Lyrics:
Drinking from a chalice, livin' in a palace
It’s a wonderland–Alice, hop a train to Dallas
My feet are getting calloused, I’m like Freud- I'm seeing phallus
Got a mother fixation, it’s the next generation
Cut communication with my brother named Nathan
He’s a confidant, i need a debutante, you boy’s out for a jaunt, like an idiot savant
I used to live in Vermont, with my socialist aunt
With my Subaru, bitch I was nonchalant
I got expressionist feel, just like Egon Schiele
playing the glockenspiel, with a Glock on my heels
You’re a boorish bloke, you’re an insensitive joke
You’ve got a jaunty gait, you can’t ameliorate
You’re cagot eared, your crew is weird
You’ve got a scraggly beard, your sheep aren’t sheared
I'm sippin' on absinthe, twistin’ like a Francis Bacon
My thoughts are fragmented, never quaint or forsaken
Got a leather-bound notebook where my dreams are mistaken
Writing oaths with a quill dipped in ink that's been shaken
I’m a baroque silhouette, in a room full of regrets
Like a Dali clock, watch me melt in your cassette
Got a need for speed, I’m weaving through the static
Chasing phantoms in the mirror, my reflection's erratic
I'm a mystic with a fix, I’m addicted to the mix
Of metaphysics, pickin' locks with a crucifix
I’m an art-deco figure, living large in a cellar
With a monocle, I analyze the mind of a seller
Cut through the chatter, you’re just part of the pattern
Like a semi-colon pause, I’m the syntax that matters
You’re a clown in the mirror, with your painted-on fear
My intentions unclear, but the vision is near
I got a chemical grin, I’m a virtual spin
Like Baudelaire, I’m lost in the fog of my skin
Chaste as paper, sober as water, harmless as a sacrificial lamb
Like a parboiled yam, I don’t know who I am
Down in Amsterdam, gonna kick out the jams
Don’t you know its a scam, you’re whole life is a jam
Get a haircut and get a real job
Clean your act up and don’t be a slob
Get it together like you’re big brother Bob
So shuffle your feet, to the trick of the beat
Take your place in the driver's seat
With your spectral fleet, readin' Keats
Well I'm reading Byron, didn’t die of TB
I’ll be the king of Greece, with my golden fleece
I’ll be named handsome serge, sell boats of opium
Whiskey that came from Twickenham
While you’re buying Sudafed, legally dead
With a penny in your pocket and a bullet in your head
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Blue Yodel No.69

Jacques Brel cover performed by Mateo Zareba

Quand on n'a que l'amour

Bruxelles

Edyta - Nie Opuszczaj Mnie (Cover)

L'express éclairait

track 18/100 using a sample from the belgian singer jecques brel to flip into a hip hop instrumental 

Brel

Non andare via / Jacques Brel - traduction : Gino Paoli

Chanson de Jacques Brel 
Interprétation : Madame Stanislavovna 
Enregistrement et mixage : Stephen Claeys  
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Le Plat Plays

Auteur/Compositeur : Jacques Brel/Gérard Jouannest 
Interprétation : Madame Stanislavovna 
Enregistrement, mixage audio, réalisation et montage vidéo : Stephen Claeys 
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Fernand

A DUB exploration inspired by two rare poetic interviews with Jacques Brel — where he speaks of the heart, culture, humanity, and doubt. A sonic tribute to his silent intensity and lucid fire. The bass walks like a cane, the delay breathes like a pause between thoughts. Not a remix, but a gift.

Jacques Brel – Interview (Poetic English Translation with Timeline)
0:00 – Brel:
The word culture first brings to mind fields of potatoes —
Absolutely certain.
Because I don’t believe humans are cultivated,
I believe people cultivate themselves.
So when someone says “culture”,
I picture farmland.

Then I think of prosthetics —
A crutch, a cane.
I believe people are somewhat crippled,
And culture is how we compensate
For what we lack.

1:02 – Journalist:
Have you ever felt the temptation
To read philosophers,
When facing big questions about life or the world?

