Word: bourr
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...with whirring music and sharp imagery. Juxtaposing sweet, lyrical melodies with the words of protest and defiance, he speaks of "illness, war, the young ones, myself." A quartet of empathetic American performers interpret Brel in English with inventive arrangements and passionate delivery. The hopeful Bachelor's Dance (La Bourrée du Célibataire), the chagrined Jackie ("If I could be for just one little hour cute, cute, cute in a stupid-assed way"), the infuriated Funeral Tango, all deal with material often ignored in music. Still, Brel's songs sculpt small monuments to some of life...
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