the translation of of Antwerpen. @@pouffsie
@alexmani6005
@alexmani6005 9 ай бұрын
im a sailor in the north Atlantic and North Sea. he perfectly captures the energy of sailing in a winter storm
@linkianajones
@linkianajones Жыл бұрын
Hi Beth, Jacques lived what he sang. He was an actor as well as a singer, and his performances on stage showed that. Among his other hits, I'd recommend "La valse à mille temps" for its rhythmic crescendo, and "Ces gens-là" for both its filmic and stage performances.
@daniellegrand4566
@daniellegrand4566 Жыл бұрын
" Ces gens là " Ecellent choice kzbin.info/www/bejne/hWeweHqebbyImdE&ab_channel=InaChansons
@escepticus
@escepticus 3 ай бұрын
The lyrics are AWESOME! So real, so human, so poetic at the same time. The life, the life, the life...
@dariajustdaria2292
@dariajustdaria2292 Жыл бұрын
He was such an Artist, truly remarkable!
@Meine.Postma
@Meine.Postma Жыл бұрын
I love Jacques Brel!
@ailleurd
@ailleurd 11 ай бұрын
He is belge , (I'm french) Brel is genious,.He is one of my favorite singer....
@BlockyFacts
@BlockyFacts Жыл бұрын
My top 10 Chansonnier: 1. Jacques Brel 2. Serge Reggiani 3 Mouloudji 4. Charles Aznavour 5. Yves Montand 6. Jean Ferrat 7. George Brassens 8. Serge Gainsbourg 9. Edith Piaf 10. Charles Trenet I’m 23 years old now and I started listening to Chansons when I was 19. The poetry and passion in the music of the genre Chansons is so beautiful! ❤
@nimocash3535
@nimocash3535 10 ай бұрын
I know for english, american for an incredible performance you want to hear big voice, people who keep notes for a long time or a show but for french it's when you sing with your soul and your guts.
@mcasualjacques
@mcasualjacques Жыл бұрын
i liked most the line "There are sailors who sleep like banners, along the dreary banks, at the first light of dawn, In the thick heat of the oceanic languors" it's all visual and more
@alanrobert001
@alanrobert001 Жыл бұрын
"Amsterdan" est très belle, à côté de "Ces gens là", c'est ma chanson préférée de Brel. "Amsterdan" is beautiful. Beside "Ces gens là" it's my favorite Brel's song.
@Eduardo-Ferreira1982
@Eduardo-Ferreira1982 Жыл бұрын
Mine too!
@TimGibson-qp8tn
@TimGibson-qp8tn Жыл бұрын
Thanks, Beth, for the very informative and instructive explanation about the the body aspect of singing. That was a very powerful performance by Jacque Brel. Took French for years but I could never ever sing as well as he does in French or anything other language in a million years!
@ScaleParasitoid
@ScaleParasitoid Жыл бұрын
I discover so beautiful perfomances through the spectrum of my interest for the vocal world. And through your selection, this beautiful perfomances reach out to me and that's really special! I am french and I love, love music. I dig a lot, especially old french music, but I never find out about this perfomance. I want to dig more in the art of Jacques Brel, I barely now him and what he did, even if I am surrounded by his influance in my country.
@musashimiyamoto586
@musashimiyamoto586 7 ай бұрын
I think a simple analysis doesn't do justice to this extradordinary musical powerhouse. And I also don't think simply concentrating on certain body movements or singing techniques is going to reveal that. To know Brel is to listen to him, read and understand the lyrics, cause they are such an integral part of his work. Only then can you fully comprehend the immense insight he had in the human condition, e.g. old or simple people (Les Vieux and Ces gens-la), certain types of societal elements (Les flamands, les bourgeois, les bigottes) or deeply personal themes (Ne me quitte pas, Le chanson de Jacky). He to me was the proverbial Don Quixote come to life. His gangly clown-like figure, the suit on which the sleeves would ride up always making it seem to short, his incredibly expressive face, they way he almost shyly transformed all things into sound and words and gestures. He always spoke truth to life and never exempted himself from it. Watching him way back then shows you what a tour de force he was and that there probably wil never ever be anyone else of his stature. I am so grateful for his words and music and I will carry them with me until the end, when the silver pendulum of life that accompanies us all will finally stop.
@almm8759
@almm8759 Жыл бұрын
Hello, j 'espère que tu n'es pas passé à coté de toute l’émotion que cette chanson dégage, par l’énergie, l'authenticité de Brel, par cette fatale histoire de marin .
