Scott Walker reminds me of beauty: the look, that voice, his interpretation of songs... Since today is March 22 and he's in heaven for 4 years, I hope he rests in peace and sings for all the ladies up there. So, thank you Scott for bringing beauty to this world. And thank you Guidofski for your efforts in making these wonderful videos for us to enjoy.
Fantastic song!! When it was released it was way ahead of it's time, and treated with a bit of suspicion! Listen to this guy's diction - every word in his songs is so clear. What a singer - absolutely in a class of his own!
"Cute cute in a stupid-ass way" That line always gets me. I know he was just translating Brel, but still that does not sound like anything Ive ever heard from the 60's. Love it.
Apparently despite the BBC ban on "Jackie" for the "authentic queers and phony virgins" line, the album Scott 2 topped the UK album sales charts for a couple of weeks in 1968.
Jacques Brel's original lyrics 'Beau, beau, beau et con à la fois' translate to 'Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and stupid at the same time'. Looking at a translation of the Jacques Brel's original lyrics, it seems Mort Shuman's translation was somewhat loose, perhaps in part to rhyme better. Some French details were reinterpreted that would otherwise be lost on English-speaking audiences. In any case look for Jacques Brel's live 1966 performance, and his dizzying live performance of 'La valse а mille temps' (not the 1961 one).
I ljust discovered this cover and I really love it. Did you know the original one by the great Belgian singer songwriter Jacques Brel ? You have to see him performing on stage !
Listen to any verison of 'Jackie' that you could ever find (written by Jacques Brel) and then realise that nobody could ever do it like Scott Walker/Engel. Absolutely superb!
WOW. There are great tunes and GREAT TUNES!!! It's like a magic spell where everything comes together perfectly. The words, the voice, the intonation and the orchestration. How lucky are we? This lucky What a bloody song!!!!!
This is a record I bought in the 60's still have it, still love it. Scott is no longer with us. Listen to the Walker bothers here and listen to the songs that made him famous
I'm glad you've heard this too, it's based on a French song by Jacques Brel, not as good but better than Marc's version. I personally think that Scott tells this story so well, I can actually see it as he sings. :-) xx ua-cam.com/video/3_CxgkokXtY/v-deo.html
To ms.guidofski: We would not definitely meet in this lifetime, but I would sincerely like to thank you for exposing me to Scott Walker's brilliance through this song. God bless you.
I never thought I would hear this one again. Wonderful song! There are so many words that you have to keep listening hard to keep up with the story. Thanx for the lyrics. This song is way way before it's time and completely brilliant. Thanx for posting.
Magnificent Scott Walker, stark music figure in the booming end-of-60s TV like orchestras, the decade between Tenco's death and leaden sunrise of the Seventies; fire weapon sounding percussions, his lyric full voice like a yell from the road, like the sun shining dark at noon. R.I.P.
Whoa...It's funny, camp and brilliant, all at the same! But 1967? And he got away with those lyrics...? WOW. But man, what a voice~ I love 'No Regrets' as well~ but this is so different! Thanks for the lyrics, as well as the upload. Top job. ^^
Try the peerless Scott's other classy versions of Brel songs, such as Mathilda, If You Go Away, Girls and the Dogs, Funeral Tango, Next and the brilliant but never released (on record or CD) Alone.
Simon Dee fell into early disfavour on BBC Radio 1 after twice playing Scott Walker's recording of Jacques Brel's song "Jackie", which had been banned by the BBC - ref wiki
LOVE JACQUES, LOVE JACKIE, LOVE MARC (ALMOND - OF COURSE), LOVE REVOLUTION MASTERPIECES, LOVE THE BIG MUSICAL SOUNDS, LOVE, SEA-SHANTY, LOVE 'GIRLS FROM THE STREET' AND 'THE ROPE AND THE COLT', BY SCOTT. ALSO LOVE THE INTENSITY OF THE MAN HIMSELF, JACQUES BREL, LOVE YOU JACQUES. GOING NOW TO SOURCE, THE ALBUM OR CD, 'FISH HEADS AND TAILS', I THINK IT WAS CALLED, BY THE SCOTISH BAND, 'GOODBYE MR MCKENZIE'.
