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Adrian Belew — Young Lions
Album: Young Lions
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Released: 1990
Length: 3:25
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Hot tribal night
underneath florescent skies
bonfires rage strange
wild waving shouting Picasso faces

In the guise of a lioness
the wind kisses her burning dress
you can fell her animal eyes
you can hear them cry,
"Be the jewel around my neck,
never a tear on my burning dress"

Lying, paralyzed,
a brave prey who lays dying
and is surrounded by angry spirits
hunters, guns, drums, and elephants

Why is this night quiet?
filled with trees filled with eyes
as she prowls around my feet
she throws back her head dress and cries,
"Now you will be mine,
be my young lion"

Why is this night quiet?
why the trees filled with eyes?
as she prowls around my feet
she throws back her head dress and cries,
"Be my young lion"
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Perhaps the greatest guitar player of them all! Who else has been mentored by both Frank Zappa and Robert Fripp!?!? I have seen Adrain around 40 times in concert. 17 times with King Crimson, six times with the Bears! And October 1st, 2024 I was front row for the BEAT Tour! Thanks RP for playing such a great lineup of music! 
Posted 4 days ago by SoundThinker    [ Reply ]
 Rcallinjr wrote:

There is way better stuff by AB. Play it!




IDK!  This is EXCELLENT  too!
Posted 6 months ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
There is way better stuff by AB. Play it!
Posted 7 months ago by Rcallinjr    [ Reply ]
Germany, 9:00, and I have to leave! RPs, this, your musical linup, has to be repeatet! Thanks in advance!!!
Posted 1 year ago by Pitjes    [ Reply ]
Ooooo what a beautiful surprise! I love Mr. Belew.
Posted 2 years ago by csumby    [ Reply ]
When this started out it sounded like Sweet.
Posted 2 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
Excellent!!  Thanx RP!   
Posted 2 years ago by joejennings    [ Reply ]
This really works. Wow.

*edit 3 weeks later: god I love everything about this batshit crazy song
Posted 2 years ago by bialia    [ Reply ]
Saw him "solo" right before the pandemic - he was great! See him if you can. A range of tunes including a handful of Crimson.
Posted 2 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
"Young Lions" seems like a good band name.
Posted 2 years ago by Kajukenbo    [ Reply ]
Parker Fly guitar.
Posted 2 years ago by dougnichols    [ Reply ]
 BKardon wrote:

One of the coolest, most inventive guys in the business.  Love his "Here" solo album.  Check out the song Fly if you aren't familiar, it's transcendent.



Agreed! That's one of my faves of his. Nice to know someone else digs it. 
Posted 3 years ago by RabbitEars    [ Reply ]
Had a good run, somewhat by chance, where I got to see AB in three different cities and three different bands in a relatively short period in the mid-80s:  With the Bears at a small club in New York City, solo at another fairly small club in Ann Arbor, MI, then with King Crimson at Blossom (outdoor pavilion - summer home of Cleveland Orchestra).  All great shows.
Posted 3 years ago by maclochness    [ Reply ]
Seen Adrian and he's always fantastic, interesting...  amazing performer.
Posted 3 years ago by tm    [ Reply ]
Fantastic.
Songs like this make RP great, not that John Cougar or Tom Petty  fodder .
Posted 3 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
How about Momur, Twang Bar King, or Lone Rhinoceros...?
 
Big Electric Cat. Bought Lone Rhinoceros for my hubby because of that one track.
Posted 4 years ago by eyke    [ Reply ]
 aspicer wrote:
How about Momur, Twang Bar King, or Lone Rhinoceros...?
 

Momur & 1967 my personal Belew fave's
Posted 4 years ago by BSartiste    [ Reply ]
 MattRudely wrote:
No, this backwards noise isn't a good idea.
 
Yeah I'm not feeling it either...
Posted 4 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
King Crimson meets Adam & the Ants
Posted 4 years ago by johnnycache    [ Reply ]
No, this backwards noise isn't a good idea.
Posted 4 years ago by MattRudely    [ Reply ]
Adrian Belew!!  Please find a way to play "Fear is Never Boring" from his Raisins days. Such a gem. 
Posted 5 years ago by misfitz    [ Reply ]
 CamLwalk wrote:
I'm seeing Adrian in two weeks at Revolution Hall in Troy!
 