1:07 – Brel:
I try to understand.
But in the end… I don’t.
I deeply respect what we call a philosopher —
And those who are not philosophers too.
In the end, I believe…
I prefer those who give,
To those who explain.

1:37 – Brel:
Is it truly noble
To have understood something
And explain it to others?

1:59 – Brel:
That missing limb —
I think we try to complete ourselves
Or compensate for it
With a kind of culture.

And thirdly,
The word culture makes me think of an adversary.
Because very often,
It is the enemy of the heart.

2:44 – Brel:
You see,
When I read Baudelaire,
I realize all that I’ve missed out on.

3:34 – Brel:
And so often,
Culture is the enemy of the heart.

4:07 – Brel:
Those who give —
Who offer something real —
They move me deeply. Truly.

4:16 – Brel:
We can live without culture,
But we cannot live without the heart.
So if I must choose between the two —
Heart or culture —
I choose the heart.
Immediately.
Because we’ve never seen
Fields of hearts.
But we’ve seen fields of culture.

That’s it… that’s it.
I have this weakness of believing
That the world is beautifully mad.
It makes no sense…
Does it?

I’m aware I’m a biological accident…
But that doesn’t make it logical.

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Ego Break - Tribute to Jacques Brel

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It's A Man's Man's Man's World - Ne Me Quitte Pas

Critically acclaimed poet and songwriter Larry Beckett announces the release of his fifth album, Though We Have Only Love: The Songs of Jacques Brel, a tribute to the legendary Belgian singer and actor Jacques Brel.  Out January 9, 2026 via The Orchard/Sony, the album reimagines 14 of Brel’s iconic 1950s and ’60s chansons in a contemporary alt-rock style while staying true to their original melodies and harmonies.
A lifelong admirer of Brel, Beckett also translated the lyrics into English with a poetic accuracy he felt was missing from past versions. “Up to now, Brel’s songs have not been faithfully translated,” Beckett says. “I wanted to capture both the poetry and the passion of his work while keeping aligned with the original French version.”
The album features Beckett on vocals, spoken word, and piano alongside long-time collaborator Stuart Anthony (vocals, guitar), with contributions from Mike Hodgkins (drums), Matt Canty (bass), and James Edge (piano, keys, flute). Together they breathe new life into Brel’s catalog, balancing reverence with fresh, modern energy.

Song of the Old Lovers

I was flipping bricks for Mansa Musa before ya'll even became a type-1 civilization.

Hello,
I am an independent artist
I try to make a sincere music
Peace 



young  music producer and beat maker using the akai force. Dm me on Ig rudymusic7 if you are interested in a beat or instrumental. At the moment im aiming to be releasing 100 tunes this year message me if you have any advise or criticism its all appreciated.

Autrice/Compositrice/Arrangeuse/Interprète
Chansons à Textes

Écrivaine chez La Plume Slave Éditions
Romans/Poésie/Nouvelles

Larry Beckett is an American poet, playwright, songwriter, musician, translator, and literary critic. He is best known for his collaborations with Tim Buckley in the late 1960s and early 1970s, including the iconic “Song to the Siren,” recorded by numerous artists over the past five decades. Beckett has also worked with the British group, The Long Lost Band, and Portland indie band Eyelids. With British singer-songwriter Stuart Anthony, he released three albums: One More Mile (2015), Love & Trial (2018), and Mirabeau Bridge (2021).
As a poet, Beckett’s work spans journals, anthologies, and books, including Songs and Sonnets, Song to the Siren, Paul Bunyan, Wyatt Earp, Amelia Earhart, and the epic American Cycle. His poetry and criticism have appeared in Zyzzyva, Field, Salamander, and the anthology Portland Lights. He has translated works by Guillaume Apollinaire (Mirabeau Bridge), Merlin (The Book of Merlin), and Paul Verlaine (forthcoming, 2026).

I’m an amateur music artist who loves creating and sharing my tracks with the world. My music is all about passion, exploration, and connecting with people through sound. Every track is a piece of my journey, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoy making it.

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