When I was like 20 years old, Spruance recommended Scott Walker to me, along with many other artists (Peter Thomas, Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, etc.) What followed was a great transformative period in my appreciation of music.
the broadway musical, mor, cabaret, brechtian touches, gigantic orchestrations, the whole of the apparat assembled in the service of a great bitterness........ and thats a very logical reaction to whats on offer. in getting to england he got what walker would not have found in the u.s.--- a deep memory of the war- and what it had cost. he got it.
And if one day I should become A singer with a Spanish bum Who sings for women of great virtue I'd sing to them with a guitar I borrowed from a coffee bar Well, what you don't know doesn't hurt you My name would be Antonio And all my bridges I would burn And when I gave them some they'd know I'd expect something in return I'd have to get drunk every night And talk about virility With some old grandmother That might be decked out like a Christmas tree And though pink elephants I'd see Though I'd be drunk as I could be Still I would sing my song to me About the time they called me "Jacky" If I could be for only an hour If I could be for an hour every day If I could be for just one little hour Cute in a stupid ass way And if I joined the social whirl Became procurer of young girls Then I would have my own bordellos My record would be number one And I'd sell records by the ton All sung by many other fellows My name would then be handsome Jack And I'd sell boats of opium Whisky that came from Twickenham Authentic queers And phony virgins If I had banks on every finger A finger in every country And every country ruled by me I'd still know where I'd want to be Locked up inside my opium den Surrounded by some Chinamen I'd sing the song that I sang then About the time they called me "Jacky" If I could be for only an hour If I could be for an hour every day If I could be for just one little hour Cute in a stupid ass way Now, tell me, wouldn't it be nice That if one day in paradise I'd sing for all the ladies up there And they would sing along with me And we be so happy there to be Cos' down below is really nowhere My name would then be Dieu le Père Then I would know where I was going And then I would become all knowing My beard so very long and flowing If I became deaf, dumb and blind Because I pitied all mankind And broke my heart to make things right I know that every single night When my angelic work was through The angels and the Devil too Would sing my childhood song to me About the time they called me "Jacky" If I could be for only an hour If I could be for an hour every day If I could be for just one little hour Cute in a stupid ass way
Surely the best voice and greatest lyrics in pop? Bar none...
So classy track from one of the best singers ever
Scott Walker reminds me of beauty: the look, that voice, his interpretation of songs... Since today is March 22 and he's in heaven for 4 years, I hope he rests in peace and sings for all the ladies up there. So, thank you Scott for bringing beauty to this world. And thank you Guidofski for your efforts in making these wonderful videos for us to enjoy.
Why is this not the most popular video on UA-cam? It makes me want to sing it on an airplane to Florida where I'll drink chocolate milk in Epcot.
Scott music was so different and unique
Absolutely fantastic
This is a great song, I also like the Marc Almond version as well
"Talk about virility with some ol'grand mama who might be decked out like a Christmas tree".....brilliant!
Fantastic song!! When it was released it was way ahead of it's time, and treated with a bit of suspicion! Listen to this guy's diction - every word in his songs is so clear. What a singer - absolutely in a class of his own!
Probablement la meilleure version étrangère du titre de l'immense Brel.
Scott walker had one of the most recognizable voices in the history of rock!
"Cute cute in a stupid-ass way" That line always gets me. I know he was just translating Brel, but still that does not sound like anything Ive ever heard from the 60's. Love it.
Totally!
"authentic queers and phoney virgins" always got me.
I think ofi t whenever i"m in a social situation that requires "cocktail patter."
Apparently despite the BBC ban on "Jackie" for the "authentic queers and phony virgins" line, the album Scott 2 topped the UK album sales charts for a couple of weeks in 1968.
