David Sylvian - Orpheus

[@douglas2902]

Never heard of it until today. But sounds great better than what's on the radio anytime

[@anniechristien]

His voice is incredible! So amazing! I love this song so much! One of the most beautiful songs I´ve heard in my entire life.

[@johng2880]

It really seems to occupy a space all it's own. I can't think of anything else like it.

[@aimeemcbride7676]

It hurts-this song and David are both so gorgeous. I love his style during this era.

[@kdp8133]

Absolutely and utterly gorgeous. What a beautiful song….

[@c.w_]

There is a similar genius between Bowie, Sylvia and Sting. So grateful to have been alive to hear these great musicians.

[@rskyylarrogers7122]

When I first saw David Sylvian I was in San Francisco 1980's. I was totally blown away as they were on tour for the Gone to Earth Tour... It was not only brillliance but perfection in a sound show also never to be forgotten... One of my favorites of all time. R. Skyylar Rogers....

[@richardlew5316]

I saw him LA in 1988 it was Brilliant Trees, Gone To Earth and Secrets Of The Beehive Tour. Remember David doing a guitar solo and half of Japan was on stage.

[@jw4444]

One of the finest lyric writers in rock for sure. I wonder how many times he was mistaken for David Bowie.

[@tessdedman4264]

he said he sang better, i remember that!

[@Omnatten9]

He's got a great voice compared to Bowie

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Beehive is the album that follows me since its release. I remember when I was young and thought I'm the only person in the world who truely understood and appreciated it haha. Mostly because nobody I knew was listening to anything like this.

[@Johnnybananass-_]

i echo that in my life , i was a young punk kid that bought it on the name after hearing Ghosts by japan and fell in love with the album and still play it weekly so many decades later :)

[@patrick3926]

Beehive is brilliant from start to finish. I found it 10 years ago

[@kevcatnip7589]

@@patrick3926 i despair that this will be forgotten ,,,,hope not,,,its heaven

[@vv247]

I was listening with you ... right from Japans first album ...

[@mariettestraathof]

I was listening since 1980. Attended Concerts of Japan and Sylvian several times in the Netherlands.. Followed him since then. Secrets of the beehive...brilliant...timeless...

[@kondo337]

I saw this Tour and Line-up Sylvian,Barbieri,Jansen,Torn, Ian Maidmen on Bass and Robby Aceto on Guitar.80 Days of the Shaman Tour in 88' at the Wiltern in Los Angeles

[@wikiMidget]

Watching the Magical eyebrow jump of luxury doesn't distract from the beautiful song.

[@warrenwood3212]

He is fabulous and this is my favourite song

[@karenward267]

Moody and beautiful. I have loved this track for years.

[@tessdedman4264]

me too. i remember lying on the living room carpet with headphones on, playing it over and over ...

[@andrewjohnstone963]

A wonderful song from a beautiful lp ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrFreud98]

Sylvian is a very intelligent artist.

[@thomassharoniard4629]

Yes he's so special talented and moving Nick Rhodes from Duran Duran probably loved him so much...

[@Wilantonjakov]

Nick Rhodes partly destroyed their career, and Mick Karn's life

[@SynthwaveMusicChannel]

King Cobalt ?

[@Wilantonjakov]

Mick Karn couldn't cover his healthcare expenses during his sickness due to Nick Rhodes stunting Japan's commercial growth during the 1980s when Duran Duran completely sold out. All the attention was diverted from Japan to Duran Duran, and Mick Karn was already earning little-to-nothing at Japan gigs anyway. Nick Rhodes ended up a millionaire, while Karn might as well be representing the working class.

[@HectorLopez-ct3kq]

Sad but true !

[@sheamcdermott2548]

I could listen to this and 'Nightporter all night

[@kevcatnip7589]

Bottles that tumbled ,,,,, that prediction of weak friends

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

​@@kevcatnip7589Brilliant metaphor.

[@kevcatnip7589]

@@rejectionisprotection4448 ITS DAVIS SYLVIANS GENIUS LYRICS

[@rejectionisprotection4448]

@@kevcatnip7589 I do realise that.

[@lou106]

Beautiful song. I can listen to it all day

[@lou106]

David Sylvian Gorgeous song,

[@northropo]

Absolutely stunning - I never imagined this song could be played live with any sort of success or accuracy, yet here it is! Amazing.

