OMG, can't believe you reacted to this song, it's not as known as ne me quitte pas, but to me it is one of his best songs ❤❤❤❤❤ I am Moroccan and grow listening to his songs. I remember studying his songs in college and it was one of my favorite classes ❤❤❤ thank you sooo much for this reaction, amazing as always ❤❤❤❤
Je suis française, j'ai 67 ans et j'adore Jacques Brel depuis toujours . Avant de monter sur scène il avait tellement le track qu'il vomissait à chaque concert. I am French, I’m 67 years old and I’ve always loved Jacques Brel . Before going on stage he had so much track that he vomited at every concert.
Un des meilleurs interprètes francophone des années 60. Il vivait ses textes car ces chansons avaient une histoire celle du quotidien. Là, grâce à vous , je l'écoute avec la même émotion qu'il a 50 ans.
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.
No one other than Jacques Brel has so deserved and embodied the title of "actor/singer", or rather "singer/actor", as he lives the characters he sings in his live performances. We find this aspect of his personality in songs like "les Vieux", "Amsterdam", "Ne me quitte pas", "Jeff" and so many others. No singer after him has managed to "Play" his songs with such conviction.
I agree, his intensity as an actor/singer is unmatched on stage - by a mile. I thought I would never see anyone comparable. But in musical videos, there is a new guy in town who should be reckoned with, although in a completely different style: Ren. ruclips.net/video/s_nc1IVoMxc/видео.htmlsi=76eZ8FB7YTUeWCIi
@@pierrecombelles586 Thank you for saying it! Since my main language is french (and I live in Belgium) I also am impressed by his ability to add nuances and richness even in simple words ...of a non-tonal language ...and at a time where microphone technology was barely able to record the medium range of the voice IF it was loud enough ...so no whispered songs à la Gainsbourg, Voulsy etc. back then. Ren has all modern technology availabale but can still perform live in a mesmerising way ! So it could easily have been a great singer too at that time and it would still be as impressive generations later ^^
Voilà un chanteur qui place très haut la musique et le texte, et je dirais même de façon inégalée et inégalable. On est bien évidemment loin de la "variété" classique, qui a aussi sa place bien entendu comme divertissement. Et je suis un musicien de musique classique (aussi passé par la variété, le jazz...). Je pense aussi à Nougaro. Here is a singer who puts very high music and wortds, in an unequalled and unrivaled way. Of course, we are far away from classical commercial music or pop music, which has its legitimate place. I am a classical musican (who practiced commercial music and jazz too).
Great reaction to a great artist. At the beginning of his career he spoke French with a heavy Belgian accent. Het had to take lessons to correct that. He was a great storyteller. He wrote about Belgium in the song le plat pay and wrote it also in Flemish het vlakke land. And he performed both versions of it. You can listen and compare. My French geography teacher used that song to describe Belgium. He was obviously a fan. During my formative years I also became a fan.
Pas un accent belge mais un accent bruxellois car il y a peu de Belges qui parlent avec l'accent bruxellois et il n'y a pas un seul accent belge mais plusieurs comme en France il y a plusieurs accents aussi
Partly chansons from France, Italy and Belgium were quite popular in Germany in general, partly south-west Germany was a bit more influenced because we share a border with France and our part of Germany was French occupation zone immediately after WWII. Some French chansonniers were appearing in radio and TV quite frequently like Gilbert Becaud, Charles Aznavour, Barbara, Adamo, ... And for those who loved French chansons Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf were true legends. For a long time I didn't see film recordings of his presentations. But just listening to his recordings on album records was painting very visual imaginations. I'm not sure whether "Ne me quite pas" is his most popular song or not. The songs I'm associating with him first are "Amsterdam" and "Mareike". For me he's certainly one of the most fascinating artists. Greetings from Germany
Thanks for commenting on one of my favorite songs by Brel. (Listening to his full, rich voice and clever lyrics saved me during a hard time in my life, but watching him live must have been a lifetime highlight, especially for those who were there at the Olympia in 1966...) It's interesting because this version seems like such an emotionally intense and almost spontaneous "creation," but Brel practiced relentlessly and toured indefatigably. (And probably drank and smoked a lot after every show, lol...) I love the combination of rigor and poetic inspiration chez lui. It's what moves me so much. He's not just "in the throes of empathy and passion," because he's practiced each perfect gesture so often that it seems totally natural because it is - it has become integrated into his body memory. I've been a little in love with Brassens, Brel and Gainsbourg for my whole adult life beginning in my early 20s, but Brel does something to me that I can't explain. He moves me so deeply. Thanks again for posting this!
