John Cale - Hallelujah (Brussels, 1992)

Now I’ve heard there was a secret chord That David played, and it pleased the Lord But you don’t really care for music, do you? It goes like this The fourth, the fifth The minor fall, the major lift The baffled king composing Hallelujah Hallelujah (x4) Your faith was strong but you needed proof You saw her bathing on the roof Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew her She tied you To a kitchen chair She broke your throne, and she cut your hair And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah You say I took the name in vain I don’t even know the name But if I did, well really, what’s it to you? There’s a blaze of light In every word It doesn’t matter which you heard The holy or the broken Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah I did my best, it wasn’t much I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch I’ve told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you And even though It all went wrong I’ll stand before the Lord of Song With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah Hallelujah, Hallelujah ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Shot live in Brussels during one of his European tours, this audio-visual document bears witness to the immense performing talent of John Cale. Here he delivers worthwhile renditions of some of the most well-known titles of his repertoire. The magic of one of the most expressive, albeit unusual voices of the Rock World. The magic of the man, alone at the piano or at the guitar... A concert of a very rare intensity. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tourné en direct à Bruxelles lors d’une de ses tournées européennes, ce document audiovisuel témoigne de l’immense talent d’interprète de John Cale. Il livre ici des interprétations intéressantes de certains des titres les plus connus de son répertoire. La magie d’une des voix les plus expressives, quoique insolites, du monde du rock. La magie de l’homme, seul au piano ou à la guitare... Un concert d’une intensité très rare. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live “Fragment of a Rainy Season“ au Palais des Beaux Arts (BoZar) de Bruxelles 1992 #johncale #velvetunderground #brussels #piano #fglmusic