This has got to be the most heartfelt performance of any song I have ever heard, and at 66 years old I have heard many. I don't speak French, but even without understanding the lyrics he conveys such passion and desperation in his voice, and when you actually see the lyrics translated they are without doubt a masterclass in song writing. So well chosen. Brilliant! Without parallel or as they say in French "Sans Pareil"
@Rase-moi-pas3 жыл бұрын
I’m French… it’s a really beautiful song, yet he wrote it for his paramour, after they broke up…
@Macouilledofus3 жыл бұрын
this song this song was written for his ex-wife who left it for another man, he loved his wife so much that in France, he stopped singing for 4 months, he is one of the greatest artists in our country. to this day, even after his death. And if you could understand the french you will feel even more the emotions and the lyrics are so perfect ..
@Rase-moi-pas3 жыл бұрын
@@Macouilledofus it was not is ex-wife, it was « sa maîtresse », so in English his paramour…
@Lucas_98_13 жыл бұрын
And he was Belgian
@dieanalyste11432 жыл бұрын
So,you are human.
@the_sigil43403 жыл бұрын
As a Belgian myself, it is nice to see someone not speaking French be so receptive to the art of this national treasure
@georgiapeach76662 жыл бұрын
Bedankt!
@thomasrougeot90262 жыл бұрын
Jacques Brel, le plus beau cadeau de la Belgique à l'humanité. Quel homme. Quel artiste. J'aurais tellement voulu le voir, lui parler, juste une fois.
@elisabettacrott2169 Жыл бұрын
La più bella canzone del ventesimo secolo... Meravigliosa ❤
@jorgmehring26604 ай бұрын
As a Belgian myself from Ost Belgien, I would say. The best song ever.
@stephaneleblanc63953 ай бұрын
@@jorgmehring2660as a french i say the best song from the best singer belgium national treasure a legend...
@dylangoureman58503 жыл бұрын
Quand on est français et qu'on parle le français, il est presque impossible de rester impassible devant ce chef-d'œuvre absolu
@leiolevan95277 күн бұрын
So powerfull it also make forgein youtubers speechless ;)
@MLWitteman3 жыл бұрын
The Master from Belgium. I can’t think of a singer that can tell a story like he does.
@jennyange590003 жыл бұрын
It was really a blessed generation for francophone, I mean Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Dalida, Charles Aznavour, Léo Ferré.
@dylandescamps69173 жыл бұрын
You should to listen "SCYLLA", he's one of the best belgium contemporary Rapper , and the way that it takes to telling story are so amazing !
@khaelamensha36243 жыл бұрын
For me Stromae is his heir... belgian too...
@thaeros3 жыл бұрын
if my memory is good he don't wanted to be called "belgium" but prefered "french"! After that's all just something i heard or read i don't remember...
@celinewirard75833 жыл бұрын
Lara Fabian, another storyteller master from Belgium
@juliemerian61813 жыл бұрын
Merci 🙏 Jacques Brel est un immense artiste… Il vit les textes … Son œuvre est une Grande fresque sociale de l’époque …
@sebm.47603 жыл бұрын
lorsqu'on lit sa biographie, on comprend ses textes... un grand homme
@quentinramecourt66283 жыл бұрын
et elle aussi tres actuelle.
@pascalelandry86303 жыл бұрын
C'est beau!
@oliyuprimizhu13263 жыл бұрын
This song is about Jacques Brel's mistress, who he refused to leave his wife and three children for. She left and he wrote this song. He's commented on it and said it was "an hymn to the cowardice of men. How much a man can humiliate himself, though I know it pleases women who quickly assume it's a love song as it is comforting, and I understand that well. But it's the story of an idiot and a loser."
@Briselance3 жыл бұрын
Cowardice of men? Dude, he refused to leave his legal wife and his three kids. He chose that way instead of eloping with his mistress. How is that cowardice?
