It's 2023 and I hear the original for the first time. Been loving the Bauhaus version since 1983. All those years.

Christ. I only found out around four years ago Third Uncle was by Eno, and now, after about 25 years of listening to Bauhaus, I find out this is also a cover. My life is a lie.

@Reprodestruxion

7 жыл бұрын

ohdear671 telegramme Sam too

@samCLauser

7 жыл бұрын

One of the best cover bands in the business - doesn't diminish them

@casandrabullock9497

7 жыл бұрын

ohdear671 . me too! I been a Bauhaus fan for 30 years and I just barely realized that this is cales lyrics! It all good. Peter Murphy's lovely "screaming whores wowwwwww!" Always makes me feel better!

@casandrabullock9497

7 жыл бұрын

Sam Lauser Absolutely. They are every bit as brilliant.

@robashlicarrafa4876

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget about Ziggy lol

The first time I saw John Cale was sometime in the mid 80s at a small night club, Oscar's 1129 in my hometown on the Central West Coast, Santa Barbara, California. John Cale was only accompanied by guitarist Chris "Ace" Spedding. The only song I remember that John Cale sang was his beautiful ballad (one of my favorites) "Buffalo Ballet." The second time I saw John Cale (and my last time seeing him in concert) was in the early 90s. He and Siouxsie Sioux, with her new band at the time The Creatures performed together. Siouxsie Sioux sang his song "Gun." A friend of mine who he and I went to go and see them, he was a big listener of Siouxsie Sioux, and of course I was a big listener of John Cale. I told my friend that "Gun" was originally written and sung by John Cale. He thought it was an original song by Siouxsie Sioux. We saw them at the Ventura Majestic Theater in Ventura, California, just about 26 miles south of Santa Barbara off the 101 freeway. (Yup, "Ventura Freeway" by America).

@GiantPinhead

4 ай бұрын

Wow, I remember Oscar's. What a trip down memory lane!

@undergroundwarrior70

4 ай бұрын

@GiantPinhead I also saw Iggy Pop there as well, in mid-80s. That was a big surprise. That the Igg Man performed there here in SB.

nobody does long, drawn out, tales of slowly building menace like john cale, and this shows the man at his best.

@jcronanj71

10 ай бұрын

Menace. Scrumptious description.

I love the fact you can hear his welsh accent. Amazing tune by any stretch of the imagination

I had no idea this was a John Cale song , I've ben listening to him and Bauhaus for years , this is the first time I've ever heard this

Finally after 40 years I found out the Bauhaus rendition is a cover of John Cales song. Nice!

@remusblaque8207

Ай бұрын

same xD :9

Utterly fucking brilliant.

Beautiful song from 1979 today in this year is the first time I hear it and I do not stop listening to it I love it 🖤

This great song is the B-Side from the 1980 7 inch single called "Mercenaries (Ready For War)". It is the only disc that has this studio version, later was included on the CD reissues of the 1979 live album Sabotage/Live.

Cale ahead of the pack again.

I could listen to this all day long lol!!!

@shepmathe

3 жыл бұрын

I have. Many times. All day. Used to play it for my landlord neighbors nextdoor...LOUD!

John Cale reluctantly played this song as the medley with Femme Fatale for the first time in 2006. I wonder what he felt, when Bauhaus had the chart success with Ziggy Stardust in early 80s. They both belonged to Beggars Banquet label and Cale was struggling with reviving his career around that time.

@jaybowden2658

10 ай бұрын

I don’t know, I’ve seen Cale twice this year (2023), and he played it both times that I saw him

I'm amazed that so many people are saying "I thought that was by Bauhaus, I didn't realise it was a cover." I can't be the only one who would devour the contents of a record sleeve and the labels, etc, and therefore noticed "(J Cale)" listed as the songwriter.

@stephenvelez9710

3 жыл бұрын

Literally just wrote this.

@spurioustransients

3 жыл бұрын

@@stephenvelez9710 so glad it's not just me

@shepmathe

3 жыл бұрын

No kidding. Always read everything on cover n sleeve. That's kinda the point isnt it?That's how we learn about our favorite bands. That's how we find new bands and old music relationships. I found Eno w/Roxy Music in the early/mid '70s. Found John Cale w/Velvet Underground like '72. Easy call for me. There was a great local record store in Pasadena CA that tought me a lot. May have found Bauhaus at the movies watching The Hunger w/David Bowie. Have a 16mil tape of Bauhaus from the Hunger movie where Peter Murphy is in the cage at the night club singing. Has Third Uncle n Bella Lagosi's dead. Met John Cale a few times. Got his autograph on "Fear" record when he was at a local radio station. Also as 2x as a promoter of sm clubs in Long Beach/n L.A. picked him up at airport n hotel. He's fun (as in don't meet your idols) ;)

@KaijuInvadesNYC

3 жыл бұрын

Especially when most of us probably first listened to those records...what else was there to do while listening to them than to look at the liner notes?

