Some of you have asked for a "Jackie" video with lyrics, so here you go. Music by Jacques Brel, English lyrics by Mort Shuman. First released as a single in 1967 and the opening track of "Scott 2" the following year.
Scott Walker - Jackie (with lyrics)
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When I first heard this I didn’t like it – I was far too young to appreciate the funny, clever, witty and sheer damn artistry of the wonderful lyrics (how DID they get away with them at the time … opium, bordellos, queers!!). And of course SW will probably never be surpassed at this. It is so VERY difficult to bring off technically cos it needs a voice which is both strong and agile, almost operatic in quality. Ahhh….. wish I could go back in time to hear him do it live ….
Yes Fantastic Thank You J.Brel et S.Walker
WOW. There are great tunes and GREAT TUNES!!! It’s like a magic spell where everything comes together perfectly. The words, the voice, the intonation and the orchestration. How lucky are we?
This lucky
What a bloody song!!!!!
i remember hearing this on radio 2 several years ago, i frantically ran around looking for a pen and paper then sprinted to hmv and got the cd, played it everyday for three months, jackie, omg how i love this song and love love love scott walker!
Pure Genius brilliance
I remember when the BBC banned this song, and I was angry. It was years before I finally got a copy from eBay, and now I find it here. It’s great! Scott – one of the members of the Walker Bros. was phenomenal but more popular in England than America
ça , par contre , je connais !!!
thank you very much !
@APerfectAsss that’s an excellent way to put it
the bohemian’s “My Way”
@PenzancePete you can hear more of him, he’s still going. he’s now a bit, how shall i say, avant-garde!
@DanBlabbers OK DAN’ I DON’T KNOW WHY I CAN COMMENT HERE, MAYBE I MUST CHECK YOUTUBE REGULATIONS. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME EXPERIENCE OF THIS HAPPENING, TBC.
LOVE JACQUES, LOVE JACKIE, LOVE MARC (ALMOND – OF COURSE), LOVE REVOLUTION MASTERPIECES, LOVE THE BIG MUSICAL SOUNDS, LOVE, SEA-SHANTY, LOVE ‘GIRLS FROM THE STREET’ AND ‘THE ROPE AND THE COLT’, BY SCOTT. ALSO LOVE THE INTENSITY OF THE MAN HIMSELF, JACQUES BREL, LOVE YOU JACQUES. GOING NOW TO SOURCE, THE ALBUM OR CD, ‘FISH HEADS AND TAILS’, I THINK IT WAS CALLED, BY THE SCOTISH BAND, ‘GOODBYE MR MCKENZIE’.
a great song and a great voice, thanks for the share.
@PaulusAlone He’s covering Jacques Brel
I have to say, Scott Walker has great taste in music. And not only that, he can pull it off incredibly well, too.
@PaulusAlone – The lyrics were originally written by Belgian singer Jacques Brel. He got away with far ‘worse’ lyrics…
OMG…my name is Jackie.
@popomczowzow LOL
Tony Bennett on acid.
@Kirby444 @Kirby444 You are wrong — “Juniper” and “whirl” are both correct. Check the original French by Jacques Brel… Do your homework before lashing out on the person who posted this.
@Kirby444 You are wrong — “Juniper” and “whirl” are both correct. Check the original French by Jacques Brel… Do your homework before lashing out on the person who posted this.
@Kirby444 I’m going to be thinking of you this New Year’s Eve, and I’ll sing along, cause this is the wildest song I’ve heard since Juanita Banana!!
he was so great,but he sort of lost the plot and started doing weird shit,wasted talent as he moved into the 1970s till the present day
It’s Quality
why the crap about the60′s ?
Just Enjoi.
great song, haven’t heard it since I was young… 15 odd years ago, thanks for posting !