[@bordermind1730]

Quando il mondo riconoscerà la sua grandezza allora sarà un mondo migliore.....grazie David

[@imsocuez]

This song is a dream, a beautiful dream. 💕

[@azalea19761]

Very sweet and relaxing atmosphere

[@kentborges5114]

David has a QUALITY like no other...SIMPLY AMAZING.

[@karlhainer2130]

David Sylvian. The best!

[@Listermintsluesh]

In a Sylvian mood this eve, ahhh so lovely. Super song. Wonderful trumpet.

[@moog37-j3b]

Trumpet is Mark Isham a genius !!

[@giuliano971]

Straordinaria sperimentazione melodica che fa accapponare la pelle.Struggente melodia di grande intensita' emotiva.Bravo David Sylvian.Da Giuliano Cotellessa Pescara Italia.Pittore astrattista con oltre 250 mostre in tutta europa

[@uweschmidt4066]

So beautiful!

[@erikvermeer2933]

This album was and is still an audio/hi-fi speakertester

[@guillermo6528]

This is pure ambrosia from heaven... Thank You for retrieving and sharing this forgotten jewel!

[@TheGranderuga]

Una delle rare trasmissioni (ma forse l'unica) dove gli artisti non suonavano in playback... Meravilglia...

[@WJJ1961]

God I loved this album...First heard songs from it when Stephen Walker ' The Ghost who talks' on 3RRR in Melbourne... was it back in the 80's?, introduced me to it.

[@RoguishlyDone]

not getting old we just have 'stories to tell' love to all.

[@lazium]

Grazie DOC per la musica di qualità che hai fatto ascoltare agli adolescenti dell'epoca. Questa versione live di Orpheus è eccezionale.

[@enricocavallini7728]

Peccato che il flicorno di Mark Isham sia "muto" fino a metà del pezzo... La RAI è imbattibile...

[@martacoro5933]

Podría escucharla mil veces más y no me cansaría.

[@raulmachado7472]

Noviembre 2019 presente es uno de los 1000 tema que uno de oír antes de morir

[@jeanninemcandrew6054]

Just beautiful! To me it's the sound of summer.

[@kalvinatori1467]

If you loved this upon first listen, no doubt you’re back to feel the same poignant verses that grabbed you then. For me, 1987.

[@danielecanali5993]

….un “mostro”, lui, gli orchestrali e la performance! ❤️

[@MrTurchese]

Uno dei più grandi compositori di sempre

[@brooksw1856]

I love how Sylvian chose not to do a recorded cover for the performance (as so many do) but instead chose a live version which showcases his voice, writing and that incredible fretless bass (Karn style, with some Jaco Pastorius mixed in).

[@stefaniapartini5825]

La parte suonata dalla tromba è magnifica.

[@millymeridan4521]

Never got the proper recognition that he deserves

[@marksupeotmail.co.ukrbrain2564]

Saw him at Sheffield City Hall in June 1988 - bought the ticket the day before. The 'teenyboppers' rushed to the front and were indulgently ushered back to their seats. A captivating 2-hour show which I managed to tape from the stalls. Fantastic. My friend was supposed to see him in Manchester a few days later but David Torn apparently broke his hand - I did him a copy of the Sheffield show as a consolation.

[@blackmore4]

A consolation? ;) Not too sure about that... I mean, why would he want to hear an unbalanced cassette recording of his meticulously arranged music? Obviously you meant well but it's worth thinking about it.

[@stefanblue660]

Unique performance of a unique song!

[@lucapasquini9079]

Grande pezzo, voce meravigliosa, grandiosa band and no more....remember? Dove sono finiti questi prodotti

[@MrCubaismo]

Oh my God, I just love this upload. Thank you D.S.S. Manafon.

[@claudiogagliardelli7293]

What a thrill. I attended the concert in Milan in the same year.

[@rosieday3259]

Beautiful spiritual deep x one light warrior music..heals ❤❤

[@stefaniapartini5825]

Una canzone meravigliosa. ❤

[@mikegniewek3301]

Such a cool song. I wish he joined King Crimson when Fripp invited him to.