@oliyuprimizhu13263 жыл бұрын
@@Briselance I don't know either, it's a quote XD Though it might have to do with the difference between "cowardice" and "lacheté". It's not a perfect translations, there are nuances. "Lacheté" can mean lack of courage and bravery, though it also englobes 'moral cowardice', like excessive passivity, not doing the 'right thing' (maybe a bit like spineless?). So I think it might have to do with him still wanting his mistress, though he wasn't willing to leave his wife for her. He 'should've' chosen either his wife or his mistress but he clings on to both by "lacheté" (weakness in character).
@klonck063 жыл бұрын
well for a loser he wrote and sang a masterpiece known everywhere in our planet so ....^^
@mandarina41573 жыл бұрын
It’s still a love song though? I don’t see how any of that negates the fact that it’s a love song. Because the woman was his mistress? Yeah, immoral, but that’s still a love song for her. He’s consumed by his love for her.
@oliyuprimizhu13263 жыл бұрын
@@mandarina4157 Once again, this is just my interpretation, but I think it might be that the song is less about all he would do for her and more about how he could lower himself for her. (Like becoming the shade of her dog). It's like how far he's willing to abase himself for her to stay. It's not a healthy love, it's not noble, it's just a man who won't give her what she asks (his whole heart and for their love to be more than a dirty little secret) but will promise all manner of impossible thing. Is his love really all that grand? Are his promise worth anything, if it's never for what she wants?
@rvb29863 жыл бұрын
A phenomenon of a breed you don't see anymore. He just is giving everything he's got until there is nothing more left to give. RIP Jacques et merci pour votre larmes.
@romanbis480717 күн бұрын
I first knew Jacques in Morocco, in Rabat, in the seventies during a French language class in high school. I'm now 60 years old, and for me, he is the best artist in the French language-Jacques, the writer, composer, singer, director, and actor.
@5223lp513 жыл бұрын
All the covers of this song are just a faint shadow of the original.
@dsply3 жыл бұрын
exept for Nina Simone one !
@BalderTray3 жыл бұрын
Actually, there is a live cover by Johnny Halliday that I find really powerful too : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qWbTYo2lj8uphqs
@johngosling13 жыл бұрын
So good to see someone from the 21st century who is able to look back 60 years and appreciate the wonderful music of the French chansonniers. When I was 13 years old, back in the early sixties in the middle of the British pop revolution, I discovered Brel and became hooked. And you might also want to give us your 'reaction' to another great performer from those times, Leo Ferré. If you are amazed by Brel's performance of 'Ne me quitte pas', you will be equally amazed by Ferré's performance of 'Avec le temps'.
@Fingolfin33403 жыл бұрын
yes Leo ferré "avec le temps" is such a beautifull but so sad song. love it so much but feel so sad after hearing it each time. i am french and i really recommend it. but not sure there will be a vidéo with lyrics in english.
@CharlesManue3 жыл бұрын
As a French who grew up and constructed himself with British and American rock and heavy metal, it feels good to hear that French music can be liked outside our continent (since Brel was Belgian). You should listen to Stromae, who, in a modern pattern, has the same talent both with lyrics and on his way to sing outside the tempo/pattern of the song like Brel did.
@franciscouderq11003 жыл бұрын
Belge
@raychidiac60983 жыл бұрын
And the list is long! I hail for Brassens and Nino Ferrer, jean Ferrat and the mighty Gainsbourg! All different and giants in their "genre".
@klonck063 жыл бұрын
"avec le temps" de léo ferré is a BIG BIG MASTERPIECE but you have to understand the lyrics to comprehend, the melody is really beautifull also
@4belle23 жыл бұрын
My French teacher in high school ( Mavo in The Netherlands 1981) 'forced' my class to listen to french chansons. I loved those classes, I still listen to those songs.... it;s so intense... Thanx!
@MLWitteman3 жыл бұрын
That was a great teacher!
@antinea453 жыл бұрын
At the time, my English teacher, she was working hard to teach us English with songs from the Beatles. i hate the beatles. I listened to the Rolling stones, Queen or Genesis and so on ... it was awful. I couldn't take it anymore with the Beatles 🤣
@gekkegerrit9333 жыл бұрын
de fransen vonden Brel boers omdat ie van vlaanderen was, je franse leraar was elitair, Brel was flamane: kzbin.info/www/bejne/paDbdZ9pZrulgc0
@gealifiedx.1143 жыл бұрын
I cheated, I knew Brel had done for example this song in Dutch :-)
@JJosephineify Жыл бұрын
This is Jacques Brel a fantastic Belgian singer with passion and deep presence in all of his performance. Ne me quitte pas is made of passion and profession. You can hear his heart beating of love.