@Dixie_Normiz

Жыл бұрын

Those people are what you call POSERS.

Listened Cale´s music about 30 years, but now first time heard this great song, knowing this before only in a Bauhaus-version.

I’ve known since within a couple years of listening to Bauhaus that this was a Cale song. Still, it was fun to let down my fellow Bauhaus fans when I told them that this song, Third Uncle, and Telegram Sam were all covers. Though there was no internet back then so this is my first time hearing the original.

I'm 25 years old and found Bauhaus in 2010. Barely hearing this now 😂😂😂

@billysarakun895

4 ай бұрын

Same here except I didn't discover bauhaus until c. 2016 I'm ashamed to say

@billysarakun895

4 ай бұрын

Around the same time I discovered velvet underground actually, who I also love, but the dark stuff always holds me for longer .. Never would've expected this was a cover, John Cale's Welshness shining through quite brightly, and excellent lyrics

"I'm a professional musician, but at heart I'm an overstudied amateur".J. C. As quoted by Irmin Schmidt of Can who knew him in the late 60's in New York. One of my favourite quotes, but I never heard this 'til now. By anyone! He is a master. Oh look 4 people think not. Good for them. ?.

Ahh this tune

Just read the comments here, a lot of peoole coming from Bauhaus not knowing John Cale. Bauhaus were heavily influenced by Nico's albums The Marble Index (kzread.info/dash/bejne/m3l60pmkgpixXaQ.html), Desertshore (demo outtakes: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ipWcsNeKicTdl9Y.html) and The End. Cale not only produced those albums, but also arranged them, which means he composed and played all instruments apart from Nico's harmonium. Together they laid the foundation of what was later to become Goth, they were a decade ahead of their time. Cale continued to be enormously influential by producing the debut albums by Iggy's Stooges (kzread.info/dash/bejne/k22esqufj7mTZ5M.html), Patti Smith (kzread.info/dash/bejne/q6OGqKlqn8jMYqw.html) and The Modern Lovers (kzread.info/dash/bejne/an92wbuzequWcs4.html). JC was also the musical mastermind behind the Velvets groundbreaking sound on TVU&N (kzread.info/dash/bejne/p6x1lcyJkcnan84.html) and WL/WH, by implementing classical and avantgarde elements into Rock music. His solo career is unique, maybe only comparable to David Bowie's, always reinventing his musical styles and sounds, a genius musical chameleon. So for all Bauhaus devotees out there, here's a few recommendations: a stunning cover of Elvis' Heartbreak Hotel: kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6uM18SOnZWTY9Y.html Cale's insane rendition of The Velvets classic I'm Waiting For The Man: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eX5q1LWribankso.html and finally his harrowing masterpiece (IMHO) Music For A New Society: kzread.info/dash/bejne/eZ-em5aFibW_obQ.html Hope you enjoy!

Great song.

Cale is just so unique in that he and his peers were so ahead they seemed untouchable. Cale is dripped in goth before goth even had any meaning. Others started here but JC plodded away in full trailblazing stance...listen to the detail in this song.

@ForARide

Ай бұрын

His collaboration with Gothmother Nico as producer and arranger on The Marble Index and Desertshore defines him as the Prince Of Darkness. They carved out the crypt, on which the foundations of goth and postpunk were founded.

Omg, where has John Cale been my whole life?! I've always known Bau covered his song but never took the time to dig into Cale's music. Holy shxt, this song was decades ahead of its time in 1979! It's freaking incredible! The guitar distortion and lo fi recording - it f*****g rocks! Did Cale have anything to do with the band Suicide?! I get some hints of Suicide with the drum machine and flat out raw quality of this song. This is some of the best stuff I've heard in a long time! Not to take anything away from Bauhaus' version. Cale had to have been proud of their take on his work. They kept it rough and Murphy has more passion in his vocals but, come on, he was a fan borrowing another guy's song. He didn't want to let him down!

@fabiandee8178

6 жыл бұрын

Suicide never really did verse chorus so much with the rhythm, it was just continuous like house music. This is much artier.

