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30th August 2016, 03:14 PM
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Port of Amsterdam- Rod McKuen
Jacque Brel's 'Port of Amsterdam' has been covered by many artists ,including David Bowie, Scott Walker, The Pogues and John Denver . Rod McKuen's version is a favourite of mine. This youtube version has some great pictures, really looking forward to my trip to The Netherlands this Autumn.
Port of Amsterdam by Rod McKuen (Music Video) - YouTube
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30th August 2016, 03:50 PM
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Re: Port of Amsterdam- Rod McKuen
###cant believe i have not heard that song before ...enjoyed it ...cappy

Originally Posted by
MichaelBully
Jacque Brel's 'Port of Amsterdam' has been covered by many artists ,including David Bowie, Scott Walker, The Pogues and John Denver . Rod McKuen's version is a favourite of mine. This youtube version has some great pictures, really looking forward to my trip to The Netherlands this Autumn.
Port of Amsterdam by Rod McKuen (Music Video) - YouTube
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8th September 2016, 04:39 PM
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Re: Port of Amsterdam- Rod McKuen
Glad that you liked the track-Cappy. Particularly appreciate the fact that Rod McKuen was friends with Jacques Brel and worked with him in translating his lyrics from French to English, so not your standard cover version by any means . Different English language versions of the song have changes to the lyrics, though song is solid enough to take different re-interpretations.
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