...and 11 years after that at the Colony in Woodstock with Mr. Levin and Mr. Mastellotto
Posted 5 years ago by IrieTom    [ Reply ]
For the first time in 2 years listening I’m going to have to turn this off. Sorry just not my thing! Enjoy and back later...
Posted 5 years ago by shareen.campbell    [ Reply ]
Posted 5 years ago by sunflowerbee    [ Reply ]
I remember getting this CD when it first came out so I could listen to Belew and Bowie sing Pretty Pink Rose, but this song caught my attention and I couldn't listen to it enough.  My husband was working afternoon/nights, so I'd be home alone in the evenings, and I would turn this up so loud that it rattled the windows.  And I would dance.   
Posted 5 years ago by Beanie    [ Reply ]
ACHOO!
Posted 5 years ago by nathanieldavis89    [ Reply ]
Not by far a favorite Belew track, but I've always hear a heapin' helping of later-stage Beatles in his music. 
Posted 5 years ago by zenhead    [ Reply ]
How about Momur, Twang Bar King, or Lone Rhinoceros...?
Posted 6 years ago by aspicer    [ Reply ]
WTF?  PSD material, for sure. 
Posted 6 years ago by AbileneTexas    [ Reply ]
Very irritating music, so repetitive and corny!
Posted 6 years ago by leonardoferri    [ Reply ]
I was perusing the wikipedia entry for Adrian and as I read this bit:

"He has worked extensively as a session and touring musician, including periods with Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Talking Heads, King Crimson, Laurie Anderson, and Nine Inch Nails, as well as contributing to hit singles by Paul Simon, Tom Tom Club, and others."

I couldn't help but think 'and you can hear bits of all of those artists in this song' (though I suppose quite a bit of that must be the other way around).
Posted 6 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Gesundheit.
Posted 6 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
That feeling when you get excited to have some old Adrian Belew added to the RP playlist and then you see you've already rated it.  

Posted 6 years ago by ScottFromWyoming    [ Reply ]
God, this is horrible.
Posted 9 years ago by dragon1952    [ Reply ]
 bacampbe wrote:
Am I the only one who thought I was hearing Jeff Lynne? I had to run to the computer to make sure ELO wasn't back.

 
Maybe early ELO; there's definitely a Jeff Lynne-type of histrionics here. I was listening from the other room and thought Adrian sounded a bit like a mix between Bowie and the Talking Heads. 

Great song, amazing guitarist.  
Posted 9 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
I love other stuff that Belew has done but not this.
Posted 9 years ago by westslope    [ Reply ]
Am I the only one who thought I was hearing Jeff Lynne? I had to run to the computer to make sure ELO wasn't back.
Posted 13 years ago by bacampbe    [ Reply ]
 pops364 wrote:
Adrian Belew? Oh, yeah. He was told by Bowie's producer to "play anything, in any key" on Bowie's Lodger LP, and hey presto, the hit single "Boys keep Swinging" materialized.
 

Never heard that story before. Thanks :)
... ps - from the three comments you've posted since 2006, you sound like a real music lover. I'd sure like to read your comments more often.


Posted 13 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!
 
Made WHAT big? {#Roflol}  Sorry - couldn't resist.  I really love this song, and your sense of humor... {#Mrgreen}
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Well, what do you know? Here I am thinking.. Adrian Belew? Oh, yeah. He was told by Bowie's producer to "play anything, in any key" on Bowie's Lodger LP, and hey presto, the hit single "Boys keep Swinging" materialized.
So there's me thinking, ho hum, a session guitarist. So what....
And Mr Goldsmith spiked my interest. As he ALWAYS does with RP's playlists, so I did a bit of checking and guess what ... Belew is quite amazing. And I've been missing this for all those (30+)years.
Time to catch up BIGTIME. Thank you, thank you, Bill !!

Posted 13 years ago by pops364    [ Reply ]
I remember seeing him years and years ago at Carnegie Mellon. I think his drummer had played with Elvis Presley—he was mobbed by people at the end of show who wanted to hear stories about The King. All in all a great show—think Adrian ended it with "Big Electric Cat." 
Posted 13 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
One of the coolest, most inventive guys in the business.  Love his "Here" solo album.  Check out the song Fly if you aren't familiar, it's transcendent.
Posted 13 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
mgkiwi wrote:
Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!
{#Lol}A couple of people bit - nice one!

