In addition, Belew is well-regarded for his contributions, particularly on guitar, to various other artists' recordings. In 1977, he performed with Frank Zappa, appearing in Zappa's 1979 concert film Baby Snakes, as well as Zappa's controversial album Sheik Yerbouti. He also supported David Bowie on his "Heroes" tour that was released as "Stage". He also played on the 1990 Sound + Vision tour. On both tours he was musical director, playing guitar and singing backing vocals.
Belew's other session credits include the 1980 album Remain in Light by the Talking Heads, Lights Out by Peter Wolf, and Paul Simon's landmark 1986 album Graceland. He worked with Laurie Anderson during the mid-1980s, appearing in her concert film Home of the Brave. During the 1990s, he contributed to three Nine Inch Nails albums, The Downward Spiral, The Fragile, and Ghosts. He played synthesized guitar on the song "God Shuffled His Feet" by Crash Test Dummies in 1993.
In the late-1980s, Belew formed the pop band The Bears with ex-Raisins members and released two albums, The Bears and Rise and Shine. A third album, Car Caught Fire, followed in 2001.
He features prominently on Tori Amos's 2001 cover album, "Strange Little Girls". He also contributed his lead guitar stylings to Porcupine Tree's album Deadwing (2005) as well as to a track ("I Can't Get Behind That", also featuring Henry Rollins) on the 2004 Ben Folds-produced William Shatner album Has Been.
Walk Around the World
Adrian Belew Lyrics
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And the muse begins to fly
Then she will come to wrestle me
Just as I am about to sleep
When the moonlight in the fall
Make some movie on the wall
Then she will come to tears
She?s afraid of fall from reality
Ref: Walk around the world tonight
See these places ? they?re only in my mind
I see everything - beautiful things
I can do the garden in your hair
Visualize the city in the air
Where little faces in little squares
Talk to me
I am late
I am late
2.If a man can?t learn to bend
Like a reed does in the breeze
Then how will he ever comprehend
All of life?s sweet mysteries.
Ref: Walk around the world tonight?
Use your brain
Your perception
Use your imagination
Even reality is mostly in your mind
The lyrics of Adrian Belew's song "Walk Around the World" contain subtle nuances and imagery that can be interpreted in different ways. The opening lines of the song, "When the sun falls from the sky, and the muse begins to fly" depict a sudden change in the environment that sparks creativity or inspiration. The muse that is being referred to here is the personification of creative inspiration that often comes in a dreamlike state or at the threshold of sleep. This is further emphasized when the songwriter says, "Just as I am about to sleep, when the moonlight in the fall, makes some movie on the wall, then she will come to tears, she's afraid of fall from reality."
The song speaks about how engaging the mind and the imagination can change one's perspective about the world around them. This is evident in the lines, "I see everything - beautiful things, I can do the garden in your hair, visualize the city in the air, where little faces in little squares, talk to me." The songwriter encourages the listener to use their perception, imagination, and creativity to discover the beauty that is all around them. The song also speaks about the importance of being adaptable and flexible in life, as seen in the lines, "If a man can’t learn to bend like a reed does in the breeze, then how will he ever comprehend, all of life’s sweet mysteries?"
Overall, the song is a celebration of the power of imagination and creativity in shaping our perception of the world around us. It reminds the listener that reality is largely subjective and that one's perspective is what ultimately shapes their experience of life.
Line by Line Meaning
When the sun falls from the sky
As the day comes to an end
And the muse begins to fly
When creativity strikes
Then she will come to wrestle me
It is the time when inspiration and exhaustion battle for dominance
Just as I am about to sleep
As the writer is nodding off
When the moonlight in the fall
In the quiet nights of autumn
Make some movie on the wall
The shadows and light create a cinematic scene
Then she will come to tears
It evokes an emotional response from the writer
She’s afraid of fall from reality
The writer is hesitant about losing touch with reality
Walk around the world tonight
Explore the world in your mind
See these places – they’re only in my mind
The writer's imagination is the only place these locations exist
I see everything – beautiful things
In the writer's mind, everything is beautiful
I can do the garden in your hair
The writer can imagine fantastic things in the most mundane places
Visualize the city in the air
The writer's mind creates a metropolis in the sky
Where little faces in little squares
The writer imagines people in small boxes, such as a grid of windows
Talk to me
In the writer's imagination, these people communicate with them
I am late
The writer realizes they have spent too much time in their own mind
If a man can't learn to bend
Without flexibility, a person cannot understand the mysteries of life
Like a reed does in the breeze
Just like the way a flexible reed moves in the wind
Then how will he ever comprehend
Without the ability to adapt, one cannot understand the complexity of life
All of life’s sweet mysteries.
The mysteries of existence are vast and varied
Use your brain
Engage your mind
Your perception
The way you see the world
Use your imagination
Create something new
Even reality is mostly in your mind
Our perception shapes our reality
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
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anndiver
Haven't searched for his music in a few years, and it's nice to see new uploads. Thanks! and more, please.
bob fossum
Adrian Belew is a high high iq man.i met him once. What a friendly,happy guy. Genius
Jamie7
i love this piece of music! i had never heard it live...i wonder why he didn't sing?
The Second Nature
He didn't even have a mic
luca sanfilippo
... well, if you search for "walk around the world live", Youtube will return a full live from the 90... The video where he plays with the baseball cap. There you have Adrian playing and singing "W.A.T.W.", but he starts singing after a while... I personally saw him around 2008/2010, before the Power Trio, and, he played and sang a song, I didn't know about at the time, but I am 90 percent sure he was "Walk around the world"... I remember him asking us to wish him Luck, because of the hard level of difficulty...
alanmorri
Greatness!!!
FineSmallStorm
Uber-Props to the Fractal Audio Axe-FX Ultra!
Anti Cavallo
I've said it a thousand times - Al Bundy with a Skullet! Right on.
denis_symbolic
I don't know why but he reminds me of Al Bundy :)
Steve Parris
Nice to see how that sausage was made, but I want the whole ring