🎵 Terry Jacks - Seasons In The Sun REACTION

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[@martintorrez999]

This verse is missing from this version. Goodbye, papa, please pray for me I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong Too much wine and too much song Wonder how I got along Goodbye, papa, it's hard to die When all the birds are singing in the sky Now that the spring is in the air Little children everywhere When you see them, I'll be there

[@kurtfox4944]

Three songs in 2 days were severely truncated. They need to do official videos, not these chopped up Frankenstein versions.

[@4211234]

True

[@Crownd1_]

Yeah, exactly.

[@robertkeown2406]

I hadn't realized that verse missing till you said that but your right wonder why, never heard it without that verse

[@greg2976]

@@kurtfox4944 1000% agree!

[@compostcorner5934]

Terry Jack's is still around aged 78 now

[@Ozzy_2014]

Grew up with this on the radio. Classic sound. Never forgot it

[@jbjacobs9514]

I have this 45 record still! I used to love the B side too. :-)

[@p.rick12]

Me too. Made me sad then too. I had a friend that got MD. I pushed him around middle school. He didn't go to HS and died at 19. This song hits home. #JimmyPhillipsRIP

[@chillywilly9080]

@@jbjacobs9514 same here!

[@lynnmead3478]

This was played at my husbands memorial because it was our life. Thank you for playing this one, especially since he passed at home May 13, 2012! He was so funny and that's what we miss the most!

[@frankhagerman3502]

This was an old Kingston Trio song in which Terry Jacks rewrote the lyrics inspired by a close friend of his who had died a few months earlier from acute leukemia.

[@DonRice]

"The song was based on Rod McKuen's 1965 re-write of "Le moribond", originally by Belgian singer Jacques Brel from 1962. For his version, Jacks made some modifications to the lyrics, which, combined with McKuen's, resulted in a work that bears little resemblance to Brel's original in tone, substance or poetry. In Germany,[3] the UK [4] and the United States,[5] Jacks' rewrite was released on Bell Records, and the song went to #1 on the charts. In Canada, it was released on Jacks' own label, Goldfish Records, and distributed by London Records Canada." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Jacks

[@boydsprehn2140]

@@DonRice And both Jacques Brel and Rod McKuen's versions were haunting and beautiful. Not something that can be said for Terry Jacks. KFOG in San Francisco (back when it was the top rated rock station there) used to have a "10 at 10" - ten songs with a theme, usually, but not always a year. One annual event was the 10 worst hits ever. After winning several years in a row, this version of Seasons in the Sun was retired as a worst ever champ.

[@mark-be9mq]

Back when leukemia was so prevalent from childhood and adults, and often not treatable, so deadly, now one ofvthecmostvsuvivak, like Aides in 80s to 90s. Loved it 40 yrs ago , still hits a placev

[@mark-be9mq]

Thanks guys, very much. Personal kinda song for all.

[@CardiacCat]

@@mark-be9mq My best friend in 2nd grade died of leukemia. I still remember sitting on the swings at recess and him crying saying he was going to die. I felt so bad and tried to tell him it would be alright and maybe the doctors would find something to help him (in a child's mind we try to find the best outcome). I will never forget my 2nd grade buddy. His face, the fear, the tears, I will never forget.

[@writerwade9241]

I was in 5th or 6th grade when I first heard this song. Every time I hear it, I'm there again.

[@jeffdetmer4681]

This was a song originally by a guy in Belgium. In the early 60s, the song was rewritten in English by the singer/poet Rod McKuen. It is written from the point of view of a man who is dying and saying his goodbyes to family and friends.

[@nodaysback1]

This reminds of riding in the back seat of my mom's car when I was little. This song and The Lion Sleeps Tonight were my favorite. loll

[@OronOfMontreal]

This song used to bring me close to tears when it was a radio hit, in the early 1970s. Terry Jacks was Canadian, and this song was originally written in French. I was just a little boy and its cheesiness was beyond my ken.