Jacques Brel's original lyrics 'Beau, beau, beau et con à la fois' translate to 'Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful and stupid at the same time'. Looking at a translation of the Jacques Brel's original lyrics, it seems Mort Shuman's translation was somewhat loose, perhaps in part to rhyme better. Some French details were reinterpreted that would otherwise be lost on English-speaking audiences. In any case look for Jacques Brel's live 1966 performance, and his dizzying live performance of 'La valse а mille temps' (not the 1961 one).
one of the best songs ever sung by the best singer on the planet.
I ljust discovered this cover and I really love it.
Did you know the original one by the great Belgian singer songwriter Jacques Brel ? You have to see him performing on stage !
What a song and what a lyrical performance. Can't top it.
One of my all time favourite recording, he nailed, it brings great visions into your mind and a great story, I can listen to it over and over again
I do!
That voice. Fantastic!
Probably best not to admit that Absolutely Fabulous “brought you here”, with all these true music enthusiasts present.
I'm proud to admit it, just as I was delighted to find his "It's Raining Today" by way of "How to Disappear Completely."
Genius
Pure Genius brilliance
One of the best songs he ever sung! #RIPSCOTT
Listen to any verison of 'Jackie' that you could ever find (written by Jacques Brel) and then realise that nobody could ever do it like Scott Walker/Engel.
Absolutely superb!
scott is singing to all the ladies in paradise right now.
I have to say, Scott Walker has great taste in music. And not only that, he can pull it off incredibly well, too.
Way way ahead of its time, I love this always have and always will x
I'd take this song to a desert island as one of my allocated 8 songs. Scott Walker NAILS it so well and the lyrics of course are immaculate!
so would I
Also the orchestration is impeccable.
@@yelanates By Wally Stott, who would later transition as Angela Morley.
@@potdog1000😮
What are your other seven songs?
WOW. There are great tunes and GREAT TUNES!!! It's like a magic spell where everything comes together perfectly. The words, the voice, the intonation and the orchestration. How lucky are we?
This lucky
What a bloody song!!!!!
What a voice he,had that opera tone to him,and what a voice Scott you had,Rest in peace amen💖👍✌👏
Brilliant song; brilliantly sung. Saw the Walkers live at the Oasis in Manchester in 1965. Underrated in my opinion.
You jammy bastard!!!!
The best. Simply beyond sublime.
Love that - great to hear it again. Now I’m looking for “ In My Room”……..
I heard this song for the first time a couple of hours ago, as far as I'm aware. Now I can't stop listening to it.
この曲、好きっ！ 何回も聴きたくなる！ (^^)
This is a record I bought in the 60's still have it, still love it. Scott is no longer with us. Listen to the Walker bothers here and listen to the songs that made him famous
Classic Euromusic love it
One of my favourites fantastic then and now 2021
What a voice! The classic American high baritone. Perfect!
This had to be one of Bowie's most favorite songs, by the great Scott Walker, one of his main favorite singers. Guaranteed.
No reason to doubt!
Love this time so glad I remembered the name
I had only heard Marc Almond's version.
Thanks for posting this.
I'm glad you've heard this too, it's based on a French song by Jacques Brel, not as good but better than Marc's version. I personally think that Scott tells this story so well, I can actually see it as he sings. :-) xx ua-cam.com/video/3_CxgkokXtY/v-deo.html
Breathtaking! This track introduced me to Jacques Brel and with Scott's incredible voice it simply pushed ALL my buttons! Thank you!
To ms.guidofski: We would not definitely meet in this lifetime, but I would sincerely like to thank you for exposing me to Scott Walker's brilliance through this song. God bless you.
Great song. Great singer.
I never thought I would hear this one again. Wonderful song! There are so many words that you have to keep listening hard to keep up with the story. Thanx for the lyrics. This song is way way before it's time and completely brilliant. Thanx for posting.
Magnificent Scott Walker, stark music figure in the booming end-of-60s TV like orchestras, the decade between Tenco's death and leaden sunrise of the Seventies; fire weapon sounding percussions, his lyric full voice like a yell from the road, like the sun shining dark at noon. R.I.P.
brilliant song. and great to finally get the words to it. . thanks for posting the video
This is my new favorite song.