@eldgeee

6 жыл бұрын

There's no guitar on this track. It's a Wurlitzer organ with distorsion. www.discogs.com/John-Cale-Mercenaries/release/1833653

@kolloduke3341

4 жыл бұрын

That first suicide album is f;';';n scary as shite , that screaming ! , its terrifying with head phones on ...lol..

@pacu9

4 жыл бұрын

Nought to do w Suicide but check out the f-ing Velvet Underground’s first two albums

@kolloduke3341

3 жыл бұрын

@@fabiandee8178 WTF ! YOU CALL SUICIDE HOUSE MUSIC ? HAVE YOU HEARD THE FIRST ALBUM OF SUICIDE WITH EAR PHONES ON UP HIGH ? NOT !! H,M.

FABULOUS!!

Ive been listening to bauhaus since the mid 90s and just now today, 2019, learned this is a cover.

@stevepatton711

4 жыл бұрын

i just found out 8 months after you, today. hello from the future!

@berniecc

4 жыл бұрын

secondhandsongs.com/search?search_text=Rosegarden+Funeral+Of+Sores

@Paygyn

3 жыл бұрын

I've been listening since the early 80's...found out today!

Sounds like Cabaret Voltaire

ok its a cover by bauhaus , but how many of us would have known this song if not , both are good , the bauhaus version for popularity . i like both , i say bauhaus led me to this original version,thanks bauhaus

@richardlionheardt522

5 жыл бұрын

Given the popularity of the Velvet Underground, John Cale's solo work shouldn't be a mystery.

@raefinoh1172

3 жыл бұрын

@@richardlionheardt522 well, for most people it is sadly

@billbrovold

2 жыл бұрын

I have heard of Bauhaus and I know Bela Lugosi's Dead is by them, but nothing else. I have about 12 Cale LPs. and bought my first one (Vintage Violence) as a teen in 1972.

God I love this

I have the 7". It says "vocal distortion intended" on the label.

Thanks for the upload man

Really makes you wonder if the sometimes exclaimed statement that Cale was the chaotic mind in The Velvet Underground, never mind Reed's position as that. I mean, the more beautiful sides of Velvet Underground became even more apparent in releases after Cale's departure so...huh weird.

@jonparry2144

2 жыл бұрын

Cale was the dark side. All tomorrows parties and Venus in furs are clearly his songs. Reed liked a bit of feedback guitar though!

@ForARide

Ай бұрын

Cale brought the sinister and menacing sound to the Velvets. Without him Lou's original compositions sounded very Dylan'eske. John gave Lou's lyrics the required disturbing and unsettling atmosheres, so they could fully blossom into their doom and gloom characters. Moe described him as the lunatic factor and that they weren't the same after his departure. She also stated that John had a lot more to do with the finished product than people thought of. John Cale should have been co-credited for the music, but Reed's selfishness would have none of that.

This has to be the craziest and weirdest song ever written! You have to wonder about the sort of mind that could conceive of this, though I must stress that I’m a big John Cale fan. The last time I was at a warehouse store I linked my iPhone via Bluetooth to a high powered amp and stepped to the next aisle and gave them a good blast of Rosegarden. Then someone killjoy turned it down…

@thiscorrosion900

4 жыл бұрын

"in Aisle 5 today, we have a sale on bulk raw almonds.....in Aisle 6, all sorts of tiny whoressssss"

@andrewconrad2859

9 ай бұрын

I'm also trying desperately to figure out what the Hell this song is about... probably intentionally impenetrable

I guess people don't read the small print in albums any more. It does clearly say written by John Cale in the album press eject and give me the tape.

@prettyaverage97

Жыл бұрын

People usually listen to music digitally these days

Mega!!!

Liner notes, people! Read em. This is great, still prefer Bauhaus’ live version from Press the Eject.

@Gerschanel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes bauhaus is better

@happyfox711

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah

Face B from the "Mercenaries" single, released in the US on March 1980, 14 (on Spy Records). John Cale : vocals, bass, Wurlitzer piano Michael Mason : rhythm machine

Let's say that Cale has a good appreciation for the macabre, and his most angst-ridden album is "Songs for a New Society"....his more recent work is worth a look, too, a bit more of the "old guy" having fun and tweaking it as it wherem, as he always does..

@jackevans3480

2 жыл бұрын

"Music For A New Society."

I always thought it was a bauhaus song after all these years.

lo adoro

Very original song.

@OthO67

6 жыл бұрын

William Weng Well, the bass is a blues riff. Check out the tune Killing Floor by Jimi Hendrix.

This is IT.

this actually sounds like it was made today.

I was led to believe this was originally by Bauhaus...

