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THE CULTURAL GOOFBALLS ON WHICH I AM CURRENTLY HOPPED UP

Thursday, November 1, 2012

SCOTT WALKER SINGS JACQUES BREL

I listened to this LP this morning and once again had that feeling like it's the greatest record of all time. What a combination, the jaw-droppingly intense lusty heart pumping songs of Jacques Brel, superbly adapted into English by Mort Shuman and sung like a golden god by Scott Walker, over these classic british 60s orchestral arrangements. It's enough to make your head explode...




Scott recorded a bunch of Brel songs on each of his first 3 albums and this record combines them all together. Not sure if it's still in print, but you can get a second hand LP for 20 or 30 bucks, or DL it HERE, and I believe they have it on Cd at the Melbourne City Library...


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