I'm here from Absolutely Fabulous 👌🏻I'm also 23
a great song and a great voice, thanks for the share.
Absolute fantastic. Excellent.
I wish this song could go on forever.
Classic beyond a question of a doubt!!!!
I love this! One of the best songs I´ve ever heard I think. Don´t know much about Brel just Bowie´s great version of Port of Amsterdam.
great song, haven't heard it since I was young... 15 odd years ago, thanks for posting !
About Brel's songs, the original versions must be listened to before the covers.
RIP Scott Walker
Great cover
Great music great singer.
Someone went to great lengths to hide this from me for the last 35 years. Too bad, I found it!!!
Amazing.
Who bad.........?
Best song ever!
Kirstin Fisher we bad
God bless you Scott..
Whoa...It's funny, camp and brilliant, all at the same! But 1967? And he got away with those lyrics...? WOW. But man, what a voice~ I love 'No Regrets' as well~ but this is so different! Thanks for the lyrics, as well as the upload. Top job. ^^
Brilliant. 👏👏👏
‘Whiskey that came from Twickenham” almost as weird as Abba calling us last night from Glasgow
perfect
This must be so hard to sing,but Scott nails it.
unbelievable!
Nice song! Thanks for the lyrics.
Don't miss to watch the French version live! Incredible and immortal jacques Brel!
I have no idea what he is on about, but i love it!!! :)
I love this song?? it’s a bop?? thanks Andrew
Scott Walker has an amazing voice, sings from the heart with such emotion, not like all the plastic X Factor wannabees we get bombarded with today !!
SCOTLAND'S BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEST.....
Wrestler.
Scott Walker isn't A Scot; He's AMERICAN. Sorry to disappoint you.
Sorry Edwin, you missed the joke...
TheDivine MrM
Captain Kirk is Canadian!
SCOTLAND'S NNNNNNNMNUUUUUUMMMMMMMBBBBBBBERRERRRR OOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEE
TAG TEAM
Lovely.
"....A CUTE CUTE, IN A STUPID ASS WAY!"...God, fantastic! Just fantastic!
Try also his other Brel masterpieces, Mathilda, My Death, Alone, Amsterdam, Next, Girls and the Dogs, Funeral Tango, Sons Of and If You Go Away.
Utter genius
best cover of brel...you really need to have balls to cover brel
Fully agree. I like to think Brel would have approved of Scott's interpretation of his songs..
@@morriganravenchild6613 He did.
@@christinahuie7063 good news - thanks.
Really? Yuck-vanilla and fey. Listen to Mort Shuman in JB is alive and well......the best besides Brel (duh).
I'm amazed how much it IS exactly Brel's song, yet perfectly translated and performed as if Brel had always been an Englishman to begin with.
Try the peerless Scott's other classy versions of Brel songs, such as Mathilda, If You Go Away, Girls and the Dogs, Funeral Tango, Next and the brilliant but never released (on record or CD) Alone.
Superstar xxxxxxx
YASS its Jackie Polo's ICW theme song I finally found it "Polo Promotions!" x
con michaels I went to a ICW show on Saturday and couldn't believe it when i heard this. one of my songs of all time.
con michaels Who bad!?
Kyle Hunter We Bad x
Simon Dee fell into early disfavour on BBC Radio 1 after twice playing Scott Walker's recording of Jacques Brel's song "Jackie", which had been banned by the BBC - ref wiki
Absolute n.º 1. Death cannot change that.
LOVE JACQUES, LOVE JACKIE, LOVE MARC (ALMOND - OF COURSE), LOVE REVOLUTION MASTERPIECES, LOVE THE BIG MUSICAL SOUNDS, LOVE, SEA-SHANTY, LOVE 'GIRLS FROM THE STREET' AND 'THE ROPE AND THE COLT', BY SCOTT. ALSO LOVE THE INTENSITY OF THE MAN HIMSELF, JACQUES BREL, LOVE YOU JACQUES. GOING NOW TO SOURCE, THE ALBUM OR CD, 'FISH HEADS AND TAILS', I THINK IT WAS CALLED, BY THE SCOTISH BAND, 'GOODBYE MR MCKENZIE'.