[@carl3684]

Okay, okay, so this AND Nostalgia is up their with my favourite DS music

[@MsMugglegirl]

no he is not KIng Crimson he is himself as much as i love them no

[@The_John_Serrano]

​@@MsMugglegirlthat's exactly what he said.

[@blackjackmoon8189]

this album is in top 5

[@domino914]

A fantastically performed song with the musical interlude between 3:42 - 4:18 being absolutely sublime.

[@doopum1]

Band during this time: David Sylvian David Torn - guitar (ie. guy tapping) Robby Aceto - guitar (you see him at 25 seconds into the video) Mark Isham - Trumpet Richard Barbiari - keys Ian Maidman - fretless bass Steve Jansen - drums

[@vermilliongecko]

Thanks for that, I was wondering if that was Richard on keyboards.

[@MsMugglegirl]

gorgeous

[@jasonpfinch]

Japan minus Karn plus some other blokes.

[@runefoonman4103]

The horn that Mark Isham is playing is a trumpet variant called a flugelhorn. With its rapidly-widening conical bore, it has a warmer, richer sound than the trumpet.

[@moniquecavard745]

quelle voix ..chaude..qui réchauffe nos âmes et nos coeurs...

[@mobiuspaw494]

Floaty lite , gorgeous sound. Strap on those cans , and Fly !!

[@zzyyxxo]

David Bidmead great comment.

[@ayumifuruya7020]

I love him.

[@kevcatnip7589]

you must,,and pass him on

[@indrofrancovillani]

Doc, quanta qualità.

[@madadayo57]

Quando la musica diventa pura emozione......grande David !!!! e grande Isham

[@dariuseisenbeis357]

Naja was soll ich sagen er ist wohl der beste.....

[@viviane6473]

Artista perfeito!

[@genus.family]

And let me appreciate also the TV program "DOC" - perfectly serving the frames, the crossfades, the timing of the cuts, on LIVE airing.

[@mauriziomessori4192]

Ma dove sei finito grande artista?..ci manchi.

[@goodrabbit66]

Great Tune. Simply GREAT !

[@elleryweller4231]

Thanks and regards to RAI italian television, excel sound quality

[@stevejubb244]

Beautiful song👍🏻

[@stevejubb244]

I think it's from the Album Beautiful Trees 🌲

[@daeuri]

Actually it is from Secrets of the Beehive.

[@derriev1967]

DOC era un programma di Arbore, di più di vent'anni fa. Portò in studio artisti famosi e non. La prima volta che vidi Tracy Chapman, allora sconosciuta, fu lì, per intenderci. Ed era trasmesso in primo pomeriggio...

[@azalea19761]

Anche io seguivo quel programma, lo ritenevo molto piacevole. Renzo Arbore si avvaleva della collaborazione del DJ Gegé Telesforo

[@Danthehorse]

David is such a one off, great track.

[@erictilley2018]

A curse on every t.v. producer/director who refuses to show a guitarist actually playing the guitar for more than a few seconds at a time! Especially that Washburn EA-20 Festival that David is playing! I swear there's a Dm chord to D#m at "I wrestle with an outlook on life..." but I can't see it! Grrr… Any other "live" versions of this where David is playing? And I can't believe I was playing the same guitar back then, although it was not white, because they were reliable, acoustic/electric workhorses. Midge Ure still uses one live so I'll have to dig mine out and dust her off. Great little songwriting instruments that don't sound "quacky" like other early piezo acoustics of the 80's. A salute to all the other guitar geeks out there! This song is just pure genius, so do it justice when you add it to your songbooks!

[@stephenstephen1505]

Beautiful

[@vinicius8549]

Um artista sem igual.

[@evnafull]

incredibile!!! Meraviglie cosi' alla rai non ne vedremo mai piu'!!

[@flermmicrowave2625]

The current Bach!!! So amazing, it still make me cry 30 plus years ago.

[@kondo337]

I saw this Lineup at the Wiltern in LA., 80 Days of the Shaman Tour 88' , unbelievable Show of course

[@kimbocking3378]

Soo good

[@ezfastway]

Una delle mie tracce preferite in assoluto.. e live su RaiDue???? MA che spettacolo!!! Per questo si che pagherei volentieri il canone...