@johnhmaloney
@johnhmaloney Жыл бұрын
A brilliant performance. His delivery reminded me a bit of Joe Strummer from The Clash, I wonder if Jacques Brel was an influence on him.
@trorisk
@trorisk 7 ай бұрын
When you talk about biting words. He was friends with Catherine Sauvage (she sang lot's of Léo Ferré's song) who helped him get started on stage. Brel said of her that "she doesn't sing, she bites".
@ildefonsobenitez6624
@ildefonsobenitez6624 Жыл бұрын
Un immense chanteur
@carolmartin4413
@carolmartin4413 Жыл бұрын
Le Moribond was translated and lyric revised by Rod McKuen....it became Seasons in the Sun...a very popular song performed by McKuen in the 1960's. Very moving rendition that is still on tape.
@maroung.abinassif2479
@maroung.abinassif2479 Ай бұрын
Brel was so great that David Bowie was a big fan of his, so much that he covered this song in English.
@KK-rg1wz
@KK-rg1wz 25 күн бұрын
John Denver, Frank Sinatra, Sting ... also covered him ....
@thearab59
@thearab59 Жыл бұрын
It's exhausting watching Jacques Brel!
@glenngastonjonsson7954
@glenngastonjonsson7954 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Belgian Brel rocked.
@marcvandenbroecke331
@marcvandenbroecke331 Жыл бұрын
Brel wrote his songs himself so is not based on another song !
@claudiechassaing4000
@claudiechassaing4000 Жыл бұрын
The music is inspired by Greenleeves. Les moulins de mon cœur are the music of Auf dem Wasser zu singen of Schubert, listen piano version, the left hand, not the lieder. Gainsbourg take themes of Chopin, Dvorak, Tchaikovski. It's not a problem. Is this a good song ? Yes it is.
@williamthelast1
@williamthelast1 5 ай бұрын
All musics, all songs, are inspired by other musics, other songs. That the road of life.
@donaldvanvliet9039
@donaldvanvliet9039 3 ай бұрын
He wrote the lyrics, but the music arrangement is a variation on greensleeves. This is not a secret, brel acknowledged this himself. Brel didn’t orchestrate his music himself, he worked together with a brilliant classical musician jouannest.
@Mickael_
@Mickael_ Жыл бұрын
So do you know too "Ne me quittes pas" or "Ces gens là" ?
@begaydocrime5719
@begaydocrime5719 Жыл бұрын
If it feels harsh and uncomfortable, that's on purpose. He's not singing in a clean or pretty way, but it _is_ beautiful and absolutely art. The lyrics are liek that as well: an extremely poetic description of something harsh and sometimes gross. It's fascinating to see.
@NOMAD-NEO
@NOMAD-NEO 2 ай бұрын
French Spanish Portuguese and Italian are a huge family.
@williamthelast1
@williamthelast1 Жыл бұрын
Merci Beth !!! I wish this Jacquot should be one of my close friends !! He sings love like if that was a battle !! Tremendous !!! The one and only best Francophone singer.❤❤❤❤❤❤😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@oscararzate7956
@oscararzate7956 Жыл бұрын
Que canción tan melancólica. Con ese acento francés y un final épico bien Beth 👏👏🍀🍀
@miaoumixed4268
@miaoumixed4268 3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your reaction. Those singers are from another aera, there were no effects (but good micros), no cheating, and be recognize by the public was a crazy difficult path of courage and perseverance (and a little luck of course).
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw
@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw 2 ай бұрын
Rod McKuen did this as an encore to his first Carnigie Hall Concert in English! He did it as an encore.
@legitor513
@legitor513 Жыл бұрын
I should have suscribed a long time ago, such good analysises. Done :)
@sergiosum2274
@sergiosum2274 9 ай бұрын
I would love to say your remarks are quite refreshing, from someone that do not speak French. I never think of the fact that body movement or opening up a rib cage or even toes can affect the diagram, or the way that consonnes are pronounced (those /b/, /k/, /g/ that explosent) can add to the dynamique of interpretation. What I would like to add is Brel does here is what French expression would say "habiter la chanson", or "habiter la scène" -- maybe a translation of living or incarner a song and on stage. He emits certain type of aura (émettre une aura), a way of "je-ne-sais-quoi" de fascination, that can be mysterious. When we think of charisma (le charisme), it can be "ineffable" (that is, cannot be explained by language). To return to the point of départ, your observations help to explain this form of "le charisme" that can be not linked to the langage or words. P.S. -- he is a poet, I think the text is something special. P.P.S. -- What Japanese would say this song a "kamigakari"-- that is what god express her will through someone so that a person can perform so well. Quite poetic I found.
