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Seasons in the Sun

"Seasons in the Sun" is an English-language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song "Le Moribond" ("The Dying Man") by singer-songwriter Jacques Brel[2] with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer-poet Rod McKuen,[3] portraying a dying man's farewell to his loved ones. It became a worldwide hit in 1974 for Canadian singer Terry Jacks and became a Christmas number one in the UK in 1999 for Westlife.

"Le Moribond"
7" vinyl single cover
Song by Jacques Brel
from the album Marieke
Released1961
RecordedFebruary 22, 1961
GenreChanson
Length3:06
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Jacques Brel
"Seasons in the Sun"
German 7" vinyl cover
Single by Terry Jacks
from the album Seasons in the Sun
B-side"Put the Bone In"
ReleasedDecember 1973
Recorded1973
Genre
Length3:24
LabelBell
Songwriter(s)Jacques Brel, Rod McKuen
Producer(s)Terry Jacks
Terry Jacks singles chronology
"Concrete Sea"
(1972)
"Seasons in the Sun"
(1973)
"If You Go Away"
(1974)
Audio
"Seasons in the Sun" on YouTube

Background and lyrics Edit

The first version of the song was recorded by Brel, who reportedly wrote it in a brothel in Tangiers. Sung in a marching tempo, it tells of a man dying of a broken heart and shows him saying his last farewells first to his close friend Emile, then to a priest, next to an acquaintance named Antoine, and finally to his wife, who has cheated on him numerous times with Antoine. Despite knowing of Antoine being his wife's lover, he wishes no ill upon him but tells him to take care of his wife. American Rod McKuen translated the lyrics into English. In 1964, the Kingston Trio first recorded an English version of "Seasons in the Sun", which was later heard by Terry Jacks and became the basis for his rendition.

Jacks rewrote the lyrics, although he is uncredited for it. He deemed the original version and its translations as "too macabre". The inspiration for the rewritten lyrics was his close friend Roger, who was suffering from acute leukemia and died four months later. The Terry Jacks rendition, which was later dedicated to the friend, has the dying man giving his last words to his loved ones with whom he shared his life, much like the original. However, unlike the Brel version, the man does not die broken-hearted but instead, acknowledges the rights and wrongs of his actions in life as he passes away peacefully.

In the rewritten version, the man first addresses a close friend whom he had known since childhood and reminisces about the happy times they had, such as playing and studying together ("climbed hills and trees", "learned of love and ABC's") and friendships with others ("skinned our hearts and skinned our knees"). He then addresses his father, who tried to give him a good upbringing and exert a positive influence on his undisciplined life ("I was the black sheep of the family", "You tried to teach me right from wrong", "wonder how I got along") which included overindulgence, vices, and revelry ("too much wine and too much song"). The man finally addresses a "Michelle", recounting how she had lifted his spirit up in times of despair. At the end of each verse, the man reminds all three that he is always present in spirit when they visit places or see people.[4]

Recording Edit

According to Jacks, the Beach Boys asked him to be their producer during the sessions for the band's album Surf's Up. On July 31, 1970, they attempted a rendition of the "Seasons in the Sun", but the session went badly, and the track was never finished. Afterwards, Mike Love told an interviewer: "We did record a version [of 'Seasons'] but it was so wimpy we had to throw it out. ... It was just the wrong song for us."[5] The recording remained unreleased until the 2021 compilation Feel Flows.[6]

Jacks recorded his rendition in Vancouver in 1973.[citation needed] The piano arpeggio parts and double bass parts in the second verse were done by a young David Foster.[7]

Release Edit

Jacks released his version as a single in 1973 on his own label, Goldfish Records. "Put the Bone In", an original composition about burying a deceased pet dog, was included as the B-side. The single soon topped the record charts in the US (where it was released on Bell Records), in Canada, and the UK,[8] selling over 14 million copies worldwide.[9]

Jacks's version was released in the United States in December 1973 and made the Billboard Hot 100 a month later. On March 2, 1974, the song began a three-week run at number one atop the Hot 100 and remained in the top 40 until almost Memorial Day weekend. Jacks's version also spent one week on the Easy Listening charts.[10] Billboard ranked it as the number two song for 1974.[11] Although he released several other singles that were moderately successful in Canada, "Seasons in the Sun" would become Jacks's only major solo hit in the United States.[12] In Canada, the single (Gold Fish GF 100) reached number one on the RPM magazine charts January 26, 1974, and remained there four weeks.