Cher toi! Je suis ravi que tu domine aussi le français, belge que tu est, parlant flamand, sous fond de pakistanais! Sans parler de ton impeccable anglais! Un de ces jours j'ai t'ais découvert sur mon portable en train de réagir à " Construção " de Chico Buarque! Et aujourd'hui à " Meu guri " ! Tout de suite j'ai été frappé par ta sensibilité et ton écoute. Le monde est vaste et plein de résonances, n'est-ce pas ? Je suis brésilien et je vis à Paris depuis 52 ans ( à ĺifetime ! ) ayant moi-même 80 ans! Pour éclairer ta lanterne, je dirais qu'on peut comparer Chico Buarque à Brel ( je t'ai vu réagir à "Ces gens-là " ). Pas en tant que acteur mais en tant que compositeur - la plupart du temps il fait paroles et musique ! On le considère au Brésil avant tout comme un poète, suivi d'un musicien, romancier, dramaturge, activiste politique...entre autres ! Je te conseille " Geni e o Zepelim ". Inspiré de " L'opéra des quat'sous " de Brecht, inspiré à son tour de " The Beggar's Opera " de Ben Johnson. Je ne sais pas si tu trouveras une bonne version en anglais ou français... Je te souhaite tout le bonheur! Keep shining!
You would not say at first, but it is a love song. One of the many and none ends well. And Brel is a one and only. But he had extreme stage fright. But on stage he was fearless as he was the master of the game, the boss.
The reason i know this man is Bowie sang 2 Brel songs. His live version of My Death is chilling. Port of Amsterdam is a bit of fun. Both have always stood out to me as exceptional in bowies amazing body of work.
Hey Saeed! I am always impressed about your turn-around with this reactions. And I am glad you are into this your probably most famous countryman. I sometimes need to remind myself, too, that he only had a career of 15 years and produced all this magic in the 50s and 60s. And in my opinion, no one has even come close in all those years. They way he could talk about and interpret what Balzac called " la condition humaine" was amazing, always seeing it from different angles and never forgetting to include himself in it. That is not even considering the raw emotionality that, which by Social Media and sadly not too few artists, too, nowadays hase been turned into mere make-believe. So I guess we will have a few more of these, what do you say? Greetings from Portugal
This is incredible! A magnificent performer and storyteller. Definitely want to check out more, but i have about 15 requests to record and probably more coming this week. Thanks so much for watching!
@@SaeedReacts. No worries. As I said I am amazed how fast you churn these out despite of the workload. It takes others at least a week or two. So take your time.
Bonjour, je suis français et je suis en train de regarder votre vidéo. Je comprends pas tout ce que vous dites et je sais que vous parlez le français je crois que vous dites que Jacques Brel est en train de montrer les images, de nous montrer les scènes comme si c'était des tableaux de vie. Je le comprends totalement comme ça. C'est extrêmement bien expliqué (si j'ai bien compris ce que vous dites). Merci à vous. Très amicalement.
@@nathalievaillant5842 I do have a basic understanding of French. But it has been quite a few years since I have used it. Definitely going down the rabbit hole 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Jacques Brel was a French-speaking Belgian. Simple! He also starred in a few films, where he was excellent, and his "L'homme de la Mancha" on stage was awesome. That's for his performance qualities. And, yes, he was not only singing but also "playing" his songs. A Great Artist amongst the Greatest, most definitely!
hello, sharp criticism of the bourgeoisie , reccuring at Brel. and an infinite tenderness for the little people , a libertarian , in the european sense of the term.
En plus de l'histoire qu'il raconte il y a le piano derriere qui me fait penser à un coeur qui bat ou bien une sirène camion de pompier qui fait référence à l'urgence de ce qu'il ressent. In addition to the story he tells there is the piano behind which makes me think of a beating heart or a fire truck siren which refers to the urgency of what he feels.
Là, mon coeur se brise : Quand on a que l'amour... Oui, bravo, merveilleux choix parmi toutes ces merveilles. Merci de me la rappeler. Je l'écoute et... je pleure !
Ecouter du Brel ou regarder ses live, c'est comme contempler un tableau de maître.... vous pouvez y retourner cent fois et redécouvrir avec émerveillement des choses qui vous ont échappé... pour un plaisir à chaque fois, renouvelé...lui, aussi,parti,bien trop tôt.
For all you english speaking viewers you should check Scott Walker's covers of Jacques Brel scattered in his first studio records (Scott 1, 2 & 3). Those english translations are on point, and Scott's performance give justice to "le Grand Jacques".
I'm belgian too, speak flemish and french and english as well. But your english is that perfect, almost american. And you understood the song immediately, and it is indeed magnificant, like the majority of his songs. Did you know he sings a few in flemish too? Listen to "Marieke" and " het vlakke land"(le plat pays)
Hallo! What an amazing song and performance. The storytelling is impeccable. I did not know that. Must check that out too at some point. Thanks for watching.
Pour moi peut-être la plus grande chanson de la chanson française. Histoire d'un amoureux blessé par l'injustice venant d'une petite famille bourgeoise. Mais il est tard monsieur, il faut que je rentre chez moi...Autre belle version:Chloé.
11:20 Jacques Brel always had huge stage fright before his shows, to the point he often threw up. But when getting on stage with his huge emotional load, he always unleashed the beast and gave 110%. "Ce n'est pas normal de chanter devant des gens" ruclips.net/video/AhP3Q8DzQWg/видео.html
Great performance, insightful reaction! I had to think of "short people" by Randy Newman and "not one of us" by Peter Gabriel, both singers and songs I like, but they both must have been inspired by this despite taking different aproaches and imho don't quite reach the same immediacy. Too bad my French isn't better.
