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John Cale

Amsterdam

Release date: 31st December 1969

From Vintage Violence
Track 9
3:12
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‘Amsterdam’ by John Cale is a rock song from the 1969 album ‘Vintage Violence’. The lyrics address a woman returning from Amsterdam, with the narrator observing visible signs of loneliness while insisting on continued love and a desire for her company, urging her to “come down”. The mood feels affectionate but worried, turning a travel return into a small reckoning about emotional wear.

"Amsterdam" is a track by John Cale, from the album Vintage Violence, released 31st December 1969. The track is 3:12 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about John Cale.

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Lyrics

Amsterdam

She's back from Amsterdam
And I think the journey did her well
Her face has lost its touch
The tell-tale signs of loneliness inside

But I love her still
And need her company still more
Come down, come down
Come down, come down once more
And I think the journey did her well

She says she fell in love
With men who knew the way to treat a lady
Her life has settled for the best of things
That I couldn't give her

And it's not her fault, she's not the one to blame
Come down, come down
Come down, come down once more
And I do believe the journey did her well
Yes, I do believe the journey did her well

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From Vintage Violence

3:121969
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Album
Vintage Violence
Vintage Violence
John Cale
1970
Track number
9
Release year
1969
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