@patrick86806
@patrick86806 Жыл бұрын
ÉPIQUE! ICONIQUE! CLASSIQUE!
@sebastiengross7849
@sebastiengross7849 11 ай бұрын
Beyond the vocal performance this is also a theatrical performance. All the voice and body language suit to the lyrics. Of course you have to understand them. The song starts with a nice painting of Amsterdam (soft voice and static body) after each verses the voice becomes more rocky and the body moves much more to finish with a full disgusted picture of Amsterdam Harbour.
@yvesclepkens242
@yvesclepkens242 Жыл бұрын
Leo Ferré was a great singer too. His song "Avec le temps" make me almost cry every time..
@intolerant_left
@intolerant_left Жыл бұрын
Did you ever get into the yé-yé genre during your French kick? I found it recently and am constantly returning to it
@kotoal
@kotoal Жыл бұрын
Brel for ever ❤
@chourineur9250
@chourineur9250 Жыл бұрын
Good choice...le grand JACQUES ! 👍
@tejw2012
@tejw2012 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for that. I've long adored this performance, which is really a possession, as we are transported to the fetid, visceral docks. The YT version I know ends before the lights come up and cutting at this point freezes you in a moment of profound finality - beyond this point what can be said? The only comparable moment I know of is Prince launcing his guitar skyward (and seeming to never return to earth) as the culmination of his blistering performance of Harrison's While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
@RealDiehl99
@RealDiehl99 Жыл бұрын
Scott Walker made remakes of some of Brel's songs. He is also a talented vocalists.
@Nick-Gye
@Nick-Gye 6 ай бұрын
Including this song
@RealDiehl99
@RealDiehl99 6 ай бұрын
@@Nick-Gye Cool! I haven't heard this one covered by Walker. Thanks!
@michaeldeeley5181
@michaeldeeley5181 Жыл бұрын
Chanson music is so emotive. I may not understand the lyrics, I don't speak French, but just closing your eyes and letting it waft over you is a great experience
@Artaxo
@Artaxo Жыл бұрын
Well, we can start with one word. Chanson means music! So, technically speaking, you can say to your partner that you're gonna put on some chanson and play black metal.
@mecha-sheep7674
@mecha-sheep7674 10 ай бұрын
Chanson means "song". The french word for music is musique. @@Artaxo
@golgotisme
@golgotisme 4 ай бұрын
You can litterally "pictures" the lyrics, see the images of thoses lyrics.. that's just incredible..
@fabmetenier8428
@fabmetenier8428 Жыл бұрын
Ces gens là by MR Brel Amazing performance
@veritasman
@veritasman 6 ай бұрын
If you can learn french language... I guarantee you will be addicted to the Great Artist Jacques Brel
@cellevangiel5973
@cellevangiel5973 9 ай бұрын
That was his last performance as a singer, his adieu in the Paris Olympia. But he can keep you busy as he wrote 80 songs. He was always fully engaged in his songs and I think he had enough, so he stopped, just like that.
@Kelva21
@Kelva21 8 ай бұрын
Brel is one of a Belgian Pearl that's incredible.
@jonathanpietquin2253
@jonathanpietquin2253 Жыл бұрын
We have great artists in Belgium Jacque Brel and Lara Fabian are the perfect example
@Funktastic_Ed
@Funktastic_Ed Жыл бұрын
Intention, and intensity, you're not just singing music, you're singing words, you've got to believe what you sing, else you're just a singing liar. It's not just about technic, it's not just method, it's about what it means to you to sing this particular song. Many old times singers have lessons to be learn. See "Ces gens là" another song from Jacques BRel, available with translated lyrics.