More importantly: looking at the world we're living in right now, the "othering" of groups of people is having a revival. It's frightening me and Jacques Brel is touching me with this sentiment.
@@SaeedReacts. yes, he says it in one of short videos explaining the sources of his oeuvre and his sometimes theatrical performance. Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf.
Jacques Brel a écrit une comédie musicale en 1968 "L'homme de la Mancha" écoutez absolument "La quête" une chanson reprise par de grands chanteurs dans le monde tirée de cette comédie musicale ❤❤❤
Il est plus juste de dire qu'il l'a adaptée. Car "Man of La Mancha" a été écrit en 1965 par Dale Wasserman et Joe Darion, sur une musique de Mitch Leigh, et pas par Jacques Brel, même s'il a fait des merveilles en interprétant le rôle-titre au Théâtre de la Monnaie à Bruxelles (avec Dario Moreno en Sancho Panza) : il avait été subjugué par le spectacle quand il l'avait vu au Carnegie Hall, à New York, et avait obtenu les droits d'adaptation en français . "La Quête" est donc l'adaptation française du titre original "The Quest", et pas le contraire. 🙂
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug Oui. Cette chanson est tellement LUI qu'on peut presque oublier qu'elle fut écrite par Joe Darion. Elle fait partie de celles qui expriment le mieux sa philosophie de l'existence et ses valeurs, parmi lesquelles "Vivre debout", "Seul", "Le dernier repas", "Fernand", "Les Marquises" : pas forcément ses titres les plus connus du grand public mais de grandes chansons assurément.
He also sang in Flemish "Marieke", actually the song is bilingual. But it is so, so beautiful, especially with the latest arrangements he made on it. Do you know "Marieke" ?
@@SaeedReacts. let do a try about does JJ Cale: Artificial Paradise and Homeless. Shawn Phillips: Woman. And Bruce Cockburn: If I had the rocket launcher, Loner or Justice. I like the sense of yours reaction and your curiosity about those artists. Merci, Daniel Québec 👍
One of my absolute favorite interpretations of a song. A masterpiece. You could write a 500-page novel from this one song. And when you understand the narrator is drunk and also caught in the same trappings as the family he described… it’s absolutely brilliant. Please watch Amsterdam. If you like the physicality, you will love that song. Also Les Vieux is a wonderful song on the passing of time and aging. Brel is one for the ages.
Bravo et merci pour l'expression de ta sensibilité. Even if you make it wrong on some issues, as... He never care of his apparent ou looking ! So in US shows. Not at all. Did you know that He throws up EACH TIME HE GOES ON STAGE ? So stressed he was. Sorry for my English, but Jacques Brel is, nearly like Sinatra in France, for a certain class of French Intellectual Left People ! Now, you understand why you can't touch HIM ! Bisous Mais merci pour tes réactions
Hij heeft ook enkele titels in het nederlands: Mijn vlakke land, De nutteloszen van de nacht, De Burgerij,... Merci Johnny Hallyday! i discovered Brel through Johnny's version of Maître Jacques songs: ne me quitte pas, la quête, quand on a que l'amour
thanks ... this is my favorite song of Jacques Brel .. but lyrics also are great "He would like to look like… But he doesn’t look like at all" "You shouldn’t act rich when you’re without a penny" :)) ...... "The others, they keep saying That she’s too pretty for me! And that all I’m good for Is slitting cats’ throats! I’ve NEVER killed a cat!! Well, maybe a long time ago… Or maybe I’ve forgotten… Or maybe they smelled bad."
Excusez-moi, j'aimerais bien vous demander quelque chose est-ce que vous pouvez faire une vidéo sur des morceaux de Serge Gainsbourg comme notamment la javanaise ? Il y en a une autre qui n'est pas très connu qui s'appelle Lego. Aimons vraiment une chanson magnifique pour moi. Je vous remercie de m'avoir lu.
Aahhh, Jacques Brel! My favorite song is "Amsterdam" ... must look it up in my vinyl collection! (Fun fact: John Denver covered that; I love the guy to pieces, but sorry to say, his voice simply doesn't fit the song, or Brel's style.) Oh, fun fact #2: One Belgian singer, Italian-descended Salvatore Adamo, was a huge star here in Germany in the 1960s ... in three languages, too: French, Italian and German (he covered many of his own songs in German, singing phonetically; as far as I know, he never actually learned to speak German).
Thanks to help to make Brel to be discover by more young generations, but as you react in English, why not to share a english subtitled version, so non-french speakers could understand what the song is about and the strenght of the lyrics ?
I suggest 2 other songs of Brel less known but just as emotional : ruclips.net/video/den8F4cwZ4I/видео.htmlsi=zfkMwxh1AYgo4M7m ruclips.net/video/dFsfUZda3j0/видео.htmlsi=GEtrJT-Oc141CyNj
à écouter l’interprétation du groupe ANGE qui, bizarrement, avait supprimé de dernier couplet rendant la chanson plus pessimiste... sans la note d'espoir du dernier couplet.
