John Cale - Gideon's Bible video free download
From the album Vintage Violence (1970).
Musicians:
Harvey Brooks: bass
John Cale: bass, guitar, keyboards, viola
Ernie Coralla: guitar
Garland Jeffreys: guitar, backing vocals
Sandy Konikoff: drums
Stan Szelest: piano
GIDEON'S BIBLE
Holding on, with both eyes, to things that don't exist
Peering through the cutting wrist, at grand old mother greedy
Rolling out the cotton ship, upon the carpet pillow
Throttling children callously, a messy day with Clancy
Gideon lied and Gideon died
The force of China felt
Gideon smiled as Gideon died
The thought of China held.
Rolling out the golden robes and other foreign language
Stretching out the verbs and nouns together in the greeting
Some that felt the blade often, some deep confused emotion
Struck eye first against the wall of China under fire.
Gideon lied and Gideon died
The force of China felt
Gideon smiled as Gideon died
The thought of China held.
Comments
10 years ago
TheBergstein
I love this song...John Cale is way underrated!!10 years ago
Rose Breen
And when I see the night sky each night, I remember you. I could not protect you.10 years ago
Bronydom22
John Cale, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and The Byrds, 4 of the greatest artists of the 60s through to the 70s. May their music blare from every streetcorner, one day.11 years ago
Edbup1
Extraordinario artista. Inolvidable. Y este disco pffff una maravilla!13 years ago
Bum Bum A Wang Wang
This has my approbation.13 years ago
aammirr
...Sandy, Ernie, and Stan, are all in the Buffalo, NY Music Hall of Fame. Garland hired them for his 'Grinder's Switch' date. Thanx for posting this.13 years ago
ubbuu
i was in heaven when i bought vintage violence14 years ago
dogonaut
Oh god this is good! Love the Beach Boys-style harmonies in the chorus - really lifts you to another place!14 years ago
allgoraro
Beautiful album and wonderful song! thanks!14 years ago
mdavis2727
My favorite song of all time. Never gets old. Truly beautiful.14 years ago
stiggyh
john cale is god !! haha i actually find cale to be just as genious a musician as lou reed or bob dylan but he never got as popular as them and i dont get it :))))14 years ago
falconhead67
probably the best chorus of all time14 years ago
Johann Kloos
One of my favourite John Cale songs. The viola solo at the end is lovely.14 years ago
magamal
years ago I used to ear every day "Vintage violence" with a very old and half-broken record player15 years ago
Kyky Ahonen
Very elegant with sweet chorus!15 years ago
kidcalabria
Thanks for posting this, it's a great song from one of my all-time-favourites albums15 years ago
MDJarv
Excellent tune!Related Videos
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