Grapthar's Daily Hive Music Feature: John Cale - 'Paris 1919'
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0.000 HBDGrapthar's Daily Hive Music Feature: John Cale - 'Paris 1919'
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## <center><b>John Cale</b> - <i>Paris 1919</i></center>
## John Cale is a legend in the music world,
<div class="pull-right">https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grapthar/H0ulV8fd-800px-John_Cale_1983-426x279.jpg<center><b>Cale performing live w/ the Velvet Underground</b></center></div><div class="text-justify">and helped pioneer a number of genres and styles. He was a founding member of the <b>Velvet Underground</b>, who have earned their place in the pantheon of rock and roll, though at the time, they didn't receive a lot of mainstream attention. The band split in 1973, though Cale had been releasing solo albums since 1970. He had a number of solo releases through the '70s and '80s, but also worked on soundtracks for films, and collaborations with other artists. He began to move away from the sounds of rock and roll, and experimented with avant-garde, electronic and classical music. He also has produced a pretty serious list of albums, which you can view <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Albums_produced_by_John_Cale">here</a>, and has continued to write, produce, and record music to this day.</div>
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## <center>[Listen to *Paris 1919* by **John Cale** here...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5YHqWqhFkU)</center>
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## His discography is really varied, so I wasn't sure what
<div class="pull-left">https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/grapthar/zfPWrTgB-71U7zCHT3L._SX425_.jpg<center><b>John Cale, <i>Paris 1919</i> (Paris 1919, 1973. Reprise Records)</b></center></div><div class="text-justify">would be a good choice, but I decided to go with a classic, and one of my favorite songs of his (and perhaps of all time). Whenever this track comes up on a playlist, or the radio (the few times I listen to the radio), I have to listen to it all the way through. It is the title track of his 1973 album, <i>Paris 1919</i>, and is an incredible song in sound, structure, and lyrics. The song tells the story of a wedding that falls apart after World War I, which is probably a metaphor for Europe in the post-WWI, pre-WWII era. The song doesn't utilize any traditional rock instrumentation, instead using a string section to provide all the harmonies underneath Cale's vocals. It has a bit of a <b>Beatles</b> vibe, though it feels much more classically inspired than their songs, which feel more like fusions of rock and classical-timbres.</div>
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