Nope. He was flemmish... but chose to write and sing in french. Hard to believe that someone can write so well in a language which is not his original one.
@@moniquesilverans3842 Non, désolé : s'il est vrai que Bruxelles n'est ni flamande ni wallonne, Brel est quant à lui un bruxellois d'expression flamande... comme toute sa famille. Il a ensuite choisi de se démarquer de celle-ci en adoptant le Français dont il est devenu un véritable maître, un peu comme le fit Cioran le roumain.
@@Ebriel0000000 Pourtant toute sa famille parlait le français. Mon père était Bruxellois avec des origines bruxelloise et flamande (d'où mon nom prononcé à la flamande) mais il a toujours parlé français, il savait parler le flamand mais pas le lire
@@moniquesilverans3842 Ce n'est pas ce que Brel a déclaré. Ses parents étaient des flamands francophones, c'est vrai ; je suis un français anglophone et je vous assure que ça ne fait pas de l'anglais ma langue d'origine... et moins encore ma culture de base.
@@SaeedReacts. Vous avez un pays avec des légendes de la chanson, et celle ci me semblait un classique de ce géant. Ok je crois que tu as encore beaucoup de musiques à découvrir venant de ton pays. Mieux vaut tard que jamais :)
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OMG, can't believe you reacted to this song, it's not as known as ne me quitte pas, but to me it is one of his best songs ❤❤❤❤❤ I am Moroccan and grow listening to his songs. I remember studying his songs in college and it was one of my favorite classes ❤❤❤ thank you sooo much for this reaction, amazing as always ❤❤❤❤
Great song and what an amazing performance. Truly a master of his craft.
Thanks so much for watching.
vraiment merci de nous remettre en mémoire ce personnage BREL , et cette chanson extraordinaire!....
Je suis française, j'ai 67 ans et j'adore Jacques Brel depuis toujours .
Avant de monter sur scène il avait tellement le track qu'il vomissait à chaque concert.
I am French, I’m 67 years old and I’ve always loved Jacques Brel .
Before going on stage he had so much track that he vomited at every concert.
Un des meilleurs interprètes francophone des années 60. Il vivait ses textes car ces chansons avaient une histoire celle du quotidien. Là, grâce à vous , je l'écoute avec la même émotion qu'il a 50 ans.
Amazing performer! Just incredible to witness.
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.
No one other than Jacques Brel has so deserved and embodied the title of "actor/singer", or rather "singer/actor", as he lives the characters he sings in his live performances. We find this aspect of his personality in songs like "les Vieux", "Amsterdam", "Ne me quitte pas", "Jeff" and so many others. No singer after him has managed to "Play" his songs with such conviction.
He definitely does. Looking forward to learn more about him. Today i got a reaction to Les Bigotes coming.
I agree, his intensity as an actor/singer is unmatched on stage - by a mile. I thought I would never see anyone comparable. But in musical videos, there is a new guy in town who should be reckoned with, although in a completely different style: Ren.
ruclips.net/video/s_nc1IVoMxc/видео.htmlsi=76eZ8FB7YTUeWCIi
Sympa pour Bourvil, Piaf, Fernandel Fernand REYNAUD et tant d’autres…
@@pierrecombelles586 Thank you for saying it! Since my main language is french (and I live in Belgium) I also am impressed by his ability to add nuances and richness even in simple words
...of a non-tonal language
...and at a time where microphone technology was barely able to record the medium range of the voice IF it was loud enough
...so no whispered songs à la Gainsbourg, Voulsy etc. back then.
Ren has all modern technology availabale but can still perform live in a mesmerising way ! So it could easily have been a great singer too at that time and it would still be as impressive generations later ^^
Un vrai chanteur !!🇨🇵🇨🇵
The genius
Voilà un chanteur qui place très haut la musique et le texte, et je dirais même de façon inégalée et inégalable. On est bien évidemment loin de la "variété" classique, qui a aussi sa place bien entendu comme divertissement. Et je suis un musicien de musique classique (aussi passé par la variété, le jazz...). Je pense aussi à Nougaro.
Here is a singer who puts very high music and wortds, in an unequalled and unrivaled way. Of course, we are far away from classical commercial music or pop music, which has its legitimate place. I am a classical musican (who practiced commercial music and jazz too).
The best ! im 50 but my favorite dad singer and so glad that my dad introduced him to me since i was a little boy.
It IS a masterpeace 😢😢😢
Great reaction to a great artist.
At the beginning of his career he spoke French with a heavy Belgian accent. Het had to take lessons to correct that.
He was a great storyteller. He wrote about Belgium in the song le plat pay and wrote it also in Flemish het vlakke land. And he performed both versions of it. You can listen and compare.
My French geography teacher used that song to describe Belgium. He was obviously a fan. During my formative years I also became a fan.
Oftewel goede reactie op een geweldige artiest
Amazing storyteller! Dank u! :)
Pas un accent belge mais un accent bruxellois car il y a peu de Belges qui parlent avec l'accent bruxellois et il n'y a pas un seul accent belge mais plusieurs comme en France il y a plusieurs accents aussi
Partly chansons from France, Italy and Belgium were quite popular in Germany in general, partly south-west Germany was a bit more influenced because we share a border with France and our part of Germany was French occupation zone immediately after WWII. Some French chansonniers were appearing in radio and TV quite frequently like Gilbert Becaud, Charles Aznavour, Barbara, Adamo, ... And for those who loved French chansons Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf were true legends.