@InXLsisDeo Жыл бұрын
Also author of all his songs. Hundreds of them.
@burchidoaol3621Ай бұрын
One evening, during a concert, Jacques Brel sang the same verse twice in a row without realizing it. When he found out about this after the concert, he said "I'm retiring, I'll never perform on stage again!" and he kept his word.
@sanderevers93963 жыл бұрын
Even without the lyrics or knowing what he is singing, just watching his performance makes me well up with tears from the emotion he puts into it. You feel his desperation.
@normandrolland3 жыл бұрын
He only one I can think of is Tom Jones.
@mariadebake54833 жыл бұрын
@@normandrolland Not by far
@Lulisette3 жыл бұрын
In Belgium, Jacques Brel is still "alive". I always liked him. He is special. Don't stay with only this one. Listen to "Dans le port d'Amsterdam", "Le plat pays", "Marieke", "Madeleine" and the gem : "Les bourgois"
@lyseloriau27493 жыл бұрын
and 'les vieux amants'
@Lulisette3 жыл бұрын
@@lyseloriau2749 of course, I would forget this other gem.
@stmaurice20453 жыл бұрын
Faudrait surtout pas oublier "Voir un ami pleurer" et "Un soir d'été".
@Lulisette3 жыл бұрын
@@stmaurice2045 Je sais, si on connait Jacques, on sait que sa liste de chansons est longue. Je suis Belge, j'ai grandi avec Jacques via mes parents.
@chap95782 жыл бұрын
I'm french and I love that song so much, it is very precious to me and I wanted to say I'm touched to see that it goes through the barrier of language to reach others... Thank you for your reaction. Fun fact : Jacques Brel is one the most famous and favourite singers in France, so much that some have forgotten that he is from Belgium, thks Belgium. As a note, I think the video was filmed just after his mistress (Suzanne Gabriello) left him at the time and when they broadcast the song there was a technical problem so that camera was the only one working. I like that these circumstances captured a very pure emotion he must have been feeling at the time.
@davidmoracvitanic2103 жыл бұрын
I love his interpretation, the hearbreak he felt.... he is in pain, his suffering... I love this song
@myname-mz3lo3 жыл бұрын
brel wrote this song to showcase how low a man would go for love and how he will throw away self respect. he said it oftejn and he knew that women would love listening to it as a love song. and that made him laugh
@alterego35903 жыл бұрын
It is not an interpretation David, it is him bleeding his heart straight out.... you know, we have all been there one's or twice.... but we never had the talent to translate it into this... please stay healthy brother, we've lost enough good people by now ....
@flavioantonino3 жыл бұрын
This is my parent's generation, but I heard it often on the radio. Even the younger ones liked his musical poetry.
@khalidamajoud41143 жыл бұрын
Brel was a phenomenon. His lyrics, his melodies, his vocal performance, his literally burning on stage every single time...A genius.
@blaeckingceorl41613 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love the imagem he paints of "pearls of rain from countries where it never rains" and "to dig up the earth to cover the lover's body with gold and light". That's so powerful. I loved Brel from first time heard him.
@gerbeklebelge3 жыл бұрын
Il est belge,pas français😉❤🇧🇪
@adanadam4779 Жыл бұрын
C’est pareil pour eux😂
@danielmalo173 Жыл бұрын
@@adanadam4779peut-être pour c’est autres! Mais pour les Belges, cet homme est une richesse culturelle tout simplement unique dans l’histoire du monde. Rien ne peut être comparé à ce performer. Un trésors humain unique. Daniel, québécois de St Émile de Suffolk
@onsenfout1316 Жыл бұрын
En tout cas pour nous en France il est admiré soyez en sûr, qu'il soit belge et que le vous le revendiquiez c'est tout à fait normal il aurait largement sa place au panthéon s'il avait été français. Merci à la Belgique 🙏
Belgium and French artists have always been known for their beautiful texts and lyrics! The French language is so rich and beautiful 🥰
@fredschepers51492 жыл бұрын
There are some non Belgium's and French artists who can sing the same.... Think it's the language rather than the artist. Example? Dion?
