Thursday, February 14, 2008

Jacques Brel - The Desperate Ones (Les Désespérés)

Technically this recording is not by Jacques Brel--it's from the original cast recording of the Off-Broadway show "Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris," from I think 1968. But as the show's title indicates, it's all about Brel, the songwriter, and introducing him to an English-speaking audience. This is one of his quiet pieces, but Brel's most pronounced characteristics--"pretty" music supporting a grim view of human existence--are fully evident.

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