For a long time I didn't see film recordings of his presentations. But just listening to his recordings on album records was painting very visual imaginations.
I'm not sure whether "Ne me quite pas" is his most popular song or not. The songs I'm associating with him first are "Amsterdam" and "Mareike".
For me he's certainly one of the most fascinating artists.
Greetings from Germany
Thanks for taking the time to share this. They definitely were true legends.
Ma chanson préféré de Brel !
Thanks for commenting on one of my favorite songs by Brel. (Listening to his full, rich voice and clever lyrics saved me during a hard time in my life, but watching him live must have been a lifetime highlight, especially for those who were there at the Olympia in 1966...) It's interesting because this version seems like such an emotionally intense and almost spontaneous "creation," but Brel practiced relentlessly and toured indefatigably. (And probably drank and smoked a lot after every show, lol...) I love the combination of rigor and poetic inspiration chez lui. It's what moves me so much. He's not just "in the throes of empathy and passion," because he's practiced each perfect gesture so often that it seems totally natural because it is - it has become integrated into his body memory. I've been a little in love with Brassens, Brel and Gainsbourg for my whole adult life beginning in my early 20s, but Brel does something to me that I can't explain. He moves me so deeply. Thanks again for posting this!
Incredible artist. Thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts and info.
Such phenomenal performer, great reaction! Cheers from Liège
Amazing performer! Thanks for watching.
Laura Fabian is from Brussels, she can capture your soul , now you know where she got it from.
she is amazing - unique voice and performance talent
Always heartwarming to see another person get Jacques Brel.
Merci pour votre fine analyse et pour la traduction parfaite des paroles .Nicolas de Bruxelles.
Génial, cette chanson ! Merci de regarder.
Cher toi!
Je suis ravi que tu domine aussi le français, belge que tu est, parlant flamand, sous fond de pakistanais!
Sans parler de ton impeccable anglais!
Un de ces jours j'ai t'ais découvert sur mon portable en train de réagir à " Construção " de Chico Buarque!
Et aujourd'hui à " Meu guri " !
Tout de suite j'ai été frappé par ta sensibilité et ton écoute.
Le monde est vaste et plein de résonances, n'est-ce pas ?
Je suis brésilien et je vis à Paris depuis 52 ans ( à ĺifetime ! ) ayant moi-même 80 ans!
Pour éclairer ta lanterne, je dirais qu'on peut comparer Chico Buarque à Brel ( je t'ai vu réagir à "Ces gens-là " ). Pas en tant que acteur mais en tant que compositeur - la plupart du temps il fait paroles et musique !
On le considère au Brésil avant tout comme un poète, suivi d'un musicien, romancier, dramaturge, activiste politique...entre autres !
Je te conseille " Geni e o Zepelim ".
Inspiré de " L'opéra des quat'sous " de Brecht, inspiré à son tour de " The Beggar's Opera " de Ben Johnson. Je ne sais pas si tu trouveras une bonne version en anglais ou français...
Je te souhaite tout le bonheur!
Keep shining!
Ils sont définitivement maîtres de leur métier. Merci beaucoup pour regarder et les recommandations. Bonne journée.
You would not say at first, but it is a love song. One of the many and none ends well. And Brel is a one and only. But he had extreme stage fright. But on stage he was fearless as he was the master of the game, the boss.
I love Brel since my young age. I have enjoyed your reaction.
Incredible artist. Thanks for watching.
The reason i know this man is Bowie sang 2 Brel songs. His live version of My Death is chilling. Port of Amsterdam is a bit of fun. Both have always stood out to me as exceptional in bowies amazing body of work.
Definitely need to explore some of Bowie's music too. I only know a few songs.
Hello! un grand monsieur! 🥰
Salutations de France 🤗
Bonjour! Salutations de Belgique!
My favourite Brel chanson
Hey Saeed! I am always impressed about your turn-around with this reactions. And I am glad you are into this your probably most famous countryman. I sometimes need to remind myself, too, that he only had a career of 15 years and produced all this magic in the 50s and 60s. And in my opinion, no one has even come close in all those years. They way he could talk about and interpret what Balzac called " la condition humaine" was amazing, always seeing it from different angles and never forgetting to include himself in it. That is not even considering the raw emotionality that, which by Social Media and sadly not too few artists, too, nowadays hase been turned into mere make-believe.
So I guess we will have a few more of these, what do you say? Greetings from Portugal
This is incredible! A magnificent performer and storyteller.
Definitely want to check out more, but i have about 15 requests to record and probably more coming this week.
Thanks so much for watching!
@@SaeedReacts. No worries. As I said I am amazed how fast you churn these out despite of the workload. It takes others at least a week or two. So take your time.