@PM1995DERENNES
@PM1995DERENNES 9 ай бұрын
Ce jeu. Cette voix.inemitable
@mcasualjacques
@mcasualjacques Жыл бұрын
a lot of famous singers covered it. Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, David Bowie, John Denver, Lara Fabian and Isabelle Boulay. It takes courage to cover a song like that in France or Belgium because ... well covers and comparisons
@thibauthanson7670
@thibauthanson7670 6 ай бұрын
I had no idea you did French songs, and what's more, you're sampling Belgium's pool of talents :p
@antivanti
@antivanti Жыл бұрын
It's humbling to think that even though he's clearly one of the great performers of all time the reason he retired was that "he no longer wanted to battle against vomit-inducing stage fright"
@mu0nt893
@mu0nt893 2 ай бұрын
The first Grunge song ever written, just by the lyrics, the rest is history
@Cradle1scot
@Cradle1scot 6 ай бұрын
Jacques was superb. He did a song that David Bowie covered called My Death. There was a singer called Tony Mills who I believe did an even better cover than Bowie. His name is Tony Mills. It’s quite an extraordinary vocal range this guy has. Here is his version kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2XJiYuth9OIbdEsi=MzZ8p_QCdXLvG59U
@barfieuhorsain7273
@barfieuhorsain7273 Жыл бұрын
you are moved but you don"t speak French imagine if you spoke French... goose bumps
@carloscurtyjr2146
@carloscurtyjr2146 Жыл бұрын
Hello Beth! I suggest you react to Ney Matogrosso, a legendary singer from Brazil, performing "O Mundo é um Moinho". I'm sure you'll love it. Best regards from Brazil!
@SonOfBaraki359
@SonOfBaraki359 Жыл бұрын
It was (and maybe still is) the closing song of my student bar
@tombrearton3435
@tombrearton3435 Жыл бұрын
John Denver, of all people, performed an hilarious cover of this song in several of his concerts (in English, of course).
@thepostapocalyptictrio4762
@thepostapocalyptictrio4762 Жыл бұрын
Great!! Absolutely great!!
@Godbooteringword
@Godbooteringword Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙏
@LetsChillPage
@LetsChillPage Жыл бұрын
Hello, The rolled "R" remained used for a very long time in the French language; we still rolled the "R" in Paris at the start of the 20ᵉ century and until the 50s, but of course, in a less pronounced way than some singers did. Before, almost all of France rolled the "R." Gradually, from north to south, this habit ended up being lost, even if in the southwest; until the 70s, this tradition was perpetuated. Depending on where the "R" is placed, a guttural sound still accompanies the "R" pronunciation in contemporary French, especially when set in the first letters of a word. But, it's lost as soon as it is placed in the last letters of the word. We have the perfect example with "croire" or "retour" (believe, come-back). It is guttural as soon as it takes place after a consonant : "Apprendre," "être," "sombre," etc. (Learn, be, dark). Peace, folks. ☮😉
@samiryahiaoui
@samiryahiaoui 11 ай бұрын
Greatest performer ever.
@wakledodd
@wakledodd Жыл бұрын
The passion!!!!
@Noitacitsamal
@Noitacitsamal 11 ай бұрын
for me its the best version of amsterdam do you havea link ? its quite difficult to get
@joemalone3099
@joemalone3099 2 ай бұрын
What a LOST ..such a GREAT artist philosopher poet etc etc
@cellevangiel5973
@cellevangiel5973 Жыл бұрын
You have the French, rolling R, but he accentuates it. And being a good poet he collected words with R in the text which make the "R"aw sound.
@jaimepalacios788
@jaimepalacios788 4 ай бұрын
Please listen to Tamino with the song Habibi.
@arnaudbordage345
@arnaudbordage345 3 ай бұрын
Gidon Kremer told once that, even if he has heard in his life a lot of great performances, the best artist he has ever seen was Jacques Brel (intetview in the german music magazine Fono Forum)
@matteogrutman9489
@matteogrutman9489 2 ай бұрын
Funny you mention "french rolly R" because in french we don't roll Rs :), Jacques Brel just has a unique pronounciation
@angelvelher
@angelvelher Жыл бұрын
Es una de las mejores canciones en la historia de la música. gracias. React to Julieta Venegas.
@bbiwy
@bbiwy Жыл бұрын
Grand Jacques était tellement énorme ! Pas étonnant que les anglophones se penchent sur son cas !
@gillescoin2374
@gillescoin2374 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic ! But of course, now you have to do Avec le temps de Ferré... many more tears... 😯
@ZiBiTmusic
@ZiBiTmusic 3 ай бұрын
David Bowie did an english translation of it , if you're curious.
@ponfed
@ponfed Жыл бұрын
I ask this in all respect. How is you're french? Cause is word play and just his raw émotion... it comes through really...
@jorgeantoniotorrespadilla839
@jorgeantoniotorrespadilla839 8 ай бұрын
I love this singer. Please react to "ce gens ca" (or something like that). The lyrics are mind-blowing. Greetings from Peru
@SanderMom
@SanderMom Жыл бұрын
Hi Beth, such a beautiful song! David Bowie did an awesome version in English in his early years. You should really check it out!
