"Jacques Brel songs" . "english" . "false"^^ . . "0cd84534-b0cb-44b0-bdee-cc4c736a158e" . "Songs written by Rod McKuen" . "false"^^ . "If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas)" . . "%22If You Go Away%22 is an adaptation of the 1959 Jacques Brel song %22Ne me quitte pas%22 with English lyrics by Rod McKuen. Created as part of a larger project to translate Brel's work, %22If You Go Away%22 is considered a pop standard and has been recorded by many artists, including Greta Keller, for whom some say McKuen wrote the lyrics.Damita Jo reached #10 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1966 for her version of the song. Terry Jacks recorded a version of the song which was released as a single in 1974 and reached #29 on the Adult Contemporary chart, #68 on the Billboard Hot 100, and went to #8 in the UK.The complex melody is partly derivative of classical music - the poignant %22But if you stay...%22 passage comes from Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6." . "Epic Records" . "Eartha Kitt songs" . "Shirley Bassey songs" . . . "false"^^ . . "5714dece25ac0d8aee405497" . "Barbra Streisand songs" . "Pop ballads" . "If You Go Away" . "Brenda Lee songs" . "0"^^ . "Cyndi Lauper songs" . . "Pop standards" . "Songs written by Jacques Brel" . "39"^^ . "Oliver (singer) songs" . "Neil Diamond songs" . "Jacques Brel" . "Scott Walker (singer) songs" . "Number-one singles in Norway" . "Dusty Springfield songs" . . "Madonna (entertainer) songs" . "Tom Jones (singer) songs" . "Rod McKuen" . "-0.410306"^^ . "Ray Charles songs" . "Frank Sinatra songs" . "-0.298476"^^ .