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John Cale

Adelaide

Release date: 31st December 1969

From Vintage Violence
Track 3
2:19
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'Adelaide' is a rock track by John Cale from the album 'Vintage Violence', released in 1969. In the lyrics, the speaker longs to go home and return to Adelaide, returning again and again to the idea of “a change” and the sense that it is nearly time to go. There is a practical, almost impatient urgency to the wanting, with the speaker asking for a phone as a step towards making contact and moving on. The overall mood is restless and directional, less a memory than a plan, with Adelaide functioning as the specific place to chase.

"Adelaide" is a track by John Cale, from the album Vintage Violence, released 31st December 1969. The track is 2:19 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about John Cale.

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Lyrics

Adelaide

I want to go home, I want to go home
I want to go back to Adelaide
It's time for a change, don't want to be late
It's probably night in Adelaide
In a day or two, I'll be there asking for you
To come back to Adelaide with me
The weather there's so good

So pass me the phone, I'll go it alone
I'll whistle my way to Adelaide
There's time to cry, I'll be there tonight
The trains and the boats and planes are on time

But before I go (I go)
I'm knock-knocking on your front door (your door)
Be sure to say goodbye to your friends
And to all my friends back home

But before I go (I go)
I'm knock-knocking on your front door (your door)
Be sure to say goodbye to your friends
And to all my friends back home

Oh, Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight (Adelaide, Adelaide)
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight (Adelaide, Adelaide)
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight (Adelaide, Adelaide)
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight (Adelaide, Adelaide)
Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight (Adelaide, Adelaide)

Adelaide, Adelaide (Adelaide, Adelaide)
Adelaide, Adelaide (I want you tonight)
Ooh, ooh (Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight)
Ooh, ooh (Adelaide, Adelaide, I want you tonight)

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Track details

From Vintage Violence

2:191969
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Album
Vintage Violence
Vintage Violence
John Cale
1970
Track number
3
Release year
1969
  1. 1Hello, There
    2:44
  2. 2Gideon's Bible
    3:21
  3. 3Adelaide
    2:19
  4. 4Big White Cloud
    3:29
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