[@frankensteinlives5451]

I remember this song coming on the radio in the 70s. I basically took the lyrics literally. It was someone who was going to die and was saying farewell to loved ones. And of course, reflecting on past events as well. As far as I know, it was a one hit wonder. Peace!

[@long-timemusicenthusiast2243]

He had a follow up top 10 hit a few months later called (If You Go Away), but those are the only two.

[@estranhokonsta]

@@long-timemusicenthusiast2243 Curiously, just as "Seasons in the Sun" is an adaptation of "Le Moribond". "If You Go Away" was also a re-write of a song called "Ne me quitte pas" by the same author, Jacques Brel.

[@PaintedCavern]

I was a young boy when this song came out and it really hit me hard but I loved it and still do. ❤️❤️❤️

[@peck404]

I was in first grade we sang this ✔️✔️🎶🎶😎 and we were just little babies.... I remember it was such a sweet song So meaningful...

[@Quirkydude]

When I was a kid someone told it it was a bout a soldier in Vietnam reminiscing as he died. Probably not true, but a good one to go with.

[@billaccord717]

Yes, Terry Jacks is still alive. He's around 80 years old. After Terry Jacks left the music industry he became a police officer (LAPD?)

[@Alritealritealrite]

This song makes me happy and sad at the same time almost like a nostalgic feeling. Nirvana covered it. Makes me think of somebody about to die that was recognizing how cool life was for a little while

[@davidr.wilson8194]

Cool ! How'dya figure that out?

[@woahblackbettybamalam]

So did Terry Jacks. This isnt the original. Original is called Le Moribond

[@Alritealritealrite]

@@woahblackbettybamalam interesting. I just checked it out. It seems the lyrics are quite different. The original seemed like it had much more of a plot. That's pretty cool.

[@shanemason4031]

I remember having the '45 record of this song and playing on my Mickey mouse record player!! Probably one of the first songs I remember enjoying when I was young.

[@keithrogers2295]

I have the same memory of listening to this 45 with my sister when we were kids and getting choked up.

[@trex9263]

Same. I must've been 5 years old. It made me sad and happy at once.

[@michaelohara6614]

I too had a Mickey Mouse record player. His gloved hand was the tone-arm. I listened to Alvin and the Chipmunks and Star Trek stories on it. Then I tore it apart to see how it worked.

[@MaRoach7]

I also had the 45 when I was in 2nd grade

[@LillyMarz777]

One hit wonder. On the radio all the time. God help me, I still remember the lyrics.

[@4211234]

This song makes me remember so many memories with my dad and me on roadtrips :(

[@stevedahlberg8680]

This reaction brings a smile to my face. This song came out when I was in grade school and I can still remember the girls loving it and even singing it out on the playground. I ended up liking it when I had to move away to another state and leave a whole lot of close friends behind as a little kid and my heart was breaking and for some reason this song and some other ones really resonated for me.

[@Nonniewantsmore]

OMG I forgot about this song. I remember every word. 🥰

[@deboragill4756]

Every time I hear this reminds me of my friend Cindy. She loves this song. Very sad to think of ppl. That have flown away.

[@tibortelegdi5046]

My fav. part from the song: But the stars we could reach Were just starfish on the beach

[@NenadTrajkovic]

Very popular tune when I was 5... Memories 💗 ...

[@blakesliberator3197]

This song (originally recorded in 1961) was re-written by Terry Jacks in 1973 as a dedication to a close friend of his saying his last goodbyes as he was terminally leukemia, and died four months later. As you ca hear, the lyircs are from the point of view of the person dying. Yes. Terry Jacks is still alive, aged 78 (2022).

[@way2deep100]

He's still alive but his former wife, Susan, with whom he had an earlier hit called "Which Way You Going, Billy" as members of a group called The Poppy Family, passed away two weeks ago.

[@dananichols349]

You make me feel like I have some kind of privilege having grown up with all this wonderful music you're listening to. And now you listen to it, and it's all new! However, I am so, sooo, sooooo happy the two of you, and your audience are now being exposed to some really great stuff. Keep up the good work!!

