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Alain Bashung (initially his name was "Baschung" with a "C", hence the horseshoe-shaped "C" on my illustration) was a French singer, songwriter, comedian and actor. He died the 14th of March 2009 at the age of 61. His official website: [link]

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Before It’s All Lost

By Peter S. Quinn [link]

Soft is my heart like the wind blows
Reach a feeling of touch and more
Everything comes as it all too goes
Reaching days for what it is for

Life is a going and a turning ways
Giving its spin a gaze awhile
So many hours in moments and days
Each the embroidery of its own style

Love songs to feel light years away
Goals to teach and make into new
Something for love that awakes the day
Giving the clouds or making sky blue

Promises living and touching us all
Something in the making or broken to dust
Seasons coming to us making their call
Everything that turns before it’s lost
Everything that turns before it’s all lost

Promises living and touching us all
Something in the making or broken to dust
Seasons coming to us making their call
Everything that turns before it’s lost
Everything that turns before it’s all lost

Love songs to feel light years away
Goals to teach and make into new
Something for love that awakes the day
Giving the clouds or making sky blue

Time is taking footsteps
To forgotten rows
Feelings from our heart
With times to time goes
Everything is filled
With dreams of forgotten places
That once in the times filled
Us with their graces

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Alain Bashung was the son of a factory worker and an Algerian father, whom he never knew. His mother remarried, and at the age of one, Bashung was sent to Strasbourg to live with his new step-father's parents. He therefore spent his childhood in the countryside.

The multi-platinum artist Alain Bashung has spent his career singing a pop-chanson repertoire. He received the Legion of Honour on 1 January 2009 and he received three prestigious Victoires de la musique awards during a recent ceremony at the Paris Zenith, including best male artist, best album for "Bleu Pétrole" (Barclay/Universal) and best live show. With 11 such awards, he became the most celebrated French musician in history. The award ceremony was his last public appearance. He appeared frail, but still performed 'Residents de la Republique': [link]

Bashung, who had cancer, had to postpone several dates of his current tour. While receiving his award, he said he hoped that record companies would "remain in a human dimension by making people happy with records."

He died in Paris on 14 March 2009 from lung cancer at the age of 61.

See my other portrait of Bashung: [link]
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Mood: Joy =Simounet Mar 21, 2009  Hobbyist Photographer
Encore une très bel hommage ! :)
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*inObrAS Mar 16, 2009
:thumbsup::nod:
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*Chawia Mar 16, 2009
Encore un très beau dessin. Bye-bye, l'artiste...

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~Cybador Mar 15, 2009  Hobbyist Writer
You never really know what you have until it's gone :(

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~Peter-S-Quinn Mar 15, 2009
Thanks Ben... His song is now in our memories, the night has come to his eyes; but love is a feeling like a breeze, that rises each dawn in new skies … :rose::rose::rose:

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~illiyun Mar 15, 2009
Nice portrait... la nuit je mens / je prends des trains à travers la plaine...

people die, songs don't; right? may be that's why great musicians have always been immortal in our souls...

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`BenHeine Mar 15, 2009  Professional General Artist
You're so right

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