@@rhodiusscrolls3080 unacknowledged in some places, but most definitely not in the French diaspora. Very, very few singers have marked their era as he did. The final lyrics in French are not quite like the ones used by this choir. Yes he was Belgian and curiously enough, though of Flemish descent, who mostly spoke/speak Flemish (somewhat like Dutch) as their primary language Brel seems to have preferred French, another of the three official languages in Belgium)
@@joaidane Why was Charles Aznavour such a damn good singer of French...he was Armenian...then you might get similar vocal brilliance from someone from the Lebanon or Egypt. His famous She is a completely different focus as Toi ..but Kretzmer was gifted and he made Les Miserables what it is in either language. To close do you know Gides remark about the greatest writer in France . He said Helas Victor Hugo...
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Bit slushy ...we can melt all the guns,,,,and Jerusalem stands. Hmmm.
this was written at a time when perhaps it was possible. It's Brel's aspiration nothing more. See the song for its beauty because it is beautiful.
@@vinstyles Thanks you've put me in the picture..Jacques Brel was an unacknowledged genius and was he Belgian?
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Yes he was
@@rhodiusscrolls3080 unacknowledged in some places, but most definitely not in the French diaspora. Very, very few singers have marked their era as he did. The final lyrics in French are not quite like the ones used by this choir.
Yes he was Belgian and curiously enough, though of Flemish descent, who mostly spoke/speak Flemish (somewhat like Dutch) as their primary language Brel seems to have preferred French, another of the three official languages in Belgium)
@@joaidane Why was Charles Aznavour such a damn good singer of French...he was Armenian...then you might get similar vocal brilliance from someone from the Lebanon or Egypt. His famous She is a completely different focus as Toi ..but Kretzmer was gifted and he made Les Miserables what it is in either language. To close do you know Gides remark about the greatest writer in France . He said Helas Victor Hugo...