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Soul Music: Ne Me Quitte Pas

Ne Me Quitte Pas

BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, Ne Me Quitte Pas

Stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.

From Haiti to New York, Paris to Glasgow... stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world.

Ne Me Quitte Pas is a song about begging someone not to go; of promising the world to them, if they'll only stay. From Haiti to New York, Provence to Glasgow... in versions by Nina Simone, Dusty Springfield and Scott Walker... we hear stories of what Jacques Brel's song has meant to people around the world. 

With contributions from France Brel, Johane Celestin, Alastair Campbell, Brendan McGeever, Peter Hawkins and Malaika Kegode. 

Produced by Mair Bosworth for BBC Audio

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