John Cale performs “Heartbreak Hotel”

June 10, 2010 - 9:02 am 24 Comments

Live in Christchurch at the Hillsboro, 1983
Thanks to jpdkiwi for the source tape!

Duration : 0:4:14


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24 Responses to “John Cale performs “Heartbreak Hotel””

  1. barakobama Says:

    Take a walk down …
    Take a walk down lonely street…..

  2. helloimbill Says:

    thank you John

    For …
    thank you John

    For all of it

  3. barakobama Says:

    I saw him do this …
    I saw him do this live in DC…82′

  4. richiem9 Says:

    He is really …
    He is really feeling the lyrics and suffering

  5. AlmostEthical Says:

    He paces it so well …
    He paces it so well. The run from the dissonant end of the solo, to the a capaella last verse to the final climax is perfect. He even made the bum note he sang in the first chorus seem like it belonged :) That’s what I call feel!

  6. tubeasperger Says:

    Thanks! I got it …
    Thanks! I got it today (cd)!

  7. ForARide Says:

    Yes he did. In 1992 …
    Yes he did. In 1992 he released Fragments Of A Rainy Season, a solo concert in Bruxelles. It´s also avaliable as dvd. Hallelujah posted by dekkersj is from that gig.

  8. tubeasperger Says:

    I wonder why he has …
    I wonder why he has never released a cd of a solo-performance (afaik)

  9. KnightBiologist Says:

    Just randomly …
    Just randomly wandered into this. I’d never heard of John Cale really, before this. I have to say INCREDIBLE! He takes something pop and inconsequential and makes it into poetry and performance art. Thanks for posting this!

  10. XYEde Says:

    Nobody does this …
    Nobody does this song better than John Cale.

  11. BernhardBang Says:

    That’s a Fender…
    That’s a Fender…

  12. Msoolala Says:

    Great piano! Don’t …
    Great piano! Don’t listen if you got a broken heart though..

  13. timbetua Says:

    John Cale, lou reed …
    John Cale, lou reed, nico in NY- Kevin Ayers and brian Eno in europe with the Beatles in UK- they changed it all 4 us

  14. classybrew Says:

    Learn how to spell …
    Learn how to spell you idiot.

  15. mrunloved Says:

    Inspireing!
    Inspireing!

  16. ForARide Says:

    Yeah I got it. I ´ …
    Yeah I got it. I ´ve also uploaded other tracks from that show in combination with the 83 RP gig. Also have a look at Guts, Waiting For The Man, Streets Of Laredo, Fear and Cable Hogue. They are all pretty awesome too.

  17. SparrowSaltskin Says:

    Of course I meant ” …
    Of course I meant “unbelievably” – does anybody
    have that video?
    14. Rockpalast Night 13.-14. Oktober 1984
    Huey Lewis, Chalice, Level 42 and John Cale.

  18. SparrowSaltskin Says:

    It comes close to a …
    It comes close to a legendary performace on the german show “Rockpalast” (palace of rock) in 1984, where he crawled under his piano and ripped away the carpet. He was unbelievablably.

  19. neeracher Says:

    Still gives me a …
    Still gives me a chill, more than 25 years after I first heard Cale’s version of this. Ironically, I started listening to him because I was confusing him with J.J. Cale

  20. heppiestardust Says:

    The ultimate …
    The ultimate peformance of the best Elvis Presley song!

  21. majamaja3333 Says:

    :`(
    lovely

    :`(
    lovely

  22. nemetem7 Says:

    Thank you very much …
    Thank you very much for uploading this! Exquisite

  23. dsws999 Says:

    what a great way to …
    what a great way to do this song, as the other said, what a genius, but more so then genius, that is some soul.,.. That’s what music is about, Peace

  24. DrLorenzo Says:

    A REAL genius.
    A REAL genius.

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