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7. Terry Jacks

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7. Terry Jacks


Seasons in the Sun

Highest Billboard Position:
#1 in 1974

Originally a French song, Terry Jacks was not the first to cover it in English but he was the first (and hopefully the only) to achieve major success with it.  The song was about a man’s dying farewell to his family featuring such maudlin lyrics like “Goodbye Papa it’s hard to die, when all the birds are singing in the sky”.  Jacks sings the song with as much syrupy depression as he can, and  appears as if he could cry at any moment.  Certainly, many listeners bawled at the fact that it was on every five minutes on AM radio back in the day.  “Seasons in the Sun” sounds like a nursery rhyme gone terribly wrong, which is quite impressive considering the subject matter at hand.  Now if only this song would die too...though it is tough for a song to die when all the "birds are singing in the sky".

How awful is Seasons in the Sun?

I totally agree, Seasons in the Sun is god awful! - 21.7%
Seasons in the Sun is bad, but there is much worse. - 26.1%
Seasons in the Sun is actually a guilty pleasure. - 8.7%
No opinion. - 0%
You are nuts, Seasons in the Son is amazing. - 43.5%
Last modified on Friday, 29 June 2012 18:36

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