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- ↑ "Jacques Brel Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ↑ "Jacques Brel's chansons, covers, life and actuality". Brelitude. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.