Though the song enjoyed contemporary success, some modern critics take a dimmer view, considering it overly sentimentalized. Jacks's version has been held up as an example of bad music, such as having been listed as one of the worst pop songs ever recorded and ranking number five in a similar CNN poll in 2006.[13]

Jacks also released a German-language version in Germany with lyrics by Gerd Müller-Schwanke, "In den Gärten der Zeit".[14]

Charts Edit

Certifications Edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada 312,000[44]
France 300,000[45]
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Gold 500,000^
United States (RIAA)[48] Gold 3,000,000[47]
Summaries
Worldwide 8,000,000[49]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Westlife version Edit

"Seasons in the Sun"
Single by Westlife
from the album Westlife
A-side
Released13 December 1999 (1999-12-13)[50]
StudioPWL Studios (London)
Length4:06
LabelBMG
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)TTW
Westlife singles chronology
"Flying Without Wings"
(1999)
"I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun"
(1999)
"Fool Again"
(2000)

Irish boy band Westlife released a cover of "Seasons in the Sun" in December 1999, as a double A-side with "I Have a Dream" and as a triple A-side in Australia with both "I Have a Dream" and "Flying Without Wings" included.[51] The release became the UK's Christmas number-one single of 1999, beating Cliff Richard's charity single "The Millennium Prayer" into the No. 2 spot, and also became the group's fourth UK number-one single. It then extended its peak into January 2000, spending a total of 17 weeks on the UK chart.[52] The song was the 26th best-selling single of 1999 in the UK and it was also the final number one single of the 1990s.

Track listings Edit

  • United Kingdom & Ireland
  1. "I Have a Dream" (Single Remix) – 4:06
  2. "Seasons in the Sun" (Single Remix) – 4:10
  3. "On the Wings of Love" – 3:22
  • Australia
  1. "Flying Without Wings" - 3:35
  2. "I Have a Dream" (Remix) - 4:06
  3. "Seasons in the Sun" (Single Remix) - 4:10
  4. "Flying Without Wings" (Video) - 3:40

Charts Edit

Chart (1999–2000) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[53] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[54] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[55] 24
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[56] 13
Ireland (IRMA)[57] 1
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[58] 10
Norway (VG-lista)[59] 10
Scotland (OCC)[60] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[61] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[62] 18
UK Singles (OCC)[52] 1

