Seasons in the Sun
"Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by singer-poet Rod McKuen portraying a dying man's farewell to his loved ones. It became a worldwide hit in 1974 for singer Terry Jacks and became a Christmas number one in the UK in 1999 for Westlife.
| "Le Moribond" | |
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7" vinyl single cover | |
| Song by Jacques Brel | |
| from the album Marieke | |
| Released | 1961 |
| Recorded | February 22, 1961 |
| Genre | Chanson |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | Philips |
| Songwriter(s) | Jacques Brel |
| "Seasons in the Sun" | ||||
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German 7" vinyl cover | ||||
| Single by Terry Jacks | ||||
| from the album Seasons in the Sun | ||||
| B-side | "Put the Bone In" | |||
| Released | December 1973 | |||
| Recorded | 1973 | |||
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| Length | 3:24 | |||
| Label | Bell | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen | |||
| Producer(s) | Terry Jacks | |||
| Terry Jacks singles chronology | ||||
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| Audio | ||||
| "Seasons in the Sun" on YouTube | ||||
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