Brel, Jacques
Ne Me Quitte Pas
In 1959, Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel wrote and performed "Ne me quitte pas" (Don't leave me), a visceral and
haunting plea for his lover to come back. As a teenager, Maya Angela Smith was so captivated by Nina Simone's powerful
1965 cover of the song that it inspired her to be a French professor. In Ne me quitte pas, Smith follows the classic
song's long and varied journey, from Brel's iconic 1966 performance on French television to Simone's cover to Shirley
Bassey's English-language version ("If You Go Away") to its contemporary manifestations in popular culture. Throughout,
Smith shows that as the song travels across languages, geographies, genres, and generations, it accumulates shifting
artistic and cultural significance as each listener creates their own meaning.
Price
Genre
Format
LP · 1 disc
Release
07-02-2012
Label
Item-nr
813681
EAN
8712177059225
Availability
Not in stock
Tracks
Title
Artist
1
NE ME QUITTE PAS
2
MARIEKE
3
GRAND JACQUES (C'EST TROP FACILE)
4
LE MORIBOND
5
C'EST COMME CA
6
SUR LA PLACE
7
LES FLAMANDES
8
LA TENDRESSE
9
AU PRINTEMPS
10
LE DIABLE "CA VA"
11
QUAND ON N'A QUE L'AMOUR
12
LA VALSE A MILLE TEMPS
13
JE NE SAIS PAS
14
SEUL
15
ISABELLE
16
LES PRENOMS DE PARIS
17
PARDONS
18
LE COLONEL
19
DORS MA MIE
