Walker's best song in high quality sound. not compressed like the other uploads on here!
Scott Walker - Farmer In The City (High Quality Audio)
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out of this world and into THE WORLD.
What an ARTIST!!! I think he transcends the concepts of “singer”, or “musician”…
It seems pointless to even try and make a meaningful comment about this astonishing piece of music. There are moments here that simply transcend mere words – the resolve into the major key at 5:19 is simultaneously ecstatic and heartbreaking, Walkers vocals almost cracking with despair like a sad Angel crying over the fate of Pasolini…it was the journey of a life.
A bleak but rewarding album that reveals its richness after several repeated listenings!
All of it… but 5:19 to 5:25.
Going on perfect.
breathtaking,great art.
@Rosstitutional It’s fascinating to hear discussion of his compositions from a music theory perspective…I’ve often wondered if there are technical terms for his current stylistic explorations. However, now that I know roughly what a diminished third is, I can safely say it’s one of my favourite elements of his music…The lack of resolution contributes to uneasiness, but also to a kind of openness in which the audience’s mental reactions may constitute a silent form of completion…Like fluxus
At 5:39 it’s like finding god…
I would agree with you that this track is one of Scott’s best ever solo songs but it was not his last “conventional” song , that would have to be “only myself to blame” from the soundtrack of the Bond Movie “the world is not enough” in 1999, I heard the track for the first time on a long journey late at night on the radio and was so amazed to hear Scott singing like this again that I pulled over to listen! Scott is an enigma indeed.
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He is like no other. A rare and precious entity…
Masterpiece. Anyone knows when Scott’s next album is due?
Just thought I should let people know that Martin Tielli, on his haunting and amazing solo album We Didn’t Even Know He Was the Poppy Salesman covers this song. It’s a completely different take, but I imagine it would be of interest to a hardcore Scott Walker fan. good luck trying to find it!
This song reminded me of chanting so….imagine my surprise when I Googled Scott and found that he had spent time at Quarr Abbey studying Gregorian chant.
Do I hear 21 is the voice in your head that rings when it is too late to turn back..
@Rosstitutional – if you want to hear recent Scotts voice on more conventional songs he also did vocals for several movie soundtracks in the 90′s: “Only myself to blame”(which I think’s gorgeous), “I threw it all away” (Bob Dylan cover produced by Nick Cave) and two songs with lyrics by Scott “Man from Reno” (with lyrics that would be reworked for “Farmer in the city”) and “Indecent Sacrifice” – all of which can be found on youtube of course. Hope you like them if you havent heard them already.x
As pure and moving as the human voice gets. Comes perilously close to rendering every subsequent song you hear pointless. I may be a philistine, but I’m sad that this was his last ‘conventional’ song. I can’t really get my head round the unresolving dimished thirds of the rest of the album, or ‘Drift’. Stunning, stunning voice at it’s very best.
35 years ago Pasolini died r.i.p
@bumblebert yeh man, my fav band. must admit tho, this hits the spot more than ostia (the death of passolini)
@bumblebert I agree as well. Even his early stuff which was seemingly more clear, has layers of depth the ‘pop star’ Scott desperately worked into the songs. I can’t wait for a new album, but we all know Scott’s pace! It’ll be worth the wait anyway.
@nelfling I really like patriot too. This album is really gorgeous if your in the mood for it. Mega intense. I genuinely think its his best song.
@bartonim whats amusing now is that compared to the drift this sounds like party music! lol.x
@SuperZielke I do indeed thanks! It’s a great companion piece to this song actually. I first heard it on a dvd release of “Salo”. Both songs of course are about Pier Paulo Pasolini. Thanks for the tip off anyway.x
dear bumblebert,
Do you maybe know the song “Ostia” by Coil, which i think handles the same theme as this wonderful track?
thanks for uploading this
art
Sometimes Scotts rides are ..disturbing. For some at least
@bumblebert Oh I agree entirely! And I’m a Scott obsessive myself! But as a visual analogue for this masterpiece that is superb!