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Hot tribal night
underneath florescent skies
bonfires rage strange
wild waving shouting Picasso faces
In the guise of a lioness
the wind kisses her burning dress
you can fell her animal eyes
you can hear them cry,
"Be the jewel around my neck,
never a tear on my burning dress"
Lying, paralyzed,
a brave prey who lays dying
and is surrounded by angry spirits
hunters, guns, drums, and elephants
Why is this night quiet?
filled with trees filled with eyes
as she prowls around my feet
she throws back her head dress and cries,
"Now you will be mine,
be my young lion"
Why is this night quiet?
why the trees filled with eyes?
as she prowls around my feet
she throws back her head dress and cries,
"Be my young lion"
| bacampbe (Irving, TX) | Posted: Nov 08, 2011 - 21:43 Am I the only one who thought I was hearing Jeff Lynne? I had to run to the computer to make sure ELO wasn't back. |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Oct 08, 2011 - 09:31 pops364 wrote: Adrian Belew? Oh, yeah. He was told by Bowie's producer to "play anything, in any key" on Bowie's Lodger LP, and hey presto, the hit single "Boys keep Swinging" materialized. Never heard that story before. Thanks :) ... ps - from the three comments you've posted since 2006, you sound like a real music lover. I'd sure like to read your comments more often. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Jun 04, 2011 - 13:36 mgkiwi wrote: Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big! Made WHAT big?  Sorry - couldn't resist. I really love this song, and your sense of humor...  |
| pops364 (England, UK) | Posted: May 04, 2011 - 10:15 Well, what do you know? Here I am thinking.. Adrian Belew? Oh, yeah. He was told by Bowie's producer to "play anything, in any key" on Bowie's Lodger LP, and hey presto, the hit single "Boys keep Swinging" materialized. So there's me thinking, ho hum, a session guitarist. So what.... And Mr Goldsmith spiked my interest. As he ALWAYS does with RP's playlists, so I did a bit of checking and guess what ... Belew is quite amazing. And I've been missing this for all those (30+)years. Time to catch up BIGTIME. Thank you, thank you, Bill !! |
| kcar | Posted: May 03, 2011 - 23:42 I remember seeing him years and years ago at Carnegie Mellon. I think his drummer had played with Elvis Presley—he was mobbed by people at the end of show who wanted to hear stories about The King. All in all a great show—think Adrian ended it with "Big Electric Cat." |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Jan 08, 2011 - 11:49 One of the coolest, most inventive guys in the business. Love his "Here" solo album. Check out the song Fly if you aren't familiar, it's transcendent. |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 13:49 mgkiwi wrote: Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!  A couple of people bit - nice one! |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Nov 27, 2010 - 13:47 I've never heard this one before, and I really like it! Great segué from Santana's "Jingo" - I couldn't tell where Jingo faded and Young Lions began. Artistry, Mr. Goldsmith!   |
| Proclivities (Carrboro, NC) | Posted: Sep 25, 2010 - 05:11 superfido wrote: Do you think this guy ever head David Bowie?  If you meant "...heard David Bowie", he certainly has. They have worked together on many occasions - in the studio and on stage. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Jun 21, 2010 - 08:54 ...cool!.. ...does anyone remember his experimental CDi project from the mid-nineties?.. |
| tugandbuster (Charlotte, NC) | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 13:46 Truly amazing musician, and puts on a kickass rocking show!!! More Adrian, RP  !!! |
| Stingray (EUROPE) | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 13:33 Great guy - great guitar! No singer, no composer! This is rubbish, Adrian! |
| krich58 (SCruz) | Posted: May 20, 2010 - 13:32 Love this tune!! Play it LOUD! The man with the rubber neck, Adrian! {guitar neck, that is...} |
| ddbz (The Midwest) | Posted: Apr 18, 2010 - 19:16 Some say 60's and 70's, I will at this moment say, RP....thx |
| maryte (Blinding You With Library Science!) | Posted: Mar 18, 2010 - 05:10 Musical coincidence: On an iPod with almost 10,000 songs, another Adrian Belew track from Young Lions played on the way into work this morning. |
| fredriley (Nottingham, UK) | Posted: Nov 12, 2009 - 09:08 The background reminds me of that old film Zulu with Michael Caine. Very stirring. A bit Adam & The Ants-like, but livable with in a kitsch way. 7 from the Nottingham jury. |
| iscoot4peace | Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 08:53 I saw Adrian when he toured with the expanded Talking Heads tour back in the day...and I have had the good fortune to meet him ...twice. On both ocassions he was both approachable and charming. He's both a great musician and a real gentleman! |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 08:35 I like this! |
