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

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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.

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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.

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Live "Fragment of a Rainy Season" au Palais des Beaux Arts (BoZar) de Bruxelles 1992
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