@Paygyn

3 жыл бұрын

You're not alone

@shepmathe

3 жыл бұрын

You can lead a horse to water...better late than never..

@yelenabakhtyna9603

3 жыл бұрын

Me too 👁️👁️👁️

@timothymowery906

2 жыл бұрын

By whom?

Who knew ? Not me for a start , thanks .

First time I heard this, on the radio, I was deeply in a state of altered consciousness. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing, it was so crazy. I like to go to Costco, Sam’s or BJ's and set up a Bluetooth system to play from my iPhone, then discreetly go to a different aisle and hit PLAY, increase the volume and see how long it takes before someone finally stops it…

@roberthale6572

7 ай бұрын

Muhfuh I like your style,,you aim high

reminds me of The Gift

OMFG!!! this is so better than the bauhaus version i humbly think i do ..?

@vincentlopez3064

3 жыл бұрын

Not better than the live version....from press eject and give me the tape....this version is good, but not as good as bauhuas live

@Mateoalcovershorts12

Жыл бұрын

Can’t agree with you there, dear duke

Still good tho

I loved BAUHAUS since 80 ...this and telegram sam DESTROYED my Ideas of covers ...MAKE IT YOUR OWN !!!

@michaelsullivan1079

4 жыл бұрын

I agree, these songs are like traditions, taken on and adapted, made relevant.

@ForARide

Ай бұрын

Cale himself has made some excellent covers, making them his own: Heartbreak Hotel, Streets Of Laredo, Pablo Picasso, Frozen Warnings...

tizgood

They came from next door

Alternate realities do exist

I took a listen to the bauhaus version by peter murphy it is good but as much as i like peter once i heard john cales version i have to say its the better of the two

Does he have other songs that sound like this one?

@catholicneurologits

6 жыл бұрын

No, more like rock/ballad with piano...

@christie_exist

6 жыл бұрын

Catholic Neurologist Okay, good to know! I like this song a lot!

@catholicneurologits

6 жыл бұрын

Arctic Spider me too. ;)

@d_walsh

6 жыл бұрын

Fear, Guts, Gun, Chicken Shit, mercenaries ready for war, Pablo picasso

@hiriam58

3 жыл бұрын

Pablo Picasso is written by Jonathan Richman of Modern Lovers... Cale was producent of their first album

Qui pique du zen en 79, se réveille en 19 ! Who dozing in 79, wakes up in 19 ! ຜູ້ທີ່ນອນຢູ່ໃນ 79, wakes ເຖິງໃນ 19 ! Ubani oneminyaka engu-79, ovuka ngo-19 ! Kto doháňa v 79, sa prebudí v 19 ! 谁在79打瞌睡，在19醒来！ Wie dommelt in 79, wordt wakker in 19 ! LXXIX quis dormiat: XIX pavore expergiscitur ! C'est trop long. Votre dévoué, Pascal

Bauhaus sure did a respectful job but cannot ever compare to Cale himself. The original is it.

MUCH MUCH BETTER THAN PETERS VERSION ...

1979 not 77

@thelatepetercook

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Was this by John Cale originally? As always thought it was written by Bauhaus..^-^

@thelatepetercook

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. It's Cale's. Bauhaus certainly did a brilliant cover of it.

holy hell I had nooooo idea

I’ve only just discovered that Bauhaus did not, in fact, write this. I feel hurt and betrayed.

@catholicneurologits

6 жыл бұрын

No. It's more like rock...

@alifakhreddine998

6 жыл бұрын

LittleBlue read liner notes

@richardlionheardt522

5 жыл бұрын

I always read liner notes. I think this will only get worse with streaming.

@youjoker9647

5 жыл бұрын

Why Bahaus loved doing covers? Bahaus didn't go too far though sound wise on their version

@robertfredekenter8342

Жыл бұрын

Rich

Yeah this is way better than the Bauhaus version actually

Imagine Lou Reed's version!

@chrisguygeezer

6 жыл бұрын

Lou got lost in the mists of time. Cale just continued his artistic path...

What am I gonna do with tiny whores? I want a refund!

edgy

@outis439-A

4 жыл бұрын

You listen to the Velvet Underground

....bla, bla, bla, bauhaus.

Bauhaus version is superior.

@thelatepetercook

6 жыл бұрын

it's easier to shine a car than it is to build it

@stevenbaker7696

6 жыл бұрын

Applause, Bouquets!

@christopherschipper3132

5 жыл бұрын

Nonsense

@antunivanovic

3 жыл бұрын

nice try but never.

@alondathomas293

2 жыл бұрын

They're both good versions of this song, period.