Terry Jacks performs his global hit, "Seasons in the Sun," on the British music chart television program, Top of the Pops, in 1974. The song is a melancholic ballad based on the Jacques Brel song "Le Moribond" with English lyrics adapted by American poet Rod McKuen and further adapted by Jacks. Jacks' version topped the charts in the United States, the United Kingdom, and his native Canada. "Seasons in the Sun" became the best-selling single of 1974 for both the United States and the United Kingdom.
Despite its popularity, the song has been the subject of debate with some critics and music fans considering it one of the worst songs of all time.