10 months ago - officially - today...
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the hills that we climbed were just seasons out of time
Goodbye Papa - please pray for me
I was the black sheep of the family
You tried to teach me right from wrong
Too much wine and too much song
Wonder how I got along
Goodbye Papa - it's hard to die
When all the birds are singing in the sky
Now that the spring is in the air
There are children everywhere
When you see them, I'll be there
We had joy, we had fun, we had seasons in the sun
But the wine and the song in the seasons have all gone
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posted by Luminous (\ô/) Luciano™ @ 11:45 AM
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"Seasons in the Sun" was a worldwide hit song for Terry Jacks in 1974. It was first released in the United States and Canada early in the year, and rose to number one in America by March 2. The song had been done by English band The Fortunes, back in 1968.
The song was based on a song called "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man") by Jacques Brel. Brel's song was translated into English by poet Rod McKuen, and McKuen's English version was recorded by Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio, which did not sell. The Beach Boys also recorded the song as well. Jacks rewrote part of the lyrics to "lighten them up." Jacks' revisions tended to add a bit of ambiguity as to the nature of the storyteller's demise, allowing listeners the option to choose whether the death is from suicide over a failed life - quite possibly to escape drug addiction - or someone accepting death from natural causes, such as cancer. References to a cheating wife were also removed.
The resulting version became an international hit and made Jacks a star, albeit considered today as a "one-hit wonder". According to a posting on McKuen's website the royalties from "Seasons in the Sun" "helped pay for a new roof on my house."
In 1973, the master tape of "Seasons in the Sun" sat on a shelf in his basement for more than a year. A newspaper delivery boy heard Jacks playing it and asked if he could bring some friends by to listen to it. Their enthusiasm convinced Jacks to release it on his own label and it soon topped the record charts in the U.S.(where it was released on Bell Records), Canada and the UK and sold over six million copies worldwide.
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Seasons In The Sun was based upon Le Moribond - The Dying Man - by the late Jacques Brel...
How appropriate is that...
1974 - my father, João Jacinto Borges Pimentel was in his prime; 40 years-old.
And me - let's just say that I was way too young to drink wine back then...!
Still - the song fits.
It is quite perfect actually, for this day...
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