“I adore Scott Walker, and have done since I discovered him, off the back of Bowie, as a teenager. This compilation of the nine Jacques Brel songs that he covers on his first three solo albums is the first Walker that I listened to and I fell hard for his stunning baritone voice, as well as the wonderfully poetic, high pschyo-drama, yet totally down to earth lyrics of Brel. . I love the black humour of Brel’s songs: the pathos, the sarcasm, the sheer buttock-clenching visceral reality of life that he portrays. Death, prostitutes, queer army lieutenants, gonorrhoea: no subject is sacred. Aside from this album being a showcase of Walker’s incredible voice and ability to infuse his songs with a deep sense of humanity and love-torn world-weariness, it’s a brilliant primer also to the unique world of the Belgian Brel...” . FOR FULL REVIEW & PLAYLIST CLICK LINK IN PROFILE: https://randomrecordreview.wordpress.com/2019/10/01/1503-scott-walker-sings-jaques-brel/ . #scottwalker #jacquesbrel #ifyougoaway #funeraltango #next #compilationalbum #singersongwriter #noelscottengel #cdreview #nowplaying #nowlistening #randomrecordreview https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ExaHFJgey/?igshid=1bz1mtr56pst8