[@stanpotter7764]

I had the same thoughts about my girls growing up - the last daiper I changed, the last bottle I fed them, the last time they were scared and got in bed with me. They're 13 and 16 now and I treasure every day with them. 😢❤️

[@donnagonatas3155]

Omg you just took me back to elementary school with this!!!😅❤

[@youngwrenzo]

He said “Think of me, and I’ll be there.” It’s from the pov of someone who is dying. Oddly, this version has a verse missing. The last verse… “Goodbye Papa…”

[@LaStarza61]

It's actually the middle verse that is missing... the "goodbye papa" verse. Which is a real shame, because that means they missed 1/3 of the song!

[@josephgilligan9698]

I was 6 in 74. I love this. You guys are brilliant. Lots of love from Glasgow Scotland UK 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@myopicseer]

That was a shortened version. There is a part where he says. goodbye papa please pray for me, I was the blacksheep of the family.... etc. Never heard this short version before

[@bethshadid2087]

Me either 😓

[@LaStarza61]

@@bethshadid2087 It looks like he was miming the song on a TV show and I'm assuming that they had him leave a verse out due to time constraints. It's a shame, though, because that means Brad and Lex missed 1/3 of the song!

[@richard_n]

A true soft rock classic. It's hard to not like this song.

[@scottfrench4139]

It's maybe the worst from an era of awful hit singles.

[@donnafoote4111]

A video that is close to the heart that has has come to my mind many times over the years. Greatful and thank you

[@kevcall]

Truncated version, but always loved this song, takes me back to my childhood... And he is still alive. Terry Jacks did another song like this called 'In My Father's Footsteps' which is worth a listen

[@Rwededyet]

You guys need to do a stream reacting to the full versions of songs that you've previously heard edited versions of

[@darrengibbs4288]

its a song portraying a dying man's farewell to his loved ones

[@RealShamanX]

One of the most maudlin earworms of the 70's... I was 9 or 10 when this came out. My friends and I would sing it while pretending to cry and sob.. and always ended up in hysterical laughter!

[@marknash65]

I was around that age when it came out as well. Kids in my elementary school sang it as: "We had joy, we had fun, we went streaking in the sun. But the cops with their guns shot us in the buns."

[@RealShamanX]

@@marknash65 Love it!

[@Secular_Monk]

No, it's not about him dying. He's 78 years young and still kicking.

[@Musicvegan01]

Brad & Lex, if you go over to the Professor Of Rock channel, he has a video that explains what "Seasons In The Sun" is about.😊

[@robertgorney9408]

Professor of Rock has some great videos. His interviews are great

[@tjmasson1013]

Song gets me every time

[@lk-music]

Same, it's how his voice cracks

[@ShreddFly]

Hey guys what's up! Greetings from South Florida! I think I was in the sixth grade when this song came out. I didn't know what he was singing about either. But the song always made me sad. You guys rock! God bless you! Peace!

[@bethshadid2087]

Whoa wait...there's a whole verse missing to his papa 😒. Remember this from my childhood and loved it even tho it's a sad song....thank y'all for doing this gem. Next "One Tin Soldier" by The Original Caste or Billy Jacks 🕊️

[@papamaniac2410]

Such a poignant song with a great morale.

[@lumpyfishgravy]

I'm so happy to have this song stuck in my head :/

[@Boatzilla2]

This is one of the first radio songs I remember quickly learning the lyrics too and signing along. It was always on the radio in the 70s. Very nostalgic...even when I was a little boy. Thanks for sharing. Sorry they cut out an important part of the lyrics.

[@robinschulze934]

U just took me back to my childhood , me and my brother would sing this all the time!!!! Wow!!!!

[@darlenecronin242]

Omg you guys are awesome, This song brings back like 1 million memories oh my God from like when I was 10 I still know all the words

[@richardtaylor8595]

When I was a kid with only and am radio, I loved this song. Thanks for the memories.