@sjefhendrickx22572 жыл бұрын
French an Walen ate snobs…..
@alfje54922 жыл бұрын
@@sjefhendrickx2257 En Vlamingen zijn geen dikkenekken zeker?
@alfje54922 жыл бұрын
@@fredschepers5149 Dion is a good singer, but she's nowhere near the real deal, have a listen to Brassens, Ferré or Barbara.
@christophepena2212 Жыл бұрын
@@fredschepers5149 euh no...dion is a voice...but she's not a creator...she doesn't write songs of that quality...she's not brassens,brel or barbara...she's not a poet...and as a singer she can't sing with that intensity...she's a technician mostly.
@elainecourteau62313 жыл бұрын
You don’t hear poetry like that anymore. Mr. Jacques Brel is a master of lyrics and delivery. What a gift! 🤗
@simonvanmeenen63833 жыл бұрын
I’m from Belgium and Jacques Brel is the best singer of her time
@xXTheoLinuxXx3 жыл бұрын
Of her time? Excuse me, but it is without a doubt the best Belgium singer ever.
@anthonyl.68793 жыл бұрын
French is the language to express feelings in a powerful poetic manner. Brel was part of the 3 "B": Brel, Brassens and Barbara. Jean Ferrat singing his poems and the ones of Aragon can be added to them
@anthonyl.68793 жыл бұрын
@Thierry Leo ferre aussi... Sur le moment je l'ai oublie.
@philippechartier39703 жыл бұрын
Le troisième B ne correspond pas à Barbara mais à Guy Béart!!! Quant à Léo Ferré, il ne plane qu'en dessous de ces trois là
@isabellenicaud37252 жыл бұрын
And Léo Ferré !
@isabellenicaud37252 жыл бұрын
@@philippechartier3970 Barbara est immense, une musicienne née, pianiste, chanteuse lyrique, un don d'écriture éclatant, des mélodies toutes plus somptueuses les unes que les autres, elle est indissociable de Brassens, Brel et Ferré. La longue dame brune éternelle de l'amour des mots et des notes
@jasonsmith41143 жыл бұрын
The biggest misunderstanding of this incredible piece is that it's a love song. It's a song about how low men can go for love, "Let me become the shadow of your dog" wich is a feeling all men have to fight at one point in their life, I think you call it "simping" in America. It actually made him laugh that most women would listen to this as a love song, because it proved his point that, contrary to the popular belief, men are not those tough creatures who dominate women, when it comes to love, women are not powerful, they're almighty.
@lorenzovasnormandy98923 жыл бұрын
In fact, "Do not leave me" refers to a passionate affair that the singer had with another singer, Suzanne Gabriello. She decided to put an end to their affair because Brel refused to leave his wife and three children.
@alterego35903 жыл бұрын
Jason.....spot on mate..... those who have been there know....and there are a lot of us..... see you all at the Styxx, pay Charon and ask him to bring you to Hades. It is the only place where you will be safe amongst peers.
@sergejean83093 жыл бұрын
For Brel, he said it often, the most important feeling is not love but friendship ! I heared him saying once, in an interview, "women are always under love", the most deep, powerfull and important relation for a man is friendship ! He leaved Europe for the Marquises islands just after the death of his big friend for years and wrote a masterpiece about him, a wonderfull song which is called "Jojo", the name of his friend. His daughter, recognize this too. I apologize for my bad english.
@kotoal3 жыл бұрын
His poetry is something else, unforgettable, rich, and beautiful. An artist that the years can not damaged.
@heinedietiker49433 жыл бұрын
My favorite Brel song is *JEF*, where he describes how je tries to make a depressed friend happy again.
@hagsebeemden3 жыл бұрын
More a heartbroken friend than depressed.
