Island has put out an excellent 16track cd called close watch which does select the best of cale s work up to 1998. Ive heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord but you dont really care for music, do you. During the sessions cale cut two cover versions, willow weep for me and god only knows, which went unreleased. John cale i keep a close watch mp3 download and lyrics. My personal favourites include dying on the vine, cable hogue and i keep a close watch. Fragments of a rainy season, an album by john cale. Cale s new interpretations are significantly more aggressive than the originals, and are based largely in electronic textures the new arrangements of i keep a close watch and. John cale i keep a close watch lyrics island years track list.
Another way to go just hold on tightly this shows on my breed they speak so very slow it gets so hard to follow slowly in the mist of captive eyes to carry you. Never win and never lose theres nothing much to choose between the right and wrong nothing lost and nothing gained still things arent quite the same between you and me i keep a close watch on this heart of mine i keep a close watch on this heart of mine i still hear your voice at night when i turn out the light and try to settle down but theres nothing much i can do because i cant live. Songs for drella closely mirrors the life of pop artist andy warhol through the music of john cale and lou reed. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground. It featured songs from cale s albums released between 1973 and 1996. Never win and never lose theres nothing much to choose between the right and wrong nothing lost and nothing gained still. I keep a close watch is the secret emotional sucker punch on helen of troy cale long harbored a sadly unfulfilled dream that frank sinatra might cover it, and theres little doubt why. In the subsequent four decades, cale has released varied solo albums, film soundtracks, and collaborations with lou reed, brian eno, bob neuwirth and. Obels i keep a close watch, on the other hand, showcases layers and layers of careful polish. John cale i keep a close watch lyrics songmeanings.
Paris 1919 lyrics, chinese envoy lyrics, pablo picasso, leaving it up to you lyrics, thoughtless kind lyrics, childs christmas in wales lyrics, close watch lyrics, i keep a close watch lyrics, amsterdam lyrics, dying on the vine lyrics, sudden death lyrics, style it takes lyrics, baby what you want me. Jun 15, 2017 sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. John cale the founding member of the velvet underground and experimental rock legend talks to mark richardson about the music of his life. The bside track was recorded for barnetts record store day release, kims caravan on 7. Merlin domino recording co on behalf of domino recording co. Founding member of the velvet underground, then a producer, collaborator, solo artist, and soundtrack composer.
John cale smashes a miniature piano with an axe and lets insects crawl over his face in his creepy hallelujah video. I suggest searching for the original 1992 release fragments of a rainy season or the related dvd john cale. The island years, on the other hand, collects onto two discs everything that cale recorded with island records, including a couple of tracks previously unreleased, all digitally remastered by steve fallone so it sounds beautiful. Even cowgirls get the blues live 1991 paris seveille, suivi dautres compositions 1991 o. John cale biography john davies cale born march 9, 1942 garnant, wales, uk john spoke a southern dialect of welsh during his early childhood his grandmothers dialect and did not learn english until he attended school at the age of seven. Download john cale covers by noah and the whale, agnes obel. Man in the book excerpt, sanctus sanities mix, ship of. Dec 20, 2011 john cale if i keep a close watch 1982 i dont own the rights. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music. John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer. It goes like this the fourth, the fifth the minor fall, the major lift the baffled king. Never win and never lose theres nothing much to choose. This version beats the previous one hands down because of the inclusion of eleven bonus sketches and roughs. With days spent experimenting with mpcs, pounding fists onto pianos, manipulating glitches and lots of signature viola drone while patiently waiting for songs to reveal themselves.
Taking the opening line from johnny cash s i walk the line as inspiration, with a much different thematic intent, its an unabashedly romantic number with. Fragments of a rainy season by john cale album, singer. Over his fivedecade career, cale has worked in various styles across rock, drone, classical, avantgarde and electronic music he studied music at goldsmiths college. Jeff buckley, a hungry young singersongwriter from california, first heard hallelujah on a leonard cohen tribute album he discovered in a friends home while catsitting in brooklyn in 1992. It was one of cale s best and most powerful works, and more than 30 years later, cale has revisited the songs with fresh creative eyes on the album m. John cale vocals, piano, guitar, producer, jeanmichel reusser producer, carlos albrecht engineer, mixing engineer, phillippe kergus engineer, annedominique termont. Since departing from the velvet underground in 1968 he has. John cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer. Paris 1919 lyrics, heartbreak hotel lyrics, chinese envoy lyrics, thoughtless kind lyrics, close watch lyrics, if you were still around lyrics, pablo picasso, leaving it up to you lyrics, guts lyrics, darling i need you lyrics, childs christmas in wales lyrics, library of force feat. Cale sings lyrics by dylan thomasanother aching welshmanover a tense piano melody. I keep a close watch by john cale single, soft rock. It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth the minor fall, the major lift the baffled king composing hallelujah hallelujah your faith was strong but you. Death strikes their house, he intones, his voice cavernous and melancholy.
