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.

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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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Jacques Brel songs hasNotableWork Ces gens-là
Jacques Brel notableWork Ces gens-là