[@tomsmilez1132]

ezfastway I just do not understand you at all....! Probably because I do not speak your language...😂😂😂

[@markbrewster2630]

It's not Mick Karn on bass but the bassist is playing a heavily chorused/octaved Wal fretless... RIP Mick Karn.

[@wreckage-vs5jv]

Barbieri playing Emax, Prophet 5, D-50, which just came out at this time, with the PG1000 programer ontop the Emu. Can't identify what's underneath the Roland. And if he even uses the rig to his right. Makes me wonder if there's more from this performance..thanks for sharing!

[@danielesala5527]

Emozione❤❤❤❤

[@zararity]

Am I the only person that looks at this video and thinks "Ahh, so Steven Wilson got his image here..."? ;)

[@TheAxisismChannel]

Excuse me?

[@zararity]

S. Edward Wilson Ha! You're not the Steven Wilson I'm talking about of course...

[@rdevicsaint]

Absolutely and many Porcupine Tree songs remind me of "Orpheus" as well. There has to be some influence there.

[@zararity]

Christopher Lindstrom Steven Wilson played with all the other three members of Japan, there are videos on KZbin. He would definitely have been aware and influenced by them and their solo careers.

[@rdevicsaint]

And Richard Barbieri was a member of both Japan and Porcupine Tree. So the connections are there. And he is is a dead ringer for Wilson in this video

[@HoHAGGIS]

Amazing ...

[@andresannasanna]

una performance incredibile di un artista incredibile

[@azalea19761]

Il repertorio di questo straordinario artista è molto particolare: musica di ambiente, che diffonde un'atmosfera rilassante e benefica allo stesso tempo, per mente, cuore ed anima

[@andresannasanna]

@@azalea19761 Già. Dai Japan alla...collaborazione dell'album di Andrea Chimenti "l'albero pazzo". Per non parlare dell'ipnotico Raintreecrow. Comunque Secrets of beehive rimane per me il lavoro più bello.

[@azalea19761]

Il suo album da me preferito é, senz'ombra di dubbio, Gone To Earth

[@andresannasanna]

@@azalea19761 Beh...questione di gusti. Io preferisco la sua voce incastonata fra strumenti acustici ma Gone to Earth è senz'altro un grande album.👍🏻

[@gianmariapecorari2026]

great sylvian. ..

[@esarempee]

Just Wow

[@theasmits7816]

I do have this cd, lovely music!

[@sONIaDancE]

Lo amo..

[@raulmachado7472]

A otro nivel ❤️

[@emilydickinson-songsproject]

Great even playing live, very good musicians Thanks:)

[@moog37-j3b]

The Genius Dave S our own The late Scott walker may he rip x

[@stephenbrewis7426]

Great song

[@hollyambler9772]

Spotify gave me this because I love Cocteaus, Kate Bush, Blue Nile, and (duh) Japan. Even though I'm EXACTLY the demographic for him, I would have never found it. There's quite a lot to hate about our current world, but I can make allowances if it gives me beautiful music.

[@superga5]

RAI National Italian tv (1988) unbelievable if you consider what's actually our TV all about now..

[@frankkumon]

you can tell by his countenance that Sylvian was in a somewhat "dark place" during this period.

[@garty2237]

Good to see Andy Kaufman not only alive and well but still finding work in 1987!

[@whelant]

Jesus, stunning version of this song, trumpet (or whatever it is technically called) is sensational....

[@billr3053]

Flugelhorn I think. Mark Isham, a master.

[@williamblake]

Superb!

[@yurisazonoff1554]

Love It!!!

[@ferdinandopolverinodelaureto]

Era DOC 1988! Ai tempi solo Arbore & Telesforo potevano ospitare un personaggio del genere.

[@knutsenkappix]

No, this is Ian Maidman on bass. He is now a she and lives with the name of Jennifer. I just found out minutes ago. Look it up yourself for more info on this great musician.

[@harrype3283]

Intelligent urban sound..

[@billcowie]

Mark Isham on flugelhorn. David always has the best collaborators

[@PlazaMoon]

thanks for uploading this

[@doughnutbass]

Who's the bass player? Both he and the trumpet player give a real new rendition of the song. Like it a lot.

[@probsteiergalerieHH]

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