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Rod McKuen
6 quotes
“As friends and as musical collaborators we had traveled, toured and written — together and apart — the events of our lives as if they were songs, and I guess they were. When news of Jacques’ death came I stayed locked in my bedroom and drank for a week. That kind of self pity was something he wouldn’t have approved of, but all I could do was replay our songs (our children) and ruminate over our unfinished life together.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On Jacques Brel, in liner notes for Greatest Hits - Without a Worry in the World (August 1992)
“Jean, Jean, roses are red All the leaves have gone green And the clouds are so low You can touch them, and so Come out to the meadow, Jean.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Jean, Jean, you're young and alive Come out of your half-dreamed dream And run, if you will, to the top of the hill Open your arms, bonnie Jean.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Till the sheep in the valley come home my way Till the stars fall around me and find me alone When the sun comes a-singin' I'll still be waitin' For Jean, Jean, roses are red And all of the leaves have gone green While the hills are ablaze with the moon's yellow haze Come into my arms, bonnie Jean.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) said by 2015 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We have only love, to offer as a prayer, for all the wrongs in the world. So... like singing troubadours we’ll go, singing love wherever we go.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Only Love" by Jacques Brel as translated on the album After Midnight (1988)
“We have only love, to help us find our way, as we go out into the world. So... like laughing children we’ll go singing love wherever we go.”
Rod McKuen (1933–2015) first seen 1988 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Only Love" by Jacques Brel as translated on the album After Midnight (1988)