Other versions Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

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For the 2012 book about British history see Dominic Sandbrook Seasons in the Sun is an English language adaptation of the 1961 Belgian song Le Moribond The Dying Man by singer songwriter Jacques Brel 2 with lyrics rewritten in 1963 by American singer poet Rod McKuen 3 portraying a dying man s farewell to his loved ones It became a worldwide hit in 1974 for Canadian singer Terry Jacks and became a Christmas number one in the UK in 1999 for Westlife Le Moribond 7 vinyl single coverSong by Jacques Brelfrom the album MariekeReleased1961RecordedFebruary 22 1961GenreChansonLength3 06LabelPhilipsSongwriter s Jacques Brel Seasons in the Sun German 7 vinyl coverSingle by Terry Jacksfrom the album Seasons in the SunB side Put the Bone In ReleasedDecember 1973Recorded1973GenrePop soft rock 1 Length3 24LabelBellSongwriter s Jacques Brel Rod McKuenProducer s Terry JacksTerry Jacks singles chronology Concrete Sea 1972 Seasons in the Sun 1973 If You Go Away 1974 Audio Seasons in the Sun on YouTube Contents 1 Background and lyrics 2 Recording 3 Release 4 Charts 5 Certifications 6 Westlife version 6 1 Track listings 6 2 Charts 7 Other versions 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksBackground and lyrics EditThe first version of the song was recorded by Brel who reportedly wrote it in a brothel in Tangiers Sung in a marching tempo it tells of a man dying of a broken heart and shows him saying his last farewells first to his close friend Emile then to a priest next to an acquaintance named Antoine and finally to his wife who has cheated on him numerous times with Antoine Despite knowing of Antoine being his wife s lover he wishes no ill upon him but tells him to take care of his wife American Rod McKuen translated the lyrics into English In 1964 the Kingston Trio first recorded an English version of Seasons in the Sun which was later heard by Terry Jacks and became the basis for his rendition Jacks rewrote the lyrics although he is uncredited for it He deemed the original version and its translations as too macabre The inspiration for the rewritten lyrics was his close friend Roger who was suffering from acute leukemia and died four months later The Terry Jacks rendition which was later dedicated to the friend has the dying man giving his last words to his loved ones with whom he shared his life much like the original However unlike the Brel version the man does not die broken hearted but instead acknowledges the rights and wrongs of his actions in life as he passes away peacefully In the rewritten version the man first addresses a close friend whom he had known since childhood and reminisces about the happy times they had such as playing and studying together climbed hills and trees learned of love and ABC s and friendships with others skinned our hearts and skinned our knees He then addresses his father who tried to give him a good upbringing and exert a positive influence on his undisciplined life I was the black sheep of the family You tried to teach me right from wrong wonder how I got along which included overindulgence vices and revelry too much wine and too much song The man finally addresses a Michelle recounting how she had lifted his spirit up in times of despair At the end of each verse the man reminds all three that he is always present in spirit when they visit places or see people 4 Recording EditAccording to Jacks the Beach Boys asked him to be their producer during the sessions for the band s album Surf s Up On July 31 1970 they attempted a rendition of the Seasons in the Sun but the session went badly and the track was never finished Afterwards Mike Love told an interviewer We did record a version of Seasons but it was so wimpy we had to throw it out It was just the wrong song for us 5 The recording remained unreleased until the 2021 compilation Feel Flows 6 Jacks recorded his rendition in Vancouver in 1973 citation needed The piano arpeggio parts and double bass parts in the second verse were done by a young David Foster 7 Release EditJacks released his version as a single in 1973 on his own label Goldfish Records Put the Bone In an original composition about burying a deceased pet dog was included as the B side The single soon topped the record charts in the US where it was released on Bell Records in Canada and the UK 8 selling over 14 million copies worldwide 9 Jacks s version was released in the United States in December 1973 and made the Billboard Hot 100 a month later On March 2 1974 the song began a three week run at number one atop the Hot 100 and remained in the top 40 until almost Memorial Day weekend Jacks s version also spent one week on the Easy Listening charts 10 Billboard ranked it as the number two song for 1974 11 Although he released several other singles that were moderately successful in Canada Seasons in the Sun would become Jacks s only major solo hit in the United States 12 In Canada the single Gold Fish GF 100 reached number one on the RPM magazine charts January 26 1974 and remained there four weeks Though the song enjoyed contemporary success some modern critics take a dimmer view considering