Jacques Brel est plus qu'une chanteur ! ... c'est un ✨interprète✨
Bonjour, je suis français et je suis en train de regarder votre vidéo. Je comprends pas tout ce que vous dites et je sais que vous parlez le français je crois que vous dites que Jacques Brel est en train de montrer les images, de nous montrer les scènes comme si c'était des tableaux de vie. Je le comprends totalement comme ça. C'est extrêmement bien expliqué (si j'ai bien compris ce que vous dites). Merci à vous. Très amicalement.
New for me. Enjoyed that 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
His heart and soul was in that
What a performance! Impressive. Thanks for watching.
So go on even if you don't speak French. He is Gold
@@nathalievaillant5842 I do have a basic understanding of French. But it has been quite a few years since I have used it. Definitely going down the rabbit hole 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Jacques Brel was a French-speaking Belgian. Simple!
He also starred in a few films, where he was excellent, and his "L'homme de la Mancha" on stage was awesome. That's for his performance qualities. And, yes, he was not only singing but also "playing" his songs.
A Great Artist amongst the Greatest, most definitely!
UN génie qui chante une de mes chansons favorites avec "la chanson de Jacky"!
My very favourite song by Brel is “Mijn Vlakke Land”, which is in Flemish. It’s absolutely beautiful and I think you will love it 😻
Definitely need to check that one out at some point!
@@SaeedReacts. please do! It’s a love song to Belgium. I can understand Flemish because the vocab is similar to Afrikaans. Can’t speak it though 🫢
hello, sharp criticism of the bourgeoisie , reccuring at Brel. and an infinite tenderness for the little people , a libertarian , in the european sense of the term.
En plus de l'histoire qu'il raconte il y a le piano derriere qui me fait penser à un coeur qui bat ou bien une sirène camion de pompier qui fait référence à l'urgence de ce qu'il ressent.
In addition to the story he tells there is the piano behind which makes me think of a beating heart or a fire truck siren which refers to the urgency of what he feels.
Jacques Brel look "Amsterdam" and "Quand on a que l'amour" ❤❤❤
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug sans oublier Mathilde qui est un chef d’œuvre
Sans oublier Mathilde
Là, mon coeur se brise : Quand on a que l'amour... Oui, bravo, merveilleux choix parmi toutes ces merveilles. Merci de me la rappeler. Je l'écoute et... je pleure !
Mais la musique de Amsterdam n'est pas de Brel, c'est une très ancienne musique mais elle convient très bien à cette chanson
One of my 3 JB favourites . with Mathilde and La Fanette.. .
Ecouter du Brel ou regarder ses live, c'est comme contempler un tableau de maître.... vous pouvez y retourner cent fois et redécouvrir avec émerveillement des choses qui vous ont échappé... pour un plaisir à chaque fois, renouvelé...lui, aussi,parti,bien trop tôt.
En effet, on est dans le réalisme, à la façon des tableaux flamands !
For all you english speaking viewers you should check Scott Walker's covers of Jacques Brel scattered in his first studio records (Scott 1, 2 & 3). Those english translations are on point, and Scott's performance give justice to "le Grand Jacques".
In these lyrics, "complètement cuit" can't be translated in the original sense (completely baked), but in the slang sense: "completely drunk"
@@johan6912 yeah or as they say now, which is the real direct translation « completely cooked ». Means he has nothing left, he is completely done
A masterpiece !❤
Extraordinaire
Le Grand JACQUES BREL ...
PERFORMING ARTIST !!!!
Hi to everybody from a belgian french speaking
probably the best storyteller in the world
vive la Belgique
I'm belgian too, speak flemish and french and english as well. But your english is that perfect, almost american. And you understood the song immediately, and it is indeed magnificant, like the majority of his songs.
Did you know he sings a few in flemish too? Listen to "Marieke" and " het vlakke land"(le plat pays)
Hallo!
What an amazing song and performance. The storytelling is impeccable.
I did not know that. Must check that out too at some point. Thanks for watching.
As an English-speaker (Kiwi) it took me about 15 minutes to conclude he
was not...the American accent threw me. Very good.
Pour moi peut-être la plus grande chanson de la chanson française. Histoire d'un amoureux blessé par l'injustice venant d'une petite famille bourgeoise. Mais il est tard monsieur, il faut que je rentre chez moi...Autre belle version:Chloé.
La version du groupe français Ange est également superbe
Dope !
One my best song of him
thks to reacts !!
i discover your channel with the warning reactions
Incredible performance!
Thanks so much for watching.
SVP, écoutez Georges Brassens (qui était un très bon copain de Jacques Brel) " Trompettes de la Renommée" en live.
I'm dazzled by your reaction.
Thanks so much for watching!
Il y a un spectacle en anglais avec des chanson de brel ...brel life in paris
11:20 Jacques Brel always had huge stage fright before his shows, to the point he often threw up. But when getting on stage with his huge emotional load, he always unleashed the beast and gave 110%.
"Ce n'est pas normal de chanter devant des gens"
ruclips.net/video/AhP3Q8DzQWg/видео.html
Great performance, insightful reaction! I had to think of "short people" by Randy Newman and "not one of us" by Peter Gabriel, both singers and songs I like, but they both must have been inspired by this despite taking different aproaches and imho don't quite reach the same immediacy. Too bad my French isn't better.
