Mudcat Café message #1118573

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Thread #67071 Message #1118573
Posted By: harvey andrews
18-Feb-04 - 02:24 PM
Thread Name: Jacques Brel - what's it all about?
Subject: RE: Jacques Brel - what's it all about?

Fair enough Christine, but certainly the lyrics of the songs you quoted are not their strength.Brel deals with real life, sometimes brutally,whereas the lyrics of art songs seem more mannered.