@ladorez3 жыл бұрын
Jojo, the greatest frienship song from Jacques Brel
@PPOSEC13 жыл бұрын
Man!!!! All my youth coming up watching this. I’m a Belgian living in Brazil for 22 years! Jacque Brel was a monument back then 70’s and 80’s back home and I must say my dear late father was a friend of him and yes he came to our home sometimes when I was a kid and crawling from upstairs to see my parents have diner with him in the dining room in our house in Brussels..Man!!! I am overwelmed😭 Pierre, Balneario Camboriu, SC, Brasil😘😘😘😘😘
@commenter67222 жыл бұрын
I have no idea who you are but your response is wonderful. He's not just putting generalized passion into it. There's full life experience in the exact words he's singing in each moment. I'm guessing you don't speak French but he's got this so deeply inside of him it's excruciating and gorgeous at the same time. Excruciating because of his regret and sense of loss and gorgeous because what it was at its best is still coming through. I've known this song from long before you were born and I want you to know that the level at which you get it and feel it is deeply gratifying for me because it shows me that what it is comes from inside of all of us, he just happened to have seized it, said it, and got it out, and it's still touching people like you.
@Dany-wc5wu3 жыл бұрын
For us in France this song is one of the best song ever. So thx a lot to share this master piece. Thx thx!
@1957PLATO Жыл бұрын
Hé was and IS forever ‘Le grand Jacques’. Maybe one of the greatest singer/songwriters ever. He had it all. The voice, the lyrics and the passion.
@annettebuckens23113 жыл бұрын
You're learning French in the process 😁👍😘
@j0hnn13K3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest chanson singers to ever walk the earth, Jaques Brel, Charles Aznavour, and Serge Gainsbourg (oh and let's not forget the amazing Edith Piaf) are all amazing story tellers with amazing voices, singing in the beautiful French language. Their music is pure poetry set to music, truly beautiful and emotional.. you really dont have to understand a word of it because if you allow it.. you'll feel every word being sung. Keep these legends of music alive man, their music needs to be heard by newer generations too, what they gave us is too important to "be stuck in French speaking regions only" this is music for everyone.
@robertjaget57423 жыл бұрын
Et gilbert becaud
@j0hnn13K3 жыл бұрын
@@robertjaget5742 oh yes, another great singer (and pianist)
@celinel97503 жыл бұрын
Et Léo Ferré
@soloparaplaystation66243 жыл бұрын
Joe dassin
@robertjaget57423 жыл бұрын
@@soloparaplaystation6624 auteur compositeur desole mais joe dassin ne l est pas il y a renaud dans cette categorie
@avatar5g7882 жыл бұрын
tears in my eyes , one of the most text in the world , and Jacques Brel , extraordinary , singer who lives his song . i m french , excuse me for my english , thanks to you too
@jemeritte3 жыл бұрын
Love this song.. It so deep.. Luckely I understand French.. I listen to a lot of French chansons. Glad you liked it.
@douguette12 жыл бұрын
this dude was a genius. He was not sweating because e was nervous but because he was giving it all
@elisan6853 жыл бұрын
the translation absolutely did it justice wow, first one ive seen thats this good
@pocaland2 жыл бұрын
As a French person I feel so lucky to understand these lyrics and growing up with these songs that my mom used to sing to me...
@jolanda.c3 жыл бұрын
There is so much beautiful music in the world that is hidden, because it is not english or populair these days.
@andreletourneau3 жыл бұрын
This is a song that marked my youth my parents were huge Brel fans. He is one of the greats. Not as well known is America but he was a huge star is Europe in the days of Edith Piaf. That particular song was voted the most important song of the last century. Brel was also an excellent actor. He had a lot of influence to some known artists (David Bowie to name one). His songs were translated in many languages. Actually Angelina Jordan sings an excellent version of this song in english called "If you go away".
@christinestromberg40573 жыл бұрын
I haven't heard Angelina's version yet. I remember the song from the film Camelot, many years ago.
@Urgul_GiantKiller3 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful song of the world!
@ceisiwrserith2224 Жыл бұрын
He rips out his heart and holds it out.
