just finished a version of JACKIE. here is some information about the song and its origins, taken from wikipedia:
"Jacky (La chanson de Jacky) is a song written by Jacques Brel. He recorded the song on 2 November 1965, and it was released on his 1966 album Ces Gens-Là. The song was translated from French into English and retitled as "Jackie".
Scott Walker recorded and released the song as a single in late 1967. The single met with controversy in the UK because of lyrics like "authentic queers and phony virgins" and drug references. The song was banned by the BBC and was not performed on TV or played on the mainstream radio channels. The song was performed on the non-BBC channels most notably on Frankie Howerd's show Howerd's Hour where Walker sang and danced in an overly comical fashion. The song eventually charted at #22, and the following year was included on Walker's critically acclaimed second album Scott 2."
i recently obtained a karaoke version of scott walker's rendition and have sung it lots. it's real epic and in a key i can sing, so i decided to record my own version of it on my 8-track tascam 688
enjoy
jacques brel is totally scary and amazing:
scott walker version from howerd's hour:
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