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Songwriter, Singer, Guitarist, Photographer. I write with Tim Buckley lyricist & poet Larry Beckett & producer Paul Walmsley https://stuartanthony.wixsite.com/stuartanthony Married. UK. 'There's Nazis in the bathroom just below the stairs' John Lennon
4th track on 'Though We Have Only Love - The Songs of Jacques Brel' is 'The Next Lover' (Le Prochain Amour). First released in 1961, our version has newly translated lyrics and an alt-rock bar room vibe. #music #newmusic #nowplaying #MusiciansOfBSky #MusicLover #MusicDiscovery #jacquesbrel #poetry
We chose 14 songs from Brel's canon for the album. Larry has translated all of Brel's lyrics and a book will be out later this year :) Here's the album and it is on all the other streamers. youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Merci beaucoup :)
A new English translation by poet Larry Beckett. New mmodern musical arrangement by myself.
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My eyes!
Val - copied Andy is my take :P
The 3rd track on 'Though We Have Only Love - The Songs of Jacques Brel' is 'I Don't Know'. It is a cover of the Brel original 'Je Ne Sais Pas', which was released in 1958. Check out the video for a preview.
#music #newmusic #poetry #poet #dylan #chanson #jacquesbrel #spotify #newrelease #album #art
Indeed it does. And yes I had the album! "On a dark Scottish lake...."
Hence this post. I have learnt to pay attention to synchronicity. Happens all the time with myself and Larry Beckett.
I learnt to play guitar playing along to R.E.M and U2 records. Borrowed a Memory Man echo box and worked out the settings. I learnt alot from the band & they informed my global conciousness and spirituality. Today I was in Oxfam & picked up 'Surrender'. Opened a page at random & there was your name.
Thought I'd mention I have met Bono. It was way back in 1984 on The Unforgettable Fire tour. I was asked to write about it not so long ago.. Ok I'm a little critical here and there, but really my admiration is also on display. atthebarrier.com/2023/04/05/u...
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Always the song of the hour, the day, the month, the year, the decade, the century. #worldparty #fucktrump #iran #war #america #war #bloodbath #peace #peacemakers #trumop #bombs
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A great review of 'Though We Have Only Love - The Songs of Jacques Brel' "Perfect balance of reinvention & reverence.. wonderfully finessed, an album that pays obvious homage to the brilliance of Brel, but which does so through a modern musical filter." #music #poet
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Neil McCormick chief music editor at The Telegrpah has included our cover of Jacques Brel's 'The Dove' in his 'Music War & Peace' playlist and made an instagram post about the track. Very honoured! #music #newmusic #war #peace #protest #antiwar #jacquesbrel #spotify
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Thanks very much Neil, for picking up on 'The Dove' and making a post about it on Instagram. Really chuffed. So glad it worked for you. It was crying out for a modern rock arrangement, and with Larry's new translation it was a pleasure bring it to life. Run it past Bono haha. Days of Ash is great!!!
Got a gig in May, in Lancaster, UK!
#music #gigs #poster #jacquesbrel #lancaster #guitar #songs #poetry #art
A brand new english translation by poet & lyricist to Tim Buckley, Larry Beckett has just been released. New album with a new musical interpretation. Book to come.
www.discoveringbelgium.com/though-we-ha...
Yes, the old translations lose Brels visceral edge. If you can read french you know that the McKuen/Shuman lyrics took liberties. Brel was ok as long as he got paid, but I think the english speaking world would bebefit from the real Gallic flavours :)
A new English translation, much more faithful to the French, if you want to dig deeper into the poetry.
www.discoveringbelgium.com/though-we-ha...