@cmouamem90962 жыл бұрын
The beauty of the text cannot be reproduced in any other language than that of its author. Only native French speakers can understand that this is true.
@ashleyftcash3 жыл бұрын
Do you know who is a big fan of Jacques Brel, the one guy who won the Dutch show 'the smartes human'. That one guy who has a somewhat photographic memory for song lyrics. That one guy who can move whole Netherlands from left to righ... Snollebolleke :) Jup no kidding, he made a whole TV program about his love for France chansons.
@annemieverhoeven25663 жыл бұрын
Here in The Netherlands we now have a show on "Chansons" presented by Mathijs van Nieuwkerk and Rob Kemps ( yes the guy from the Snollebollekes) the gued us through the French Chansons througout the years.. very intresting show. Edith Piaff was on, some Brell too.. Dalida... and some Aznavour... and short pieces of random other French chansons
@Mimi-zr7ey3 жыл бұрын
Great reaction- thanks! The sweat was mixed with his tears, and he did write the song (released in 1959). He WAS a singer, songwriter, actor and poet, but I was told by another singer (my late husband) who personally knew the French singers of that day that Jacques Brel became so emotional whenever he performed it that it seemed to tear him apart. I didn’t know him, but I always had the feeling that it was very personal to him and drawn from his personal life. Can’t hear it without crying.
@NinaPaulHeartofCompassion2 жыл бұрын
This version of him singing this song just tears me up. I don't weep.... I sob. I cry copious tears.
@Doaria3 жыл бұрын
He was a great poet and singer.
@DaiBei3 жыл бұрын
And an actor. -:)
@charlesb9443 жыл бұрын
Brel n'écrivait pas ses paroles, mais ses musique. Immense compositeur, interprète, acteur. Mais pas parolier.
@Mimi-zr7ey3 жыл бұрын
@@charlesb944 Jacques Brel stated publicly that he never sang a song he did not write himself. For him, the words were everything! And he never made an exception to this rule. NEVER. You should check your “facts.”
@charlesb9443 жыл бұрын
@@Mimi-zr7ey bonjour, j'ai vérifié, et effectivement j'ai tort. Merci pour ta correction 🙂
@Mimi-zr7ey3 жыл бұрын
@@charlesb944 bonjour, et merci!
@julienmans33593 жыл бұрын
This song gives me shivers on every listening even though I know it by hart (I'm Belgian (Like him))
@dementiev3 жыл бұрын
yes - finally you are reacting to one of our most amazing Belgian singers!!! :)
@rudidevriendt24063 жыл бұрын
And Lara Fabian, i know Jacques Brel is a legend but Lara 's not bad either, fantastic voice
@robertfarina89642 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful french love song
@janettejacobs84203 жыл бұрын
Hé was ammaissing thank you for your reaction.
@Mazil_53 жыл бұрын
Beste Janet, de juiste spelling is ‘amazing’. There you go 🤗
@janettejacobs84203 жыл бұрын
@@Mazil_5 thank you .
@janettejacobs84203 жыл бұрын
@@Mazil_5 😘💕🙏😉👍🙋♀️
@annacaona Жыл бұрын
the French singers ( mainly the classic ones ) are very poetic, those kind of lyrics are not an exceptions, to the contrary, they are the rule of French music perfection. Anyone who wants to learn to speak French, should listen to those classic singers and some new ones like Stromae. No wonder the Voltaire's language is considered the most romantic of all.
@christophegeorget98553 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reacting! A true classic from a poet who mastered French language, that song brings me to tears every time. Even Nina Simone covered this song in French. Merci!
@yvesbresson7837 Жыл бұрын
He’s was from Belgium like Lara fabian
@vlinder63293 жыл бұрын
French songs sounds so harmonious and Romantic.... Jacques Brel Sings this beautifully with so much feeling He was a Chansonnier and is a French word for Song poet or Cabaretier. Perfect just like Charles Aznavour I love it ❤️ Thank You 🦋 🐞 💕 💫
@scorpiusslave3 жыл бұрын
not a chansonnier, a chanteur. Un chansonnier is a comic who uses the news, often politics, to make people laugh.