Posted 14 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
I've never heard this one before, and I really like it!  Great segué from Santana's "Jingo"  - I couldn't tell where Jingo faded and Young Lions began.  Artistry, Mr. Goldsmith! {#Notworthy}{#Sunny}
Posted 14 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
 superfido wrote:
Do you think this guy ever head David Bowie?{#Drunk}
 
If you meant "...heard David Bowie", he certainly has.  They have worked together on many occasions - in the studio and on stage.


Posted 14 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
...cool!..

...does anyone remember his experimental CDi project from the mid-nineties?..
Posted 14 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Truly amazing musician, and puts on a kickass rocking show!!! More Adrian, RP{#Bananajam}!!!
Posted 14 years ago by tugandbuster    [ Reply ]
Great guy - great guitar!

No singer, no composer!
This is rubbish, Adrian!
Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Love this tune!! Play it LOUD!

The man with the rubber neck, Adrian!


{guitar neck, that is...}


Posted 14 years ago by krich58    [ Reply ]
Some say 60's and 70's, I will at this moment say, RP....thx
Posted 14 years ago by ddbz    [ Reply ]
Musical coincidence:  On an iPod with almost 10,000 songs, another Adrian Belew track from Young Lions played on the way into work this morning.
Posted 14 years ago by maryte    [ Reply ]
The background reminds me of that old film Zulu with Michael Caine. Very stirring. A bit Adam & The Ants-like, but livable with in a kitsch way. 7 from the Nottingham jury.

Posted 15 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
I saw Adrian when he toured with the expanded Talking Heads tour back in the day...and I have had the good fortune to meet him ...twice.  On both ocassions he was both approachable and charming.  He's both a great musician and a real gentleman!
Posted 15 years ago by iscoot4peace    [ Reply ]
I like this!
Posted 15 years ago by helgigermany    [ Reply ]
Yo' Adrian!
Posted 15 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!
 
just showed your ignorance. should have done some research first before posting that

Posted 15 years ago by fcatalao    [ Reply ]
 countyman wrote:

Ever hear of King Crimson?
Didn't think so.
 
LOL! 
Posted 15 years ago by LowPhreak    [ Reply ]
 Jamunca wrote:

I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again.


 
 
Belew manned the guitar on a Bowie tour some twenty years ago.  It would have been a trip even without the psylocybin.

Posted 15 years ago by dorkmeister    [ Reply ]
Ah-CHOO. Ah-CHOO.
Posted 15 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
 Jamunca wrote:

I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again.


 
My first thought was Roger Waters. I've got it low cause it's Sunday morning.

Posted 15 years ago by cosmiclint    [ Reply ]
THE twang bar king!
Posted 15 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
 mgkiwi wrote:
Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!
 
Ever hear of King Crimson?
Didn't think so.

Posted 15 years ago by countyman    [ Reply ]

I had to check to see if this wasn't some long-lost Bowie. Very fresh sound. I dig, and I'd listen again.


Posted 15 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
From Santana's Jingo to Young Lions


Posted 15 years ago by Danny_G    [ Reply ]
snakefinger likes!
Posted 15 years ago by snakefinger    [ Reply ]
 sholtzma wrote:

Truly bizarre.


 
yeah.  But I like the voice... I like the rhythm...

Posted 15 years ago by rosedraws    [ Reply ]
impossibly smooth transition from santana's jingo track!
Posted 15 years ago by ca1vinandhobbes    [ Reply ]
If his voice was more gutteral to go alone with the background, I would have went looking for a spear. As it is, a 5.
Posted 15 years ago by MortimerS    [ Reply ]

Truly bizarre.


