The Jacques Brel Appreciation Thread

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The Jacques Brel Appreciation Thread

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One of the greatest performers.
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Bowie covered him x2, otherwise I'd probably never heard of him. I'll check those clips when I get a chance
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tepista wrote:Bowie covered him x2, otherwise I'd probably never heard of him. I'll check those clips when I get a chance
these ones even have subtitles!

I first heard of him from CK, then I think it was Hellboy who uploaded some tracks for me.
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tepista wrote:Bowie covered him x2, otherwise I'd probably never heard of him.
I thought you'd have known his movie with Lino Ventura.
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