Japan - Ghosts Live 1982

Audio Only
Japan Live
Ghosts
07/10/1982
Leiden (NL)
Line Up:
David Sylvian
Mick Karn
Steve Jansen
Richard Barbieri
Lyrics:
When the room is quiet
The daylight almost gone
It seems there's something I should know
Well, I ought to leave
But the rain it never stops
And I've no particular place to go
Just when I think I'm winning
When I've broken every door
The ghosts of my life
Blow wilder than before
Just when I thought I could not be stopped
When my chance came to be king
The ghosts of my life
Blew wilder than the wind
Well, I'm feeling nervous
Now I find myself alone
The simple life's no longer there
Once I was so sure
Now the doubt inside my mind
Comes and goes, but leads nowhere

[@shamsoni]

I’m 55 Indian and named my lad Sylvian - back in the day usedto wear 4 inches of make up - brilliant band first couple of albums amazing ahead of their time underrated too

[@ElizaBlue-o1i]

I so wish I'd gotten to see them play live at the time, they were such a phenomenal band. 'Ghosts' was a daily listen for me during one of the bleakest and scariest times of my life, strangely it used to comfort me so much. This live version is absolutely gorgeous and eerie as hell.

[@joolspirog]

Had this come up on iTunes when set on shuffle. Sometimes a song can really turn up that really hits the spot and at the right time.

[@nikbear]

R.I.P Mick xxx you were a rare talent .

[@tinajeanberesford-jones773]

so so! mesmerising! i play this every night , gives me strength. always. x

[@joescully1712]

What.a.tune....teenage years, good times :-)

[@dlamb2840]

Superb. Eerie. Unique. Fabulous song.

[@MrCamparisafari]

The rain it never stops

[@bigalsnel4467]

had it on vynal back in The day I'd thought I'd​ never hear it again thank you

[@cmonmappleys]

Way ahead of time

[@pamtufnell6751]

awsome loved it in the eighties and still now

[@Maxiclaudi]

Such wonderful memories, from ages ago...

[@aidgan789]

just when you think when you think your winning THEN!!!

[@welshgirllouise2026]

love this 👌

[@ajs41]

Nice to hear a different version compared to the one on Oil On Canvas. This is a bit more rough around the edges and dissonant, which isn't surprising since it was at the start of the tour a few weeks earlier. Also, David's voice sounds a bit higher on this, although maybe that's due to recording differences.

[@ju33ly10]

Yeah, this is pretty poor SQ compared to the Dutch FM versions (Vpro, and Vara), so it's well worth looking for those. Trouble is, there are 6-7 versions of this one gig floating around, yet, afaik, none have the full setlist. Not even mixing and matching gets the whole show!

[@stolk10]

Wonderful memories of the early 80's. I've seen both Japan concerts in Leiden at the LVC. Magic thx Vincent

[@ScareLemur]

Brilliant! Ik heb nog een groot aantal nummers op een cassettebandje van dit concert

[@Valleilelie]

ScareLemur aaahhh dat is echt te cool

[@BEATZ22181]

SIMPLY AMAZING & SPOT ON

[@richardsteele5187]

Sad demise of Mick Karn a bass player fluid and solid say 🌞 beam and the light rays

[@Natashahoneypot]

Brilliant

[@tinajeanberesford-jones773]

love you my ghost. x

[@HerbieDerbie]

RIP Mick

[@paulojnr9764]

wow

[@MrCamparisafari]

Tricky understood this so well

[@Maxiclaudi]

@stolk10 Ik was er ook bij in Leiden, werd bijna platgedrukt op de 1e rij. Heb ook hun laatste concerten in London gezien in november 1982, en besloot ter plekke om naar London te verhuizen. Waar kwam ik uiteindelijk terecht? Om de hoek van de 4 Japan leden, op Queens Gate terwijl zij in Stanhope Gardens woonden, SW7, South Kensington dus. Oude liefde roest nog steeds niet! Heb nog heeeel veel verzamelmateriaal, maar ja, de jeugd van tegenwoordig snapt het niet meer.

[@ajs41]

That's very close to where Francis Bacon lived at the time, one of my favourite painters. I'm also a huge Japan fan.

[@geekpie100]

he's beautiful, goddamit!

[@erwinklement1215]

🐶 love IT fantastic

[@Brecconable]

This is the best one so far

[@simonprice8737]

wunderfull

[@hiyouaraki]

photograph is hi cool !voice to power and cute .

[@richardsteele5187]

Spooky austere and tight a bright light on a blog landscape we played in a five piece in Japan besides teaching English a touching and emotional track and triumph of originality

[@JetBoyofBabylon]

Fantastic stuff Could you upload the whole gig?

[@stevewood7884]

So much better than oil on canvas 👍

[@addyszune]

और कौन-कौन सुन रहा है 2017 में?

[@jcaunt1]

Sounds like a depeche mode song. Martin L Gore anyway !!

[@cmonmappleys]

Blade runner sound , no disrespect vangelis

[@jackgannon3089]

This video is fucking weird