@alnath01
@alnath01 11 ай бұрын
Agreed
@Maximilien_de_R
@Maximilien_de_R 3 ай бұрын
Please reed till the end: In Amsterdam's port There are sailors singing The dreams that haunt them By Amsterdam's seashore In Amsterdam's port There are sailors sleeping Like banners Along the gloomy seaside In Amsterdam's port There are sailors dying Full of beers and dramas Since the very first gleams But in Amsterdam's port There are sailors getting to life In the thick heat Of the ocean's tiredness In Amsterdam's port There are sailors eating On tableclothes that are too white Off the fishes slithering They're showing you the teeth Biting the luck Till they wane the Moon Just biting the shrouds And it smells cod Far up to the french fries' core That their big hands invite To come up again Then stand up as they laugh In a storm's noises Sliding up their codpiece And go out burping In Amsterdam's port There are sailors dancing Rubbing their belly To the women's bellies And they're turning and dancing Like spitten suns In the deafening sound Of a tasteless accordion They're twirling their necks To hear them laugh better Until all of a sudden The accordion breathes out Then with a rude move Then with a proud look They bring up their flander Up to the bright light In Amsterdam's port There are sailors drinking And drinking and re-drinking And re-drinking again They're drinking for the fortune Of all Amsterdam's whores From Hamburg and elsewhere Finally they drink to the ladies Who give them their nice bodies Who give them their virtue For a golden coin And when they have well drunk And pin their nose to they sky Blowing their nose in the stars And they piss like I cry On the unfaithful wifes In Amsterdam's port In Amsterdam's port
@LIEUTENANTRene
@LIEUTENANTRene Ай бұрын
Jacque Brel est à la chanson Française, ce que sont Bruegel, Bosch, Van Eyck à la peinture.
@eloifauvarque146
@eloifauvarque146 11 ай бұрын
Hey, I’ve just discovered your KZbin channel, I love it ! Can we suggest you some songs to analyse ? Thanks 🙏
@turriddu6421
@turriddu6421 7 ай бұрын
This song was translated in English by Mort Schumann and is one of the best of David Bowie.
@starforce224
@starforce224 10 ай бұрын
Les pauses piles aux meilleurs moments gâchent le plaisir
@warb635
@warb635 Жыл бұрын
I've read that he actually wanted to sing (and first did apparently) about Antwerp (also a port there and in Belgium), but 'Dans le port D'Anvers' doesn't sound that good: only 2 instead of 3 syllables...
@marcvandenbroecke331
@marcvandenbroecke331 Жыл бұрын
You seem to forget that the real name of Anvers is flemish viz. Antwerpen !
@warb635
@warb635 7 ай бұрын
@@marcvandenbroecke331 Ge bedoelt Antwaarpe, zeker ;) Song is in French: Amsterdam is Amsterdam in French (and in Dutch), Antwerpen in Duch, Anvers in French. See Wikipedia: that matches with what I typed.
@levvellene570
@levvellene570 Жыл бұрын
I only learned about him through David Bowie's cover on his Pinups album. Of course, after that I did sort of spread my interest in music all over, and I still have no idea what so many French artists make sound so good! Still, this is one of my ever favorite songs in Bowie's version! :) Do NOT listen to French accordion-based music, you may never get out unchanged! There, you are warned...
@eddyvanleffe1671
@eddyvanleffe1671 3 ай бұрын
The accent is purely belgian, and the way the "r" are rolling like a laugh makes Jaques Brel unique.
@MCDreng
@MCDreng Ай бұрын
What is Belgian about his accent? It sounds pretty neutral to me
@williamthelast1
@williamthelast1 Күн бұрын
How do you dare !! Comparing that masterclass to "Green sleeves " ??!!!! An adagio to a bluette ??? No Beth you can't do that for god sake !!!!❤❤❤❤😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
@CharlesParkhill
@CharlesParkhill 3 ай бұрын
I remember JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL AND LIVING IN PARIS
@NakedPigeon
@NakedPigeon Жыл бұрын
There were many singers that could sing better than Brel, but there weren't many that could tell a story like him
@nathanr2841
@nathanr2841 3 ай бұрын
listening to the way he pronounces his 'r' it sounds like waves
@dr.winstonoboogie7302
@dr.winstonoboogie7302 Жыл бұрын
David Bowie did an English version of this and La Mort in the early 70s!
@ftlpope
@ftlpope Жыл бұрын
Spine tingling.
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