| smackiepipe (Western North Carolina) | Posted: Sep 10, 2009 - 08:28 Yo' Adrian! |
| fcatalao | Posted: Jul 09, 2009 - 04:16 mgkiwi wrote: Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big! just showed your ignorance. should have done some research first before posting that |
| LowPhreak (United States of Duplicitous Tools) | Posted: Jul 09, 2009 - 04:12 countyman wrote: Ever hear of King Crimson? Didn't think so. LOL! |
| dorkmeister (the pass) | Posted: Jun 07, 2009 - 09:25 Jamunca wrote: I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again. Belew manned the guitar on a Bowie tour some twenty years ago. It would have been a trip even without the psylocybin. |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: Jun 07, 2009 - 09:22 Ah-CHOO. Ah-CHOO. |
| cosmiclint (Vancouver BC) | Posted: Jun 07, 2009 - 09:21 Jamunca wrote: I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again. My first thought was Roger Waters. I've got it low cause it's Sunday morning. |
| skyguy (CO) | Posted: Jun 07, 2009 - 09:20 THE twang bar king! |
| countyman (sixburgh) | Posted: Jun 07, 2009 - 09:20 mgkiwi wrote: Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big! Ever hear of King Crimson? Didn't think so. |
| Jamunca (Asheville, NC) | Posted: May 06, 2009 - 16:19 I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again. |
| Danny_G (Lima) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 14:19 From Santana's Jingo to Young Lions   |
| snakefinger (H-TOWN) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 14:18 snakefinger likes! |
| rosedraws (almost... almost) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 14:18 sholtzma wrote: Truly bizarre. yeah. But I like the voice... I like the rhythm... |
| ca1vinandhobbes (city among the trees, by way of the city of bridges) | Posted: Mar 04, 2009 - 14:18 impossibly smooth transition from santana's jingo track! |
| MortimerS | Posted: Dec 31, 2008 - 09:15 If his voice was more gutteral to go alone with the background, I would have went looking for a spear. As it is, a 5. |
| sholtzma | Posted: Dec 31, 2008 - 09:14 Truly bizarre. |
| mgkiwi (French Alps - rivet rivet) | Posted: Oct 29, 2008 - 05:23 Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big! |
| superfido (Sweden) | Posted: Sep 27, 2008 - 13:29 Do you think this guy ever head David Bowie? |
| snowcat (Cold, Frozen Minnesota) | Posted: Jul 26, 2008 - 07:38 Wow, forgot about this...I heard Phone Call From The Moon on the radio 18 years ago and made a mental note to buy this. Guess I should get around to that  |
| tclodes (Oklahoma City) | Posted: Jul 01, 2008 - 08:57 So many of you in radio land are not stretching out. |
| swruch (Hamilton, NJ) | Posted: Jun 24, 2008 - 18:52 One of my favorite AB songs. Pretty Pink Rose is another amazing track off this album. |
| Deadwing (Cincinnati OH) | Posted: Jun 16, 2008 - 00:32 Adrian toured with Zappa, Bowie, and the Talking Heads. That's BEFORE his 25 years+ with King Crimson... Not too mention that the guy is an incredibly friendly and funny human being- I have spoken with him several times. If you don't know who he is by now I'm sorry for your (lack of) musical education. He's the man!  |
| CamLwalk | Posted: May 24, 2008 - 08:08 I'm seeing Adrian in two weeks at Revolution Hall in Troy! |
| FlatCat (Chicago) | Posted: May 24, 2008 - 08:07 This scares me. |
| mandolin (...drifting...) | Posted: Apr 22, 2008 - 20:24 ...this is interesting; fun... |
| tomis | Posted: Feb 19, 2008 - 20:51 Channeling Bowie? I like it. |
| kazuma (Austin, TX) | Posted: Jan 19, 2008 - 10:27 japanmoran wrote: What's with the sneezing in the background?
It's called cedar fever. If you were in Austin right now, you'd know. |
| nigelr (Coffs Harbour, Australia) | Posted: Dec 19, 2007 - 00:00 Flippin' awesome, as usual.  |
| BKardon (Boulder, CO by way of State and Madison) | Posted: Dec 18, 2007 - 23:44 It saddens me that any Adrian Belew song would rate lower than a 9 on here. C'mon people- respect. |
| Nabla (Ver-Cork-st (Ireland)) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 08:52 egg-banjo wrote: Tango in the Night? Yes, that's comes close!  ... And the terrible repeating sound of the phone bell in between shouldn't appear.  |
| gopre | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 08:41 MrMan wrote: Yay, Adrian!!! Can't get enough of him, no matter how he's playing...prog with King Crimson, power pop with the Bears, or experimental on his own. See him live if you can!
Yes, Yes, Yes. Adrian adds distinctive character into any project he participates. Bowie, Talking Heads, K Crimson, and of course his solo work. Thanks for playing Adrian! |
| egg-banjo (Somerzet) | Posted: Aug 15, 2007 - 08:40 Nabla wrote: Do I sound out a bit of Fleetwood Mac here...?
 Tango in the Night? |
| Nabla (Cork (Ireland)) | Posted: Jun 13, 2007 - 10:50 Do I sound out a bit of Fleetwood Mac here...? |