Brel [Les Marquises]

by Jacques Brel

Brel [Les Marquises] cover art

Recorded secretly while he was suffering from terminal cancer in Polynesia, Jacques Brel's final studio album is a tremendously moving, profoundly poetic farewell. 'Les Marquises' balances his devastating, deeply sombre reflections on approaching death with remarkably lush orchestration and beautifully bittersweet, surprisingly playful vocal performances.

Genres

  • Chanson Ă  texte

Tracklist

  1. Jaurès
  2. La ville s'endormait
  3. Vieillir
  4. Le bon Dieu
  5. Les F...
  6. Orly
  7. Les remparts de Varsovie
  8. Voir un ami pleurer
  9. Knokke-le-Zoute tango
  10. Jojo
  11. Le lion
  12. Les marquises
  13. Sans exigences
  14. Avec elégance
  15. Mai 40
  16. L'amour est mort
  17. La cathédrale