Everyone - you have to hear the Secret Chiefs 3 version of this, featuring none other than Mike Patton on vocals!!!
As a huge fan from the beginning of Mr Bungle and SC3 ......... they brought me here , just awesome
Not in Scott's league but then again nobody is.
When I was like 20 years old, Spruance recommended Scott Walker to me, along with many other artists (Peter Thomas, Ennio Morricone, Jerry Goldsmith, etc.) What followed was a great transformative period in my appreciation of music.
Zo mooi, wat een stem en dan dat lied, een heel verhaal met een eenvoudig refrein. Zo jammer dat hij is overleden.
"Juniper??" What happened to Jupiter? (Love this, though. I must say!)
Wonderful
Sinéad O’Connor - composer :D - UA-cam she was 3 years old - when this version was released ;)
this is the day music grew uo
just great
There are so many hip hop artists that WISH they were this lyrically gifted. Goddamn. Bars on bars on bars.
Or just any kind of artist.... ?
"Locked up in my opium den!" What a a great line in a song of great lines
@Kirby444 I'm going to be thinking of you this New Year's Eve, and I'll sing along, cause this is the wildest song I've heard since Juanita Banana!!
The Man with The Hole, Polo!
First name Marco?
This should have been the big hit, not Seasons in the Sun. Schuman did a wonderful job rendering Brel's abrasive wit - not an easy feat, believe me!
Pop Royalty!!!
Che Sun Ra lo possa illuminare!!!
You just got to love the way he drawls "Jackie:: SHUUAKEEE!
the broadway musical, mor, cabaret, brechtian touches, gigantic orchestrations, the whole of the apparat assembled in the service of a great bitterness........ and thats a very logical reaction to whats on offer. in getting to england he got what walker would not have found in the u.s.--- a deep memory of the war- and what it had cost. he got it.
Jacques Brel en a écrit les paroles, la musique est composée par Gérard Jouannest
Only if you are Living it My friend,Only if you are living it.
1960s tv host simon also presented a record show on radio 2 called,midday spin.he was sacked from the radio show for playing this
And if one day I should become
A singer with a Spanish bum
Who sings for women of great virtue
I'd sing to them with a guitar
I borrowed from a coffee bar
Well, what you don't know doesn't hurt you
My name would be Antonio
And all my bridges I would burn
And when I gave them some they'd know
I'd expect something in return
I'd have to get drunk every night
And talk about virility
With some old grandmother
That might be decked out like a Christmas tree
And though pink elephants I'd see
Though I'd be drunk as I could be
Still I would sing my song to me
About the time they called me "Jacky"
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour every day
If I could be for just one little hour
Cute in a stupid ass way
And if I joined the social whirl
Became procurer of young girls
Then I would have my own bordellos
My record would be number one
And I'd sell records by the ton
All sung by many other fellows
My name would then be handsome Jack
And I'd sell boats of opium
Whisky that came from Twickenham
Authentic queers
And phony virgins
If I had banks on every finger
A finger in every country
And every country ruled by me
I'd still know where I'd want to be
Locked up inside my opium den
Surrounded by some Chinamen
I'd sing the song that I sang then
About the time they called me "Jacky"
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour every day
If I could be for just one little hour
Cute in a stupid ass way
Now, tell me, wouldn't it be nice
That if one day in paradise
I'd sing for all the ladies up there
And they would sing along with me
And we be so happy there to be
Cos' down below is really nowhere
My name would then be Dieu le Père
Then I would know where I was going
And then I would become all knowing
My beard so very long and flowing
If I became deaf, dumb and blind
Because I pitied all mankind
And broke my heart to make things right
I know that every single night
When my angelic work was through
The angels and the Devil too
Would sing my childhood song to me
About the time they called me "Jacky"
If I could be for only an hour
If I could be for an hour every day
If I could be for just one little hour
Cute in a stupid ass way