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January 27, 2014April 1, 2015 by evertverhagen

Where is the port of Amsterdam

Jacques Brel sings about the Port of Amsterdam and indeed, Amsterdam has for a very long time been a port. But most people in Amsterdam today seem to have forgotten. Since the start of its existence my city was a port. It was her reason of being. When a ship comes in today and the… Read More

January 27, 2014January 27, 2014 by evertverhagen

Dans le port d’Amsterdam

This is a wonderful song by Jacques Brel. Watch it and enjoy. Also have a good look at the audience, they really seem to enjoy it! There are some stories on why Jacques Brel wrote this song. One story is that he wrote the song in the early sixties sitting in his friends house in… Read More

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