Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478031468ISBN-10:1478031468UPC:9781478031468Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:7.00 x 7.00 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCCYDBCY56
Ne Me Quitte Pas: A Song by Jacques Brel and Interpreted by Nina Simone and Others
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...
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Duke University PressISBN-13:9781478031468ISBN-10:1478031468UPC:9781478031468Book Category:Music, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:History & Criticism, Cultural & Ethnic StudiesBook Topic:AmericanSize:7.00 x 7.00 x 0.33 inchesWeight:0.4299Product ID:SCCYDBCY56
Maya Angela Smith is Professor of French in the French and Italian Studies Department at the University of Washington.
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