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Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others
By (author) Maya Angela Smith
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In 1959, Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel wrote and performed “Ne me quitte pas†(Don’t leave me), a visceral and haunting plea for his lover to come back. As a teenager, Maya Angela Smith was so captivated by Nina Simone’s powerful 1965 cover of the song that it inspired her to be a French professor. In Ne me quitte pas, Smith follows the classic song’s long and varied journey, from Brel’s iconic 1966 performance on French television to Simone’s cover to Shirley Bassey’s English-language version (“If You Go Awayâ€) to its contemporary manifestations in popular culture. Throughout, Smith shows that as the song travels across languages, geographies, genres, and generations, it accumulates shifting artistic and cultural significance as each listener creates their own meaning.
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Publisher | Duke University Press
Published date | 25 Feb 2025
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Format | Hardback
Pages | 152
Dimensions | 178 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 363g
ISBN | 978-1-4780-2825-3
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BISAC | music / history & criticism
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