Jacques Brel has been played on NTS in shows including Way Back Here, featured first on 2 April 2014. Songs played include Amsterdam, Ne Me Quitte Pas and Ces Gens-Là.

Jacques Brel (8 April 1929 – 9 October 1978) was a Belgian singer and songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in Belgium and France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson. Although he recorded most of his songs in French, he became a major influence on English-speaking songwriters and performers such as David Bowie, Alex Harvey,…