Posted 15 years ago by sholtzma    [ Reply ]
Who the hell is this - he obviously never made it big!
Posted 16 years ago by mgkiwi    [ Reply ]
Do you think this guy ever head David Bowie?{#Drunk}
Posted 16 years ago by superfido    [ Reply ]
Wow, forgot about this...I heard Phone Call From The Moon on the radio 18 years ago and made a mental note to buy this.  Guess I should get around to that {#Wink}

Posted 16 years ago by snowcat    [ Reply ]
So many of you in radio land are not stretching out.
Posted 16 years ago by tclodes    [ Reply ]
One of my favorite AB songs. Pretty Pink Rose is another amazing track off this album.
Posted 16 years ago by swruch    [ Reply ]
Adrian toured with Zappa, Bowie, and the Talking Heads. That's BEFORE his 25 years+ with King Crimson... Not too mention that the guy is an incredibly friendly and funny human being- I have spoken with him several times. If you don't know who he is by now I'm sorry for your (lack of) musical education. He's the man!
Posted 16 years ago by Deadwing    [ Reply ]
I'm seeing Adrian in two weeks at Revolution Hall in Troy!
Posted 16 years ago by CamLwalk    [ Reply ]
This scares me.
Posted 16 years ago by FlatCat    [ Reply ]
...this is interesting; fun...
Posted 16 years ago by mandolin    [ Reply ]
Channeling Bowie? I like it.
Posted 16 years ago by tomis    [ Reply ]
japanmoran wrote:
What's with the sneezing in the background?
It's called cedar fever. If you were in Austin right now, you'd know.
Posted 16 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
Flippin' awesome, as usual.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
It saddens me that any Adrian Belew song would rate lower than a 9 on here. C'mon people- respect.
Posted 17 years ago by BKardon    [ Reply ]
egg-banjo wrote:
Tango in the Night?
Yes, that's comes close! ... And the terrible repeating sound of the phone bell in between shouldn't appear.
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
MrMan wrote:
Yay, Adrian!!! Can't get enough of him, no matter how he's playing...prog with King Crimson, power pop with the Bears, or experimental on his own. See him live if you can!
Yes, Yes, Yes. Adrian adds distinctive character into any project he participates. Bowie, Talking Heads, K Crimson, and of course his solo work. Thanks for playing Adrian!
Posted 17 years ago by gopre    [ Reply ]
Nabla wrote:
Do I sound out a bit of Fleetwood Mac here...?
Tango in the Night?
Posted 17 years ago by egg-banjo    [ Reply ]
Do I sound out a bit of Fleetwood Mac here...?
Posted 17 years ago by Nabla    [ Reply ]
AlienRelic wrote:
Love those background vocals!
And the elephants! :o)
Posted 17 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
Is it just me again or did anyone else think 'I WILL WALK 500 MILES' or BENNY & JOON when this started?? I'll still 9 it
Posted 17 years ago by buckskin    [ Reply ]
olsaltybastard wrote:
I think the real genius is when they have to transition from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". They certainly know what they are doing!!
"They" be Bill.
Posted 17 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
kazuma wrote:
Not to mention some excellent and very essential contributions to Remain in Light era Talking Heads.
He also did some cool work with Caifanes, (out of Mexicali, who now go by the name Los Jaguares), on their excellent record, El Silencio, in the 90s. The man is definitely a Mr. Musichead!
Posted 17 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
walkerpub wrote:
Two great classic unheralded hard driving tunes in a row..great stuff.
If you're referring to that ghastly Tokoloshe Man song we just heard as the other classic unheralded hard driving tune, I gotta disagree. This one ain't so hot either...
Posted 17 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
Two great classic unheralded hard driving tunes in a row..great stuff.
Posted 17 years ago by walkerpub    [ Reply ]
Yes! What drewcam said.
Posted 17 years ago by lissen    [ Reply ]
Love those background vocals!
Posted 17 years ago by AlienRelic    [ Reply ]
What's with the sneezing in the background?
Posted 17 years ago by japanmoran    [ Reply ]
dmax wrote:
Adrian Belew is the worst thing that ever happened to King Crimson.
I couldn't disagree more -- I like all KC periods. After the brilliant change of direction Belew helped bring to the three '80s KC albums and after their long hiatus that followed, "Thrak" was a monster album and another great shift in sound. It was all about the double-trio, but Belew clearly had a big hand in the sound. I find much of Belew's solo work to be engaging, especially "Here" and "Op Zop Too Wah," the latter a wildly creative venture. Granted, "The Construction of Light" was a big letdown, but I find "The Power to Believe" to be interesting again. KC is such a fluid vehicle for ideas that I think it's wrong to blame or credit any one individual for the things you dislike or like. Fripp has been the only constant! -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