More importantly: looking at the world we're living in right now, the "othering" of groups of people is having a revival. It's frightening me and Jacques Brel is touching me with this sentiment.
Havent heard those songs. Must add them to my list.
Thanks for watching!
thx for your respect
Thanks so much for watching.
@@SaeedReacts. abonned
Our beloved Asaf Avidan was also inspired by Jacques Brel. Great chain of legacy.
He was? Thats amazing! Thanks for telling me about that.
@@SaeedReacts. yes, he says it in one of short videos explaining the sources of his oeuvre and his sometimes theatrical performance. Jacques Brel and Edith Piaf.
Hey! Purely random. I got a flemmish Belgian reacting to Brel...beautiful reaction. You got a new follower from Quebec! Cheers.
Hey!
Thanks for subscribing! Greetings from Ostend, Belgium!
It is not a story, but a very sad love song, about Frieda.
Jacques Brel a écrit une comédie musicale en 1968 "L'homme de la Mancha" écoutez absolument "La quête" une chanson reprise par de grands chanteurs dans le monde tirée de cette comédie musicale ❤❤❤
Il est plus juste de dire qu'il l'a adaptée. Car "Man of La Mancha" a été écrit en 1965 par Dale Wasserman et Joe Darion, sur une musique de Mitch Leigh, et pas par Jacques Brel, même s'il a fait des merveilles en interprétant le rôle-titre au Théâtre de la Monnaie à Bruxelles (avec Dario Moreno en Sancho Panza) : il avait été subjugué par le spectacle quand il l'avait vu au Carnegie Hall, à New York, et avait obtenu les droits d'adaptation en français . "La Quête" est donc l'adaptation française du titre original "The Quest", et pas le contraire. 🙂
@@podcasthastings9501 ok merci pour cette précision, ce qui ne change rien à son immense talent
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug C'est évident !
@@NanouPeb-vy3ug Oui. Cette chanson est tellement LUI qu'on peut presque oublier qu'elle fut écrite par Joe Darion. Elle fait partie de celles qui expriment le mieux sa philosophie de l'existence et ses valeurs, parmi lesquelles "Vivre debout", "Seul", "Le dernier repas", "Fernand", "Les Marquises" : pas forcément ses titres les plus connus du grand public mais de grandes chansons assurément.
He sang a few songs in flemish actually. "De nuttelozen van de nacht" is a fun one.
Must check one of those out too.
He also sang in Flemish "Marieke", actually the song is bilingual. But it is so, so beautiful, especially with the latest arrangements he made on it. Do you know "Marieke" ?
Ik,plaats Brel naast de allergrootste songwriters performers van de 20 ste eeuw.
Des conteurs d'histoires comme lui il n'en n'existe plus, Brel était même le seul briller de cette manière sur scène.
En effet, c'est tout bonnement extraordinaire. On peut aussi penser à Nougaro, Montand, Ferré (dans ses bons jours).
Oui ok Amsterdam, bonne réaction Monsieur et merci
Merci!
@@SaeedReacts. let do a try about does JJ Cale: Artificial Paradise and Homeless. Shawn Phillips: Woman. And Bruce Cockburn: If I had the rocket launcher, Loner or Justice. I like the sense of yours reaction and your curiosity about those artists. Merci, Daniel Québec 👍
One of my absolute favorite interpretations of a song. A masterpiece. You could write a 500-page novel from this one song. And when you understand the narrator is drunk and also caught in the same trappings as the family he described… it’s absolutely brilliant.
Please watch Amsterdam. If you like the physicality, you will love that song. Also Les Vieux is a wonderful song on the passing of time and aging. Brel is one for the ages.
Its incredible!
Thanks for watching and the recommendation.
The narrator is not in the least drunk!!!
Bravo et merci pour l'expression de ta sensibilité. Even if you make it wrong on some issues, as... He never care of his apparent ou looking ! So in US shows. Not at all. Did you know that He throws up EACH TIME HE GOES ON STAGE ? So stressed he was. Sorry for my English, but Jacques Brel is, nearly like Sinatra in France, for a certain class of French Intellectual Left People ! Now, you understand why you can't touch HIM ! Bisous
Mais merci pour tes réactions
Merci beaucoup!
I did not know that. Thanks for sharing.
Your English is great 😃
listen "amsterdam" and "ne me quittes pas" , his two best song
hahaha il faut être français pour vraiment comprendre son récit. Too bad for those who aren't!
"J'ai jamais tué de chat- ou bien il y a longtemps- ou il ne sentait pas bon..."
Hij heeft ook enkele titels in het nederlands: Mijn vlakke land, De nutteloszen van de nacht, De Burgerij,...
Merci Johnny Hallyday! i discovered Brel through Johnny's version of Maître Jacques songs: ne me quitte pas, la quête, quand on a que l'amour
Bedankt voor de suggesties!
vous êtes en admiration mais vous en parlez tellement bien, vous auriez pu l'écrire... !
