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. An earlier recording appeared on The Kingston Trio’s 1963 album, Time to Think. The song had also been done by English band The Fortunes in 1968, and by Pearls Before Swine in 1970/71.
The song was based on “Le Moribond” (“The Dying Man”), written by Jacques Brel in 1961. Brel’s song was translated into English by poet Rod McKuen and this version was first recorded by Bob Shane of the Kingston Trio, but it did not sell. The Beach Boys also recorded the song but it was never released.
Terry Jacks, who had participated in the Beach Boys recording, and who had in fact introduced the song to the group, 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, or cancer. References to a cheating wife were also removed.
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March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
haha thats funny …
haha thats funny shit
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
This is amazing, by …
This is amazing, by far Id say too.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
by the way, the …
by the way, the original song was in french, untitled “Le moribond” by Jaques Brel. You may discover it on youtube too
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
I think this is the …
I think this is the best cover version of “Le Moribond”, captures all of Brel’s sentiment
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
@MrLeverwurstboy – …
@MrLeverwurstboy – you are so right!!!
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
@ gasp402 – same …
@ gasp402 – same here. true to live lots of feeling in this song!!!!
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
lol…i passed one …
lol…i passed one of those earlier this month
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
this is one of the …
this is one of the best songs of the world
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Terry Jacks was in …
Terry Jacks was in Jail, and he was going to die, thats why he made this song.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
This song is the …
This song is the Best!!!
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
SEASONS IN THE SUN: …
SEASONS IN THE SUN: A much more beautiful version::
Goodbye to you my kidney stone
The pain you gave me made me moan
I did not think that I would scream
But you brought me to my knee
And it hurt me when I peed.
Goodbye small rock you knocked me out
Your final exit made me shout
You saw me pass out on the bed
And you thought that I was dead
Cause my face was turning Red
Watch me scream watch me cry
You will see me want to die
But the pain is all gone
Mr Granite said “So Long”
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Goodbye, Granpa, …
Goodbye, Granpa, please pray for me,
The county will not pass to our family.
You tried to teach us right from wrong.
Not much God and too much gone,
wonder how we got along.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Goodbye to you, my …
Goodbye to you, my freedom land.
We’ve been a free country since way back when.
Together we climbed beaches and trees.
Learned of love and ABC’s,
skinned our hearts and skinned our knees.
Goodbye my Land, why must you die,
when all the birds are singing in the sky,
With the smell of tea in the air,
People protest everywhere.-
When you see them I’ll be there.
We had joy, we had pride, we had reasons our men died.
But the hills that we climbed
were for reasons back in time.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
NICE SONG……..
NICE SONG……..
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
this song is like a …
this song is like a bizarro le moribond
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
dedicated to my …
dedicated to my freind andrew koenig
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Good muslim song,we …
Good muslim song,we sing in the mosque.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Actually this song …
Actually this song is about 3 1/2 minutes.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
reminds me of ma …
reminds me of ma skul deyz
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
this song was no.1 …
this song was no.1 when i was born and guess what – my name is michelle !
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
@DDD1968dd lol
@DDD1968dd lol
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
To Edwin from cub …
To Edwin from cub scouts to Halloween
2009 gone but never forgotten see you when I get there my brother
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
This song reminds …
This song reminds me of my father, which I miss so much! I dedicate this to his memory.
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
a good song
a good song
March 29th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
Wow, I love this …
Wow, I love this song. So glad to have found it here.