BREL SONG LYRICS EXCEED AUCTION EXPECTATIONS

Posted in: Entertainment — PR-inside Entertainment News @ 5:24 pm LATEST: A sheet of handwritten lyrics by Belgian singer JACQUES BREL has sold for double its estimated value at a Paris, France auction. The words for Amsterdam, one of Brel’s most popular songs, was bought by a mystery phone bidder, who paid $158,915 (108,750 Euros/£85,900) for the text when it went under the hammer on Wednesday (08Oct08). Another set of lyrics for Mathilde also fetched more than expected, selling for $169,145 (72,550 Euros/£91,430). A stack of other... [read full story]