...and if you think you knew me then, you don't know me now. _________________________________________________________________________ credits: www.videvo.net www.pexels.com Copyrights: UMG, UMC
This piece was written straight to his Ex-wife Ingrid Chavez heart. He never was the same since her departure from his life. He almost lost his life to sadness. He was in darkness, so darkness he became.
Be careful, it´s a trap. You hear one, maybe two and all of a sudden you are listening to DS full albuns. Don´t like this masterpiece? That´s ok. Stop right here and please go listen to Billie Eilish or Steve Brookstein. You do have good musical taste? Carry on...until 2.30 a.m. like myself. You´ve been warned.
One of the things I love about Sylvian is his attitude to music. Left the limelight and did his own thing, producing some beautiful songs over the years. Many of my favourite pop artists from the 80s haven’t produced anything note worthy since their 80s heyday. Sylvian remains a massive inspiration and this song is haunting and melancholic, as many of his songs are. Some won’t like it. Who cares. For us who do like it, then we are lucky to have artists like him around.
David Sylvian - Do You Know Me Now? ..I Have spent a very special week reading Mick Karn's auto bio' Japan & Self Existence .. being a fan of Japan & Sylvian's solo career since orig' release of Quiet Life (LP) I was totally blown away by the combination of the self taught combo' of outsiders who grew up together as friends, and through sheer determination and self belief produced 3 of my all time favourite albums (Quiet Life, Gentlemen Take Polaroids & Tin Drum) RTC, not so much.... I was struck by Karn's humble and self deprecating humour... he (along with the rest of Japan 'The Band') was an intregal part of these great (LPs) works of art .... I also cherish the works of David Sylvian.. he of untouchable style and timeless beauty.... as much as I cherish Sylvian's outcome.. I cry for the lost soul that was Mick Karn. RIP..
Absolutely beautiful words bro .... Couldn't have said it better myself....."Son's Of Pioneers" ....Mick Karn makes that bass talk ... Respect from a Japan/Sylvian addict from Ireland 🇨🇮🤘
Japan were a great band. New technology enhanced the soul behind David Silvian,s songwriting. We should acknowledge his big contribution to the strange times that were the 80s. Friend for life, if I'd ever been fortunate enough to know you. Huge talent...
"During the lifetime of Japan I became very neurotic, very paranoid. If i grow a beard, the press wants to know why.If i shave it off they want to know why." - David Sylvian
"because the Bee may blameless hum, for the Bee do I become, list event unto Me, Because the flowers unafraid, may lift a look on thine , a Maid always a flower would be .. so wings bestow on Me or petals, or Dower of Buzz. That Bee to ride, or Flower of Purze, I that way workship Thee"(E.Dickinson poem 869)
I know that’s what people say- "You’ll get over it" - But I know it’s not true. "Oh, you´ll be happy again, never fear"- But you won’t forget. Every time you fall in love it will be because something in the woman reminds you of her.
Its as if David is going for his own take on the blues within this song... He's always written lyrics that were deep & lf we are being honest & to be fair not exactly one's you could dance to but still an undeniable artist in his own right... Are we going to have to weight until he passes away before he & we the fans get the recognition he & everyone he worked with deserves... There were always connections made to him trying to sound like a mixture of David Bowie meets Brian Ferry, what a load of crock, as he had & used his own vocal style & range & predominantly (again) wasn't about getting you on the dance floor but instead making you think of what is happening within the lyrics of the song as they are telling a story... I've been a fan of his work since " Japan " along with all the separate members that collectively made up the core group of Japan which includes Rob Dean as his contribution must never be forgotten within the realms of that band... But please dont go on about how he treated them within that band & later on with them teaming up again for " Rain Tree Crow " As that was there business & they were grown adults & could've easily told David to shove it anytime they wanted, again thats their story not ours, & i know only too well how hard it is to work within a band with your own flesh & blood, being my older brother, & you just get on with it & take it each session at a time... Am i the only one who felt at times that i wanted to slap David in the face & tell him to stop writing & singing these sorts of songs & write & sing something positive/joyful/upbeat that we could dance to but thats David he stuck to his strengths & its his style & he is not going to change & neither will i as a huge fan of his & even though at times i wish he'd give it a rest with the Joan Of Arc Complex & just ease up on himself but hey that's life & he chose to go his own way & still built up a back catalogue of amazing song's & albums... RIP Mick Karn... As Your Flame Still Burns Brightly RIP David Bowie.... You fought to the end & delivered one of your best album's in year's with " Blackstar " " Both Sadly Gone, But Not Forgotten " .....
beautiful sadness your voice become more darker and sounds so sad anyway is fool of charm i like the new sound of your music so long beautiful englishman
Such a huge fan since around 1980...This is so beautifully simple and straightforward for Mr. Sylvian and in some ways all the better for it. So, after 41 years I’m still enthralled and always interested in what he does.....
i guess that's the meaning of it. I felt it straight away. If i had written a song, this would have been the one. INstead i sang Albatros from Pink Floyd.