[@213amp]

This takes me back to the 70s and I was a kid

[@Cindrbell]

Always loved this song. So deep

[@beatlesarebest]

He was with a group called the Poppy Family who had a hit with "Which way you goin' Billy". GREAT SONG!!!!

[@gosccc]

I love this song so much

[@russeli1941]

The smell of cedar wood was very present in the 70's and you're a reincarnation from the 70's. It's that simple.

[@tk72231968]

This is such a sad song. I remember hearing it when I was a little boy...and it made me sad even then. Good song.

[@aggiemom4894]

This is one of those songs that always gets me emotional!

[@peggiebradley7434]

My sister was 9 years older than me and I grew up on the 60's, 70's, and 80's, but I always had older siblings that listened to all the older songs.

[@juliapernicka2698]

Always loved this song. Odd that it’s missing a verse

[@glennburch1081]

Terry Lacks is a Canadian born singer and songwriter best known for this song. He was born in 1944 and is still alive. What a great song. Nice reaction guys, TY.

[@Teresia12]

This is a beautifully sad song. It has always made me cry. His friend had died.

[@williambrewer9069]

This song and Billy Don't Be A Hero were my favorite songs as a little kid. I'd walk around the backyard scrolling through the stations on my transistor radio looking for those two songs

[@BlackHatCinephile]

This is the first time I've heard that song since it was popular. Thanks!

[@sandyca1106]

Oh my goodness! I haven't heard this song since the 70's! I love this song, but so sad, still a great song!

[@LynnThompsonAuthor]

This was played on the radio a lot in my junior high/high school days. "Soft rock" was a popular genre of the time, with a ton of artists, many of whom were one-hit wonders. Groups like The Carpenters were very popular, as well as individual artists like all the solo singer-songwriters who had a sort of folksy feel to their music.

[@roblake3350]

Very emotional song for me this one, as it always reminds me of my childhood dog and all the fun we had together in the long summers of the 70’s and early 80’s. Makes me cry even now

[@Boatzilla2]

It's funny that you guys never talked about death together. Love it!

[@thunderstruck5484]

This was a big song at the skate rink back then , magical time to grow up , thanks again

[@coltsfoot9926]

The song is an adaptation of a Belgian song which Terry Jacks translated and adapted. The inspiration for the rewritten lyrics was a close friend of his who was suffering from acute leukemia and died four months later. The Terry Jacks rendition, which was later dedicated to the friend, has the dying man giving his last words to his loved ones whom he shared his life with, much like the original version.

[@jamesgraham776]

This was on my flip alarm clock every morning without fail in the 70s.🤘😎🤘

[@southernbella6535]

This was popular when i was in the 5th grade , time flys. Missing verse, but its already been said . Great song , still a favorite of mine.

[@crtsec]

it was about a young man dying saying goodbye to all the people he was close too

[@michaelnorman9962]

Junior high kiddie music, this came out when I was in the 8th grade. My wife and I still make fun of this song after all of these years. LOL

[@randytorres8211]

Love the song. It brings back many great memories

[@chrisa4695]

The chorus to this song had been stuck in my head since I was 9 or 10 years old. I googled it a few months ago and listed for the first time in decades.

[@brandonio_granger]

Legendary guitarist Link Wray plays guitar on this song.

[@Steffe]

I played this song non-stop the Summer it came out.

[@normaalexander27]

Wow I love this song 🎶 ! One of my favorites!!

[@drew2ist]

when we were kids we changed the lyrics to "we had joy, we had fun we were streaking in the sun." Streaking was a thing in the 70s.

[@Me-ll4ig]

They used to sing this song at English soccer matches in the 1970s but fans changed the lyrics when singing it to opposing fans. The lyrics soccer fans would chant was “we had joy we had fun we had seasons in the sun but the joy did not last because the bastards ran too fast”

[@timfeeley714-25]

Loved this song for years, I really think you'd like a song called "Where Evil Grows" by the Poppy Family (Terry and his wife Susan.) Great reaction Thanx !

