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| Album | Bok - La Vie Boheme |
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| Article number | 9781842405352 |
| Release date | 2011-06-24 |
| Genre | Pop,rock,soul |
| Description | The only English language account of the great Belgian chansonier, Jacques Brel: La Vie Boheme, riven with new and re-discovered information, is the most candid - and probably definitive - exploration of Brel to date. Both a figurehead and éminence grise of modern songwriting, whose global impact comes not from one or two ''standards'', but myriad items spread over decades of translated covers and revivals, Jacques Brel remains - more than 30 years after his death - one hell of a sexy name to drop. Chief among his best known songs are ''Seasons In The Sun'' - which topped the UK chart in both 1974 (by Terry Jacks) and 1999 (Westlife) - ''Amsterdam'', ''Next'' and ''If You Go Away''. Revealing all in regards Brel''s career, the book also delves deeply into his fascinating and often eye-stretching private life. Leaving his first, pregnant wife and child to seek fame and fortune in Paris at the age of 23, his personal story often makes for an uncomfortable read. But it wasn''t just musical composition and performance Brel was renowned for; he stared in more than a dozen French language films in the late 1960s and early 1970s often alongside other national treasures. These too are studied within the paged of this work Detailing as well the artists most influenced by Brel''s compositions - an eclectic list stretching from his most loyal interpreter, Scott Walker, to modern performers as diverse as Jarvis Cocker, Billy Bragg and Julian Cope. Even juvenile punk reprobates Blink 182 have had a stab at a Brel number! Ultimately covering just about everything both the casual fan and the dedicated connoisseur could wish to know and completed with many rare and seldom seen photographs, this extraordinary book is certain to become the standard work on its subject for years to come. |
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Bok – La Vie Boheme
Brel Jacques
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