John cale on making leonard cohens hallelujah a classic. I keep a close watch on this heart of mine i keep a close watch on this heart of mine i still hear your voice at night when i turn out the light and try to settle down but theres nothing much i can do because i cant live without you any way at all i keep a close watch on this heart of mine i keep a close watch on this heart of mine. Never win and never lose theres nothing much to choose between the right and wrong nothing lost and nothing gained still things. He was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground in early 1965. Music for a new society is, like it or not, cale s masterpiece. I cannot say i love the sound of the original cd, but it is without question superior to the 2016 fiasco. The aural chaos and intense paranoia of john cale s comeback albums sabotagelive and honi soit seemingly left him with very few places left to go, short of setting backissues of soldier of fortune to music. Love is not a victory march, its a cold and its a broken hallelujah. The result of dominos involvement is a harsh, undynamic, unlistenable mess. The welsh born john cale has been the fluoride in the water of american rock. John cale on transforming leonard cohens hallelujah into a modern classic leonard cohen struggled to unlock the potential of hallelujahit was john cale. All songs composed by john cale, except where indicated. Ive always considered paris 1919 to be john cale s best album. John cale i keep a close watch i keep a close watch is an oftforgotten track from john cale s 1975 album helen of troy, which is now fondly remembered as one of the most moving love songs.
Hallelujah fragments single version licensed to youtube by. Someone is always telling me youre just a loser but i dont pay them too much attention so i go about my own way i got portraits, stories, paintings lovers and things. Download john cale covers by noah and the whale, agnes. The sensitive voice of john cale fits the fragile lyrics of his own song so well if your love is a little shaken, this will make your nerves sing. I saw him in paris last week and though he has mobility issues sports injury on both knees he still sings as strong as ever and always takes a good photo. A million years ago wont you help me sneeze, ive caught a cold. Another unused track, mary lou, was released on the compilation album guts the album features a cover of pablo picasso originally by the modern lovers, a song which cale had produced for the bands debut album. Cd universe is your source for john cale s song i keep a close watch mp3 download lyrics and much more. John cale if i keep a close watch 1982 i dont own the rights. John cale comes alive 1984 artificial intelligence 1985 words for the dying 1989 songs for drella 1990 com lou reed. A classical music prodigy who caught the attention of leonard bernstein and aaron copland, his work with such acts as brian eno, the stooges, jonathan richman, and patti smith helped.
Courtney barnett recently released a cover of john cale s close watch. Hallelujah lyrics verse 1 ive heard there was a secret chord. Though best known for his work in rock music, cale has worked in various genres including drone and classical. An introduction to john cale is the third compilation album by welsh musician john cale. He doesnt play too often in the usa so maybe tie in a european holiday in with shows over here. Particularly great is the title track presented with just a piano minus the stringsalthough the album version is also great, of course. Cale s most recent project teams him with singersongwriter bob neuwirth on last day on earth, variously described as a performance piece, a song cycle and a blueprint for theater. John cale vocals, piano, guitar, producer, jeanmichel reusser producer, carlos albrecht engineer, mixing engineer, phillippe kergus engineer, annedominique termont mixing engineer, joseph kosuth design. Never win and never lose theres nothing much to choose between the right and wrong nothing lost and nothing gained still things arent quite the same. John cale big white cloud lyrics video cher sings fernando in new mamma mia. Like frank zappa, john cale is a fascinating, mercurial figure. Click on a song to view its lyrics 1 fear is a mans best friend lyrics. But misery made for great music, an emotional punch of an album that in terms of the arrangements is the only time he did for his own music what he frequently did as a producer for others, notably.
Throughout his career cale has been blending the power of rock with the elegance of classical music, with spectacular successes and interesting failures. John cale lyrics find all lyrics for songs such as hallelujah, chinese envoy, momamma scuba at. Hes strengthened the musical health of a nation while being invisible to the masses. John cale born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singersongwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band the velvet underground in the 1960s. I ve heard there was a secret chord that david played and it pleased the lord but you dont really care for music, do you.
Based on reality and myth surrounding warhol the songs create a very intimate look at what life was like for the artist, and the people around him. John cale i keep a close watch lyrics genius lyrics. I keep a close watch is a music singlesepsfan clubpromo recording by john cale prog relatedprogressive rock released in 1983 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. John davies cale, obe born 9 march 1942 is a welsh musician, composer, singer, songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the american rock band the velvet underground. Shifty adventures in nookie wood is an album that seems born out of john s mischievous youth. Since departing from the velvet underground in 1968 he has released over thirty albums. Fragments of a rainy season the longoutofprint classic live album.
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