Words for the Dying is an album by Welsh recording artist John Cale, releas… Read Full Bio ↴Words for the Dying is an album by Welsh recording artist John Cale, released by Opal Music and Warner Bros. Records in 1989.
The main part is oral work, read or sung by Cale, written in 1982 as a response to the Anglo-Argentinian Falklands War, using poems written by fellow Welshman, Dylan Thomas. There are also two orchestral interludes, two other solo piano pieces "Songs Without Words", and finally a song by Cale, "The Soul Of Carmen Miranda". It was recorded in Moscow, New York, London and Suffolk, England. It was produced by Brian Eno. It was reissued in 1992, and in 2005 with a different cover. Lou Reed selected the album as one of his 'picks of 1989'.
The main part is oral work, read or sung by Cale, written in 1982 as a response to the Anglo-Argentinian Falklands War, using poems written by fellow Welshman, Dylan Thomas. There are also two orchestral interludes, two other solo piano pieces "Songs Without Words", and finally a song by Cale, "The Soul Of Carmen Miranda". It was recorded in Moscow, New York, London and Suffolk, England. It was produced by Brian Eno. It was reissued in 1992, and in 2005 with a different cover. Lou Reed selected the album as one of his 'picks of 1989'.
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Words for the Dying
John Cale Lyrics
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should…
On a Wedding Anniversary Words: Dylan Thomas The sky is torn across This ragged anni…
The Soul of Carmen Miranda Since the soul of Carmen Miranda had captured the mind…