In Memoriam - Jacques Brel

[Louis VI the Fat]

Aaah, Brel.


Nice to remember him here, Andres. Belgium's greatest chansonnier. Ne me quitte pas is legendary.

I would want add what I wrote about Hugo claus here last year. Both men must be contemporaries.
Where are their successors?
Flemish artists who can move at will between several cultures. And, I guess, the reverse: Walloons, or French, who are listened to and read in Flanders. Europe is such the poorer for it.

Oh well. We still have timeless art like Brel's.

[Fragony]

And, I guess, the reverse: Walloons, or French, who are listened to and read in Flanders. Europe is such the poorer for it.

While it's perfectly possible to read in Flanders, all you need is bring a book, the language is still called 'dutch'

[Peasant Phill]

I'm a bit late but still, Brel, you'll be remembered for generations to come. Ne nous quite pas.

Aaah, Brel.


I would want add what I wrote about Hugo claus here last year. Both men must be contemporaries.
Where are their successors?
Flemish artists who can move at will between several cultures. And, I guess, the reverse: Walloons, or French, who are listened to and read in Flanders. Europe is such the poorer for it.

Oh well. We still have timeless art like Brel's.

We still have Axel Red and Arno who are appriciated and recognised in the french culture. But apparently I can't name one contempory French or Walloon artist with a lot of success in Flanders. I can't really say what that tells you about Flanders.