@chriswebb95183 жыл бұрын
He was amazing, although Belgian, not French.
@joaidane Жыл бұрын
The most incredible, as in ludicrous, thing I remember is that when Brel died, the New York Times art reviewer wrote " a minor Belgian singer, Jacques Brel passed away today"! A minor singer, what an a+++++hole whoever that was who wrote that. It just confirmed to me, way back then, that the U.S. in those days anyway (to be kind) could never see beyond its belly button.
@YahyaangelTV2 жыл бұрын
Jacq Brel is a master
@ericgabeau81483 жыл бұрын
The great Jacque was a superb singer but also a magnificent man, long life Belgium, Flamish and Walon
@Oneinquality8 ай бұрын
Very deep song ! The story of "Ne me quite pas" (Don’t Leave Me) is very interesting. This song was written by Jacques Brel in 1959, after his separation from his mistress Suzanne Gabriello, with whom he had been in love since 1955, but who ended their relationship, Brel refusing to leave his wife and three children. Jacques Brel was also a very good actor!
@samaa20353 жыл бұрын
I never thought that I will see reaction on this ♥️🥺🥺🥺
@crotal34262 жыл бұрын
So sad and powerfull! thank you.
@HighlyCombustibleReacts2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
@crotal34262 жыл бұрын
@@HighlyCombustibleReacts It's my story Kiss
@franciscouderq11003 жыл бұрын
Thank you for getting thought with this very song and original version. A Hell of a masterpiece.
@Alexandra_Ivanova3 жыл бұрын
💎💎💎 *Jacques* *Brel* *is* *a* *genius!* 💎💎💎 He is alive, he is timeless! Thank you! From Russia with love🤍💙❤️
@UbiquitousDavid3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for appreciating Brel, he's timeless. His songs were compiled into a Broadway musical back in the sixties (Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well). I think you might enjoy Marieke, one other song that was in that musical.
@suzettebakelaar3 жыл бұрын
You can always request the song, the links are in the description!! Cheers Suzette #TeamHighly
@fern85802 жыл бұрын
thank you HCReacts for finding this pearl, you are definitely above average!
@larouchealain73563 жыл бұрын
the two greatest musical poets , for me, is Jacques Brel in French and Leonard Cohen in english
@georgiapeach76662 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@jacquelinevanderkooij43012 жыл бұрын
Brel !
@mrst79952 жыл бұрын
I totally agree !!
@trevordance51812 жыл бұрын
Yes, I would also agree with that. Two incredible writers of song lyrics.
@TerabKultАй бұрын
He's singing in french, but he is from Belgium. A lot of very good singers are from Belgium.. (im french^^). Brel était monumental !
@williamwilde13 жыл бұрын
Jacques Brel est pour moi, le plus beau cadeau que la Belgique nous ait offert.. :)
@dropzone96392 жыл бұрын
Every woman would love to be loved like this!
@sundelong27273 жыл бұрын
There are many artists whose voice make me emotional but Jacques is the only singer make me cry every time I listen to this particular song . It’s interesting to know his widow Miche just passed away at age of 93 in 2020 despite she wasn’t loved by him during the last days of his life till he died from lung cancer at age of 49 . Absolutely one of the greatest singer ever!!
@jonathankoskas99753 ай бұрын
This is one of the greatest songs ever written, in any language and many artists paid credit to him, especially for that song. There are many covers by great artists such as David Bowie, Shirley Bassey...
@dangroth86802 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this, I needed it!
@dangroth86802 жыл бұрын
Totally agree! Nice comment man, I still need it :)
@vgiard79322 жыл бұрын
Very glad to be from québec Canada I can understand the original version and hear you guys be amaze Brel is a master I know all his songs
@46numanr2 жыл бұрын
I think this performs was recorded for the NTS (Netherlands Television) in a small local. With large film lights so it was very hot for him. I was always a fan of him. My mother to.
@xertiasstrat89573 жыл бұрын
As a french Made me cry a bit I dont listen to brel but this one is ...amazing Genious..
