John Cale Paris 1919 - live in France
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Uploaded by SadLisa777 on Jul 6, 2009
John Cale live in France 1995
Paris 1919
She makes me so unsure of myself
Standing there but never talking sense
Just a visitor you see
So much wanting to be seen
Shed open up the door and vaguely carry us away
Its the customary thing to say or do
To a disappointed proud man in his grief
And on fridays shed be there
And on wednesday not at all
Just casually appearing from the clock across the hall
Youre a ghost la la la
Youre a ghost
Im in the church and Ive come
To claim you with my iron drum
La la la
The continents just fallen in disgrace
William william william rogers put it in its place
Blood and tears from old japan
Caravans and lots of jam and maids of honor
Singing crying singing tediously
(les tuilleries -- instruments sans voix)
Efficiency efficiency they say
Get to know the date and tell the time of day
As the crowds begin complaining
How the beaujolais is raining
Down on darkened meetings on champs elysee
You´re ghost la la la...
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Cale is great!
2 years ago 4
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After much reflection I concluded that this song (and the eponymous album) are about the Treaty Of Versailles in Paris 1919 & re-drawing Europe's map after WWI. Superpowers like the Austro-Hungarian empire & Prussia disappeared from history. The songs mention war a lot, & Europe: "The continent is falling in disgrace/William (the Kaiser?).." In this song the Catholic Church comes to France's rescue: "I'm the bishop & I'm coming to claim you..." For more Cale exegesis letters to the usual address
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This is a beautiful song indeed!!!
2 years ago 2
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song's tempo and melody always makes me 'relive' one funny dream I had once about being a ghost:)) especially that crazy: 'you're a ghost la la la, u 're a ghost Im in the church and Ive come
To claim you with my iron drum
La la la... haven't seen this live version of the song before, by the way. Nice work , many thanks!
esterisko 2 years ago
Hihi, thanks!
SadLisa777 2 years ago