it overly sentimentalized Jacks s version has been held up as an example of bad music such as having been listed as one of the worst pop songs ever recorded and ranking number five in a similar CNN poll in 2006 13 Jacks also released a German language version in Germany with lyrics by Gerd Muller Schwanke In den Garten der Zeit 14 Charts EditWeekly charts Terry Jacks version Chart 1973 1974 PeakpositionAustralia Kent Music Report 15 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 16 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 17 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 18 1Canada Top Singles RPM 19 1Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 20 1Denmark 21 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 22 1France 21 1Ireland IRMA 23 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 24 6Netherlands Single Top 100 25 7New Zealand 26 1Norway VG lista 27 1South Africa Springbok 21 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 28 1Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 29 1UK Singles OCC 30 1US Billboard Hot 100 31 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 32 1US Cash Box Top 100 33 1West Germany Official German Charts 34 1 Year end charts Terry Jacks version Chart 1974 RankAustralia Kent Music Report 15 35 5Canada Top Singles RPM 36 1Denmark 21 5Netherlands Dutch Top 40 37 28Netherlands Single Top 100 38 40South Africa Springbok 21 6Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 39 1UK Singles 40 5US Billboard Hot 100 41 2US Cash Box Pop Singles 42 9All time charts Terry Jacks version Chart 1958 2018 RankUS Billboard Hot 100 43 220Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada 312 000 44 France 300 000 45 United Kingdom BPI 46 Gold 500 000 United States RIAA 48 Gold 3 000 000 47 SummariesWorldwide 8 000 000 49 Shipments figures based on certification alone Westlife version Edit Seasons in the Sun Single by Westlifefrom the album WestlifeA side I Have a Dream double A side Flying Without Wings triple A side Australia Released13 December 1999 1999 12 13 50 StudioPWL Studios London Length4 06LabelBMGSongwriter s Jacques Brel Rod McKuenProducer s TTWWestlife singles chronology Flying Without Wings 1999 I Have a Dream Seasons in the Sun 1999 Fool Again 2000 Irish boy band Westlife released a cover of Seasons in the Sun in December 1999 as a double A side with I Have a Dream and as a triple A side in Australia with both I Have a Dream and Flying Without Wings included 51 The release became the UK s Christmas number one single of 1999 beating Cliff Richard s charity single The Millennium Prayer into the No 2 spot and also became the group s fourth UK number one single It then extended its peak into January 2000 spending a total of 17 weeks on the UK chart 52 The song was the 26th best selling single of 1999 in the UK and it was also the final number one single of the 1990s Track listings Edit United Kingdom amp Ireland I Have a Dream Single Remix 4 06 Seasons in the Sun Single Remix 4 10 On the Wings of Love 3 22Australia Flying Without Wings 3 35 I Have a Dream Remix 4 06 Seasons in the Sun Single Remix 4 10 Flying Without Wings Video 3 40Charts Edit Chart 1999 2000 PeakpositionEurope Eurochart Hot 100 53 7Finland Suomen virallinen lista 54 10Germany Official German Charts 55 24Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 56 13Ireland IRMA 57 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 58 10Norway VG lista 59 10Scotland OCC 60 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 61 15Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 62 18UK Singles OCC 52 1Other versions EditThe first recording of the English language version lyrics by McKuen was released on the 1963 album Time to Think by the Kingston Trio 63 The Fortunes released this as a single in the UK April 1969 United Artists 25885 Recorded 1968 produced by Mike D Abo The Beach Boys recorded a version of the song in 1971 It would remain unreleased until the 2021 box set Feel Flows was released A cover version by Bobby Wright reached No 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in 1974 64 A cover version by Too Much Joy appears on their 1988 album Son of Sam I Am Nirvana recorded a version in 1993 which is the final recording on the With the Lights Out box set 65 circular reference Me First and the Gimme Gimmes recorded their version in 1997 featured on their album Have a Ball 66 Black Box Recorder recorded a version in 1998 which appears on the US version of their album England Made Me 67 See also EditList of 1970s one hit wonders in the United StatesReferences Edit Billboard Top Soft Rock Hits 1974 via AllMusic 30 years since the death of Jacques Brel his life his art his legacy World Socialist Web Site December 2008 Retrieved February 20 2020 McKuen Rod April 8 2000 Remembering Jacques Brel Flight Plan Retrieved February 20 2020 My first experience with Brel consisted of doing an unauthorized adaptation of Le Moribund which I called Seasons in the Sun I subsequently learned that Brel had received my recording Seasons in the Sun by Terry Jacks songfacts com 27 September 2023 Badman Keith 2004 The Beach Boys The 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