@ponfed3 жыл бұрын
He was a poet before he was a performer... and he was a hell of a performer. Love that you do Brel
@PM1995DERENNES6 ай бұрын
Merci la Belgique pour ce monstre de la chanson française
@L30NBL4NK2 жыл бұрын
The reason he's sweating is emotion, but also the spotlights what are driving very hot light.
@L30NBL4NK2 жыл бұрын
Being an artist is really tough, but also it implies those kind of details, real efforts being in front of an audience.
@mcasualjacques3 жыл бұрын
subtitles skipped things : he did not sing "i will dig up the earth..." he said "i will dig up the Earth until after my death to cover your body with gold ..."
@annettebuckens23113 жыл бұрын
He's a classic.R.I.P.
@normadesmond60173 жыл бұрын
the most beautiful love song ever
@benvanwessel19845 ай бұрын
you stole my heart with your reaction to garden of remembrance by fish, you handled the subject matter so respectfully this is in my humble opinion another of those absolute passionate songs out there. Hope you are doing well and please keep making videos like this.
@michelzawartka28629 ай бұрын
Thank you so much to love this song....I can see your reaction....same reaction that a French who listen this song.....thank you so much...❤❤❤❤
@pitikiwi013 жыл бұрын
oooh i cried agaiiiiiiiiiin!! every time i watch this video i cry ! "ces gens là " is also amazing.. well he has so many good songs , some funny too !
@jorgmehring26604 ай бұрын
Mein bester Song ever. Deutsch, Francais, English.
@marymonteban19282 жыл бұрын
So good so emotional!!!!! Thank you!!!
@Mugthraka2 жыл бұрын
"I'll offer you Pearls of rain, coming from countries where it doesn't rain" its a really strong statement of what a desperate man is capable for his love.
@JoanReynaud3 жыл бұрын
It's more about the interpretation than the voice itself or the lyrics. Brel does not sing, he lives his songs. That's why he's always exhausted and sweaty in all the videos where we see him singing. And that's why it must have been impressive to see him sing live.
@louisa9100 Жыл бұрын
jacques brel and edith piaf the best song and HXC the best site i like !
@murielmonballin5057 Жыл бұрын
Comment peux t'on encore précisé ? Et en même temps c'est un poète et un merveilleux poète.. Vive l'homme quelle que soit les frontières..
@erichannedouche79333 жыл бұрын
Superbe chanson , moi je traduis vos paroles en Français en écoutant ce fantastique Jacques Brel , c était les adieux de BREL à l OLYMPIA, la standing ovation et son plublic qui le reclamait encore et encore cette soirée là, inoubliable MONSIEUR JACQUES BREL !!!!!
@syssyviv35933 жыл бұрын
Nowaday the french pupils can study Jacques brel's songs for the litterature test of the french "baccalauréat". Because of for us Jacques Brel was more than a singer. He Is a poet like Baudelaire, Byron etc....When I was teen my high school called lycée Jacques Brel.
@ameressor23522 жыл бұрын
never has another man sung a broken heart that way, it s almost disturbing it s so honest and profound. 'horse face', as he called himself, was a monster! A treat to see people who don t speak the language being touched also. Cheers from France.
@aernocx87293 жыл бұрын
hello i wanted to you say if you see my comment that i am really enjoy to see that americans listen old french music there isn't a lot of people who listen old french music in france and i'm enjoy to see that even americans can feelings emotions in listening french music
@jpdufresne84923 жыл бұрын
L une des meilleur prestation de tout les temps, que dieu le benisse.
@pabloesco20072 жыл бұрын
This belgium's singer is super famous in Belgium and France ! Powerful songs and performance ! Many said Stromae (from Belgium too) is new "Jacques Brel".
@RicoZed3 жыл бұрын
"Ces gens-là" from him has the same energy and same sadness
@drfigolu3 жыл бұрын
L'éclusier, though less known provides the same feeling to me. As a french native i can tell that he is a master in poetry
@tuproc613 жыл бұрын
Love this song very much in English it's called If you go away and is sung by many famous singers but i love the French version most. Barbara Streisand went to see him in a concert to hear tis song and then he didn't sing it. her version is great too by the way,