[@jaysmith9206]

I liked her "cedar" connection as i grew up in my grandmothers house and she had a cedar closet that i looked for excuses to go in there! How it connects to my granny's house is my really young aunt who was very much a hippie, lived with granny till my aunts early death and i always think of this song as a hippie song. I was little when this song came out so i never knew it was about death or dying which makes it all the more weird thinking about my young aunts passing. WOW, FULL CIRCLE!!

[@peterwilliams6239]

Heard this growing up. And when it came on, I'd pull a muscle jumping to switch the radio station 🤢 hearing it again, my taste hasn't changed. Congrats on making it all the way through! 👍😁

[@irongrl]

I thought I was the only one that hated this song.

[@peterwilliams6239]

@@irongrl I can vouch that most people I knew at the time detested that sickly sweet abomination of a song 😜

[@carmeloruiz6021]

This song is about a friend that was dying from cancer. He is singing in third person. The person who he is referring to are talking about the memories cause he knows the time is almost over for him. It's like saying goodbye.

[@Tbass-yy8uc]

If I remember right when I was a young boy when this song was a hit. This song was written about his friend committing suicide. The song was based on the note he left

[@dawns.427]

You guys have to find the whole song to listen to, this is missing an entire verse! I've loved this since I was a little kid though it made me sad too. 😂

[@jackiemcmillan9856]

Love this song ❤️

[@vrvaughn]

When you lose friends of 50 years you become untethered, adrift in the world… until you slide into the abyss they’ve already slipped into.

[@tomaroni6670]

This was the theme song for our HS Graduation in 1976...Kingston Yellow jackets....

[@SearlesHernandez]

This used to jam in my mom's car back in the 70's!

[@jeffgee1148]

In the French version he tells his wife he knows she cheated on him, and he tells his best friend he knows it was with HIM. He's pretty chill about it, tho.

[@estranhokonsta]

Yep. The original has a completely different type of message, but most of Jacques Brel's songs were like that. Bitter and sour were normal aftertaste "hidden" (not so much) in all his songs. Although some of the intention of his songs were completely misunderstood as the complete opposite. An example would be "Ne me quitte pas" which is seen by many as a great love song, all the while the author just whished to show the misery of men who some call now a "simp" or other similar labels. Curiously an adaptation of this song (named "If You Go Away" in English and also with a very different attitude) was also sung with some success by Terry Jacks.

[@sirpathegreat4701]

You guys should listen to the longer version. There is so much more to this song

[@ddwchamp]

Ironic you mentioned Cedar, a symbol of immortality. I remember this from Jr High/Middle School. A very sad song.

[@pamnicklas5536]

No one remembers the name Terry Jacks but everyone knew Seasons in the Sun. I still own my original 45 single!

[@shadowbearct]

This is a song originally written in French by Belgian Jacques Brel

[@laurakennedy9250]

I don't mind the maudlin lyrics, but those instrumentals sound like something my kids' played on their toy piano.

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

Totally obscure tune. Great choice!

[@donnysmith946]

The inspiration for Jacks version came from one of his friends who was sadly suffering from acute leukaemia and passed away four months later. In Jacks’ version, the songs tell the story of a dying man telling his last words to his loved ones. In Jacks’ version, the man addresses his childhood friend, his father and potentially a daughter or niece.

[@A2Z83]

The idea of an afterlife comes from the difficulty of comprehending not existing.

[@MikMech]

Reminds me of *"Billy, don't be a hero"* ...

[@keensoundguy6637]

While checking to see that he's still alive, I discovered he hails from the same hometown as The Guess Who.

[@krimmie1111]

I have this 45 record!! Def reminds me of my childhood:)

[@jeffalanwelborn9572]

My ex wife and her dad this was their favorite song. Her name was Michelle and unfortunately her dad died at a young age. She had a 45 of this song but it got broken. I tried to find her a new 45 but couldn't so I bought her a CD with this song on it. I always liked this song but it became very special to me knowing what it meant to her. So thanks for reacting to this song.