Got diagnosed with Parkinson’s two years ago , the words to this song have real meaning to me, This life well it’s slipping right through my hands, these days turned nothing like I planned - its slowing creeping in...
Been listening to Japan since the late 70's early 80's and David's solo work shortly after. I have always been amazed by the way David's voice can make time stop and provoke some deep thoughts and introspective feelings. This should have been the final song of Season 6 of Peaky Blinders. I'm completely blown away !!
Although still a beauty of a man at 64, David is only human, i think. His health problems are becoming real issues. May all the divinities he talks about in his songs watch over him.
These words are for Ingrid Chavez. She was his muse_Sylvian is dating a much younger brazilian girl, these days_ Hope he finally finds happiness, but as a Pisces he´ll never be fully happy.
@@tomgirldouble3249 omg LMAO. it actually might make sense because he had said in interviews that (during his younger, Japan days) his sexual partners were very few and that he wasn't interested in groupies. Very, very surprising about someone who was the frontman of a pop band and was literally one of the most beautiful men of the time
May your health improve very quickly, and may you recover completely from your physical problems. I miss your music, David. Even the ones I don't like.
Hi, I'm not really aware of what has happened to Sylvian in the last few years, I'm only aware that he has retired and a few other things, could you tell me what problems he has?
What amazing timbre? Oh, I hold out hope for another vocal album. Released in Blu-ray audio. Please! Am I asking for too much? Steve Wilson can do it and who's heard of him?
@@rackpunch4026 / he was angelic in his youth... I'm old enough to have seen illustrated man live with Rob Dean (Japan) Hugo Burnham (Gang of 4) Roger Mason (everybody)
When I read shit like these on here, I wonder why any singer bothers to produce anything. How about they ask you what notes, and what lyrics you want to hear, then maybe you might just find yourselves in the unusual situation, of you actually being happy for once.
@@noelmurphy406 You must have the ability to see only what you want to see, Mr Murphy! I expected people to be eulogising about this one but it appears that even a lot of the man's admirers aren't feeling this. Ain't that peculiar?
Lyrics And if you think you knew me then You don't know me now As the ground rose up to meet me I kissed your mouth You wore your boredom like an armor But I tuned you out And if that brought us to our knees We laughed all the way down I prized my daddy's ring from my hand And I made a bride We grew a flower in the desert We grew terrified We were one, not one and the same Something was lost somehow And if you think you knew me then You don't know me now The planets high above you Spun in houses of their own You were dropped and hit the ground running But they failed to lead you home And if you think you knew me then Do you know me now? I drew a child inside a womb Justified myself I stole the face of joy, the perfume of wealth I atomised the boy within before he cut himself You found the blood upon my clothes And you washed it out And if you think you knew me then You don't know me now There were children in the classroom Erected without a nail There were hornets in the heads of cattle That vibrated to the sound You cried wolf I tracked one down and let it in There were lambs, sure there was blood There were psalms to sing You could just see the bone jut out Penetrate the skin Did it dispel beyond all doubt the mess we're in? You raised your head I stared you down You still don't know how And if you think you knew me then You don't know me now I was happy, satiated I was satisfied
David picked up a copy of melody maker naming him “ the most beautiful man” it was a mercurial hard decision to explain to the amazing musicians, Mick , Steve his brother, he just didn’t want the life & Japan disbanded at their beginning of their rise. It’s a real pity, oil on canvas was a masterpiece, so underrated . But David just didn’t want it I guess. The suffering artist as opposed to EMIs next sensation . Personally I would have got my royalties up until 87 then jumped ship. But hey, I’m not the one who had to live up to the hype. I respect David for that, & if he’s reading this which is unlikely , David Assemblage was very good musically . Thankyou
That "most beautiful man" story was the creation of Japan's publicist, Connie Filippello and the press ran with it. Never believe anything you see on television or read in a newspaper!
David is not just a singer. David is art, a concept, a way of listening to life, it is everything you want or maybe even everything you hate in music. David is not unique and that's why i don't consider him a genius. But David is above all, special.
If you do not get emotional or nostalgic , or with secret tears running down your face when you hear this tune then you will never know the joy to be human.
oooh 😮 what’s up with all the nasty comments ? and all the judgmental BS ? this song is just beautiful , wether it speaks to your soul or not has nothing to do with the artist, his career , personal life ....
Lol true. There almost always are a bunch of people in the comment section of his music videos with the same old "booo off-brand Bryan Ferry" "he's such an arrogant narcissist" "me no like him cuz he writes depressing songs 😡" "boo hoo he needs to cheer up 😒" This will 100% come off as elitist, but like, if his music isn't accessible to you then that just means it is simply not your thing? Or it's because of your own limitations towards understanding it? I'm definitely not some sort of an expert on this but dismissing something as pretentious bs just because you fail to understand it is in poor taste.
