Jacques Brel

Ne Me Quitte Pas Jacques Brel

**Jacques Brel** was a Belgian singer, songwriter, actor and director who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following--initially in Belgium and France, later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French and occasionally in Dutch, he became an influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers who recorded such Brel covers as *'Ne Me

Quitte Pas'* (If You Go Away) (Shirley Bassey, Ray Charles, Acker Bilk, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Jones, Julio Iglesias, Moloko), *'Amsterdam'* (David Bowie, John Denver, Gavin Friday), *'Le Moribond'* (Seasons In The Sun) (The Fortunes, Nirvana, Blink 182, I Muvrini), to name just a few.