Ces gens-là
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"Ces gens-là" is a famous 1965 chanson by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, known for its dramatic monologue style and scathing portrayal of a small-town family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ces gens-là canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| composer | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
ⓘ
dramatic monologue ⓘ spoken word chanson ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage performances inspired by the song ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
French-language chanson
ⓘ
later singer-songwriters in Francophone music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
character "Frida"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
character "Germaine" ⓘ character "Gustave" ⓘ character "Louis" ⓘ character "le narrateur" ⓘ character "le père" ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered one of Jacques Brel's major songs ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
gradual crescendo and dramatic climax
ⓘ
spoken verses with sung refrain ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
contempt for narrow-minded respectability
ⓘ
frustrated love ⓘ provincial life ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| includedIn | Jacques Brel concert repertoire ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
family dysfunction
ⓘ
small-town family ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| musicalKey | minor key (general characterization) ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person monologue ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense spoken-sung delivery
ⓘ
scathing portrayal of a petty bourgeois family ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | album "Ces gens-là" ⓘ |
| performer | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerNationality | Belgian ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| recordedBy | Jacques Brel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Barclay Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| tempo | slow, dramatic ⓘ |
| title | Ces gens-là NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.