SCOTT WALKER - PLASTIC PALACE PEOPLE

He put the Vinny Vinesauce Speeeeen filter on

This and Montague Terrace, It’s Raining Today etc are among the most luxurious listening experiences available in all music. Immaculate arrangement and recording and exquisite singing.

What is your all-time-favorite song ?
Plastic palace people !

Por dios que cancion lpm ❤

why does this poem always remind of the Unamuno poem where a child looses a balloon which slowly drifts away on the either and that 'now rose now fell his joy'?

I luv this song, it really captures the atmosphere of the 60's how does a song recording do that? - magic!

walker observing his fellow men and women with a wry inside the fishbowl detachment.

Gloriously strange behaviour. Perhaps not as strange as his late recordings....

Some people say “The Electrician” was the first indication of how Scott Walker’s music would sound later in his career. Maybe in terms of the way it sounds, sure, but I just heard this song, and the distinct contrast between verses reminds me very much of “Bouncer See Bouncer” from Tilt, not to mention the disturbing incident described in the lyrics is almost on par with anything from The Drift (if I’m interpreting the lyrics correctly). All the hallmarks were there, he just took them to another dimension later on. What an incredible piece of writing.

Joyau!!

It was a true musical blessing the day i discoverd Scott Walker"s discography.

Haunting

anyone know where the song came from? I had thought it was based on the Red Balloon, a french movie from the 50's but bringing in more modern day sensibilities in the more unusual reverb sections contrasting that carefree life with the current day. Can't find anything where Scott explained it.

This song is like a whole romantic movie

I would assume the vocals in the chorus are being put through a Leslie Speaker?

Wonderful

Disturbing, sweetness, brilliant, such a beautiful voice, Scott was talented beyond amazing! No words to describe him, if your soul can hear his art, it's all right.

Long ago I used to take a lot of acid and listen to Scott Walker .This was my favourite

fantastic

What A Voice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fit For The Gods

Already one year ago. RIP Noël Scott Engel :-(

I really cant think of a more incredible song

I think this'll be on repeat in the waiting room, Heaven.

Beautiful man beautiful voice ❤️ RIP Scott 💔 This was definitely the start of sounds to come 👏

Over the rooftop sails Billy
A string tied to his underwear
Through cobbled stone streets a child races
And shouts "Billy, come down from there"

"My mother's calling" his voice whimpers
A string clutched in his tiny hand
Not till I've seen the sky's not lit up
In tears, child try and understand
Don't pull the string, don't bring me down
Don't make me land

Plastic palace people
Sing silent songs, they dream too long
Their memories just stare
Plastic palace Alice
She steals her cards tomorrow deals
With deafening despair

Hurry, you've got to get in line
Your nose might start to shine
And sweat it out and dance about
The whole eternal life

A harvest of stars surrounds Billy
The night clings to his happy eyes
A sleeping town square beneath a fountain
A child murmurs a weary sigh
My mother weeps, and weaves her hair
With worries please, Come down from there

Plastic palace people
Through fields of clay and granite grey
They play without a sound
Plastic palace Alice
Blows gaping holes to store her fears
Inside her lovers head

Listen, they're laughing in the halls
They rip your face with lies
To buzzing eyes you cry for help
Like gods they bark replies

Over the rooftops burns Billy
Balloon sadly the string descends
Searching its way down through blue submarine air
The polka dot underwear
To meet the trees, in morning square
Just hanging there, just hanging there

the words and music takes me somewhere a genius

such an amazing voice. Sad that he often wasted it on pretentious inaccesable garbage like this. Scott 3 and Til the band comes in are his best albums and suffer less from his bullshit "artistry."

My bucket list is forever incomplete with his passing.
Loved him from the first day I ever heard him sing in 1966.
Thought I'd get to see him one more time. RIP Scott.

The sun is out, the sky is blue.
There's not a cloud to spoil the view, but it's raining.
Raining in my heart.
Rest in peace, Scott.

This brings back memories. Superb. RIP Scott xx

Goodbye Scott - thankyou for your voice and your brilliance.

I wrote a short story on this incredible song. What a voice. Rest in peace fine soul.

RIP Scott :-(

Scott Walker (January 9th 1943-March 25th 2019) His incredible music lives on.

Rest in peace you absolute legend x

And Heaven gets another for its HALL OF FAME...……………..WE SALUTE YOU SIR !!!!!!!!!!!

Just so beautiful :-(

Scott was an unbelievable talent. How fortunate we are.

this song is a whole new universe by itself.

His Masterpiece.... beautiful... marvelous! brilliant! magical!

she's a good girl...

I was at The Songs Of Scott Walker, part of the BBC Proms at the Albert Hall last night. This was the second song in, after Boy Child, both sung by Jarvis Cocker, who delivered his own take on this. Nevertheless, the orchestra delivered an admiral performance of this haunting song's brilliant arrangement.

Scott Walker was the epitome of cool, in demeanor and in his impeccable sartorial style.

Met a few of those people in my life

adore this....

He's a God

My favourite song of all time.

This man is beguiling in everything he does