One of the most passionate vocalists, not to mention guitarists- in rock
Posted 18 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
Vogelfrei wrote:
petition to curtail posting cowbell.gif on songs that don't have cowbell
petition to curtail the petition to curtail posting cowbell.gif on songs that don't have cowbell
Posted 18 years ago by ndfan75    [ Reply ]
My vote is as much the segue from John Kongos-Tololoshe Man to Adrian Belew-Young Lions as it is for the songs. The programming is what makes RP so special... There's some thought behind the music, not just some marketing flack robot programming songs.
Posted 18 years ago by drewcam    [ Reply ]
Shesdifferent wrote:
I often wonder who it is that sits around all day and listens, I mean really listens to music, so that when RP mixes one song into the other it is practically FLAWLESS.....such is the case of these last two..John Kongos-Tololoshe Man and Adrian Belew-Young Lions. I 've always been impressed with RP's ability to do this...but this one is genius!
I think the real genius is when they have to transition from Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata". They certainly know what they are doing!!
Posted 18 years ago by olsaltybastard    [ Reply ]
Saw Belew playing on the B/W Bowie tour. He deserves more recognition... his fretless electric is unmistakeable. Big Electric Cat, please. =]
Posted 18 years ago by Old_Pool_Skunk    [ Reply ]
I often wonder who it is that sits around all day and listens, I mean really listens to music, so that when RP mixes one song into the other it is practically FLAWLESS.....such is the case of these last two..John Kongos-Tololoshe Man and Adrian Belew-Young Lions. I 've always been impressed with RP's ability to do this...but this one is genius!
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
skyguy wrote:
I miss the bears
Well, I uploaded three tracks from them in the LRC... so far they have not been added. Hopefully! They were a great band!
Posted 18 years ago by mfassett    [ Reply ]
I miss the bears
Posted 18 years ago by skyguy    [ Reply ]
Vogelfrei wrote:
Don't forget his brief appearance with Zappa.
Not to mention some excellent and very essential contributions to Remain in Light era Talking Heads.
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
petition to curtail posting cowbell.gif on songs that don't have cowbell
Posted 18 years ago by Vogelfrei    [ Reply ]
greg6494 wrote:
nothing some cowbell can't fix...
NEEDS MORE COWBELL.
Posted 18 years ago by Austin2Florida    [ Reply ]
great song, great musician. looking forward to seeing him in a very small venue called the duck room in st. louis on sunday...the same place fripp played at last month. place only holds about 100 people or so. tasty.
Posted 18 years ago by bluematrix    [ Reply ]
The Momur Rocks!
Posted 18 years ago by stratrjb    [ Reply ]
MrMan wrote:
Yay, Adrian!!! Can't get enough of him, no matter how he's playing...prog with King Crimson, power pop with the Bears, or experimental on his own.
Don't forget his brief appearance with Zappa.
Posted 18 years ago by Vogelfrei    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by kazuma    [ Reply ]
nothing some cowbell can't fix...
Posted 18 years ago by greg6494    [ Reply ]
i hate the guys in the background going "ACHOO!" i'm getting really somewhat not happy... "ACHOO!"
Posted 18 years ago by TobalMoreno    [ Reply ]
Great musician - boring songs!
Posted 18 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Very interesting group; discovered thanks to RP.
Posted 19 years ago by rKokon    [ Reply ]
this needs to be played real loud - for the big full on jungle effect. Great house cleaning music.
Posted 19 years ago by bmo    [ Reply ]
Similar to "Big Electric Cat" song...
Posted 19 years ago by coding_to_music    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by Door    [ Reply ]
Toured with David Bowie on his Sound and Vision Tour. Saw them together in Denver. Great show.
Posted 19 years ago by topcat    [ Reply ]
MrMan wrote:
Yay, Adrian!!! Can't get enough of him, no matter how he's playing...prog with King Crimson, power pop with the Bears, or experimental on his own. See him live if you can!
Too much treble...I like him better when he's working with others and not taking center stage.
Posted 19 years ago by whafrog    [ Reply ]