Merci beaucoup! ❤️
thanks ... this is my favorite song of Jacques Brel ..
but lyrics also are great
"He would like to look like… But he doesn’t look like at all"
"You shouldn’t act rich when you’re without a penny" :))
......
"The others, they keep saying
That she’s too pretty for me!
And that all I’m good for
Is slitting cats’ throats!
I’ve NEVER killed a cat!!
Well, maybe a long time ago…
Or maybe I’ve forgotten…
Or maybe they smelled bad."
Incredible song! Thanks for watching.
stromae is the new jacque brel
Amazing artist!
Pour un instant seulement.. alors moi je la crois... pour un instant.. pour un instant seulement...😢
I found your Lara Fabian react, where you say you are Belgian, so I went to see if you reacted to Brel and you did two days ago. Perfect timing
Thanks so much for being here!
Il faut regarder "Le moribond" de Jacques Brel, c'est une autre facette de son art
Excusez-moi, j'aimerais bien vous demander quelque chose est-ce que vous pouvez faire une vidéo sur des morceaux de Serge Gainsbourg comme notamment la javanaise ? Il y en a une autre qui n'est pas très connu qui s'appelle Lego. Aimons vraiment une chanson magnifique pour moi. Je vous remercie de m'avoir lu.
Saeed,
Are you familiar with his haunting song "Marieke"? Judy Collins does a moving version of it - think you might like it.
I have not heard that one yet. Will add it to my list. Thanks!
@@SaeedReacts. Interestingly, the lyrics switch back and forth between French and Flemish - so you'll be able to understand them all😊 Hope you enjoy!
Cette chanson et les vieux
écouter Orly une autre très très belle chanson
Thanks for the recommendation.
Aahhh, Jacques Brel! My favorite song is "Amsterdam" ... must look it up in my vinyl collection! (Fun fact: John Denver covered that; I love the guy to pieces, but sorry to say, his voice simply doesn't fit the song, or Brel's style.) Oh, fun fact #2: One Belgian singer, Italian-descended Salvatore Adamo, was a huge star here in Germany in the 1960s ... in three languages, too: French, Italian and German (he covered many of his own songs in German, singing phonetically; as far as I know, he never actually learned to speak German).
Oh, Adamo! Yes, i know him. Only a few songs, but i always heard of him since being a child.
Thanks to help to make Brel to be discover by more young generations, but as you react in English, why not to share a english subtitled version, so non-french speakers could understand what the song is about and the strenght of the lyrics ?
Thats definitely good advice. In this case i just followed the link that was provided in the request.
brilliant song, brilliant interpretation, impossible to translate thou
Amsterdam if you didn't yet
Thanks for the recommendation!
Get ne me quitte pas you will cry watching it
I know the song, but maybe i should find a live version.
And if you want some Quebec songs just beep me by the way you got from aznavour “She” . Yes the song from the movie but written way before
Slt Saed..tu peux écouter Marie Laforêt please..👍 tu est sympa.. salutations
Merci pour la recommandation.
L'EXCELLENT JACQUES BREL
c'est grace a la france que c'est une légende
I suggest 2 other songs of Brel less known but just as emotional :
ruclips.net/video/den8F4cwZ4I/видео.htmlsi=zfkMwxh1AYgo4M7m
ruclips.net/video/dFsfUZda3j0/видео.htmlsi=GEtrJT-Oc141CyNj
You're Belgian and never listen to Jacques Brel before???
I have, but only a couple songs.
à écouter l’interprétation du groupe ANGE qui, bizarrement, avait supprimé de dernier couplet rendant la chanson plus pessimiste... sans la note d'espoir du dernier couplet.
He was wallon.. but he did sing a few of his songs in flemmish.. le plat pays in particular.
Nope. He was flemmish... but chose to write and sing in french. Hard to believe that someone can write so well in a language which is not his original one.
@@Ebriel0000000 Ni Wallon, ni Flamand mais Bruxellois
@@moniquesilverans3842 Non, désolé : s'il est vrai que Bruxelles n'est ni flamande ni wallonne, Brel est quant à lui un bruxellois d'expression flamande... comme toute sa famille. Il a ensuite choisi de se démarquer de celle-ci en adoptant le Français dont il est devenu un véritable maître, un peu comme le fit Cioran le roumain.
@@Ebriel0000000 Pourtant toute sa famille parlait le français. Mon père était Bruxellois avec des origines bruxelloise et flamande (d'où mon nom prononcé à la flamande) mais il a toujours parlé français, il savait parler le flamand mais pas le lire
@@moniquesilverans3842 Ce n'est pas ce que Brel a déclaré. Ses parents étaient des flamands francophones, c'est vrai ; je suis un français anglophone et je vous assure que ça ne fait pas de l'anglais ma langue d'origine... et moins encore ma culture de base.
Tu es belge et tu ne connais pas cette chanson ????
Yes, i am. Do you know every Belgian song ever made?
@@SaeedReacts. Vous avez un pays avec des légendes de la chanson, et celle ci me semblait un classique de ce géant. Ok je crois que tu as encore beaucoup de musiques à découvrir venant de ton pays. Mieux vaut tard que jamais :)