"Il pleut sur Bruxelles" | ||||
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![]() 1981 French 7" vinyl single cover | ||||
Single by Dalida | ||||
from the album Olympia 81 | ||||
Language | French | |||
B-side | "Et la vie continuera" | |||
Released | 1981 | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Orlando International Shows | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jeff Barnel, Michel Jouveaux | |||
Dalida singles chronology | ||||
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Il pleut sur Bruxelles (It rains on Brussels ) is a 1981 song by Dalida in memory of Belgian singer Jacques Brel, who died three years earlier. The song was featured on her album Olympia 81 and also released as a single, with Et la vie continuera as B-side. [1] The song was written by Jeff Barnel and Michel Jouveaux. [2] [3]
The lyrics make reference to various characters and locations from Brel's songs, particularly Jef, Mathilde , Ces Gens-Là , Amsterdam , Marieke , Les Flamandes , Vésoul, Titine, Madeleine, J'Arrive, Jojo , La Fanette, Fernand and Jacky . [4] [5] The song title refers to Brel's song Bruxelles, but could also be a nod to Il neige sur Liège (It snows on Liège ).