{"id":19575,"date":"2013-11-24T07:33:48","date_gmt":"2013-11-24T15:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=19575"},"modified":"2013-11-24T11:26:22","modified_gmt":"2013-11-24T19:26:22","slug":"must-watch-joseph-arthur-performspaints-i-miss-the-zoo-on-live-tv-and-streamdownload-recent-german-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-11\/must-watch-joseph-arthur-performspaints-i-miss-the-zoo-on-live-tv-and-streamdownload-recent-german-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Must Watch: Joseph Arthur Performs\/Paints &#8220;I Miss The Zoo&#8221; On Live TV&#8211;And Stream\/Download Recent German Concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-19578\" alt=\"JAC5\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5-650x365.jpg\" width=\"635\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5-650x365.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC5.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We love the artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josepharthur.com\/2012\/\"><strong>Joseph Arthur<\/strong><\/a>, and especially the musician.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been all-in since 2000&#8217;s <em><strong>Come To Where I&#8217;m From<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been a long and bumpy road for this artist and his fans, but he&#8217;s come out the other side in stentorian form.\u00a0 To see\/hear what we&#8217;re talking about, watch and listen below.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"\\https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-11\/watch-joseph-arthur-simultaneously-paint-and-perform-i-miss-the-zoo\/\">Last week we posted<\/a> Arthur&#8217;s<\/strong> powerful performance of <em><strong>I Miss the Zoo<\/strong> <\/em>(off of his outstanding 2013 album <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josepharthur.com\/2012\/the-ballad-of-boogie-christ\/\"><em><strong>The Ballad of Boogie Christ<\/strong><\/em><\/a>) while painting in <strong>Lichtenstein<\/strong>. Today <strong>Arthur<\/strong> posted this larger-than-life-and-sound version (on Canadian TV on <strong>Belle and Bum<\/strong>), which is evidently the first time he (or anyone?) has painted\/performed concurrently on live TV.\u00a0 Check it out below first.\u00a0 <strong>Magnifique!\u00a0 <\/strong>He not busy getting chills is busy dying.\u00a0 The song&#8217;s superb, confessional lyrics are at bottom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-19591\" alt=\"JAC3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3-650x365.jpg\" width=\"635\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3-650x365.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/JAC3.jpg 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arthur<\/strong> and stellar band are currently out on tour in support of his fantastic 2013 album <em><strong>The Ballad of Boogie Christ<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 To get a feel for how great they are live, listen\/download <strong>Arthur&#8217;s<\/strong> recent concert from\u00a0M\u00fcnster, Germany (the setlist follows the stream).\u00a0 We missed our chance to catch him when he came through Cali on this tour, but you still have plenty of opportunities and can check out possible dates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.josepharthur.com\/2012\/tour\/\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 As you can see from this <em><strong>I Miss The Zoo<\/strong><\/em><strong> <\/strong>performance, you won&#8217;t be disappointed.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pV8yxvE0DXI\" height=\"425\" width=\"625\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/15220817\" height=\"450\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Setlist:<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>King of Cleveland<br \/>\nStill Life Honey Rose<br \/>\nThe Ballad of Boogie Christ<br \/>\nSaint of Impossible Causes<br \/>\nI Used to Know How to Walk on Water<br \/>\nBlack Flowers<br \/>\nI Miss the Zoo<br \/>\nA Smile That Explodes<br \/>\nChicago<br \/>\nIn the Sun<br \/>\nTravel as Equals<br \/>\nBlue Lights in the Rear View<br \/>\nI Am the Witness<br \/>\nHoney and the Moon<br \/>\nBlack Lexus<br \/>\nAkron Skies<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s OK to be Young\/Gone<br \/>\nCurrency of Love<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8220;I Miss The Zoo&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I miss the drunk<br \/>\nI miss the fiend<br \/>\nI miss the simplicity of addiction<br \/>\nAnd the scene<br \/>\nI miss wandering aimlessly<br \/>\nIn half-dead sewers with rats for eyes<br \/>\nChewing on forgiveness<br \/>\nAnd the will to apologize<br \/>\nI miss the return of no return<br \/>\nAs I burn in avalanches<br \/>\nOf white snow and yellow cocaine<br \/>\nI miss talking to brick walls<br \/>\nWhile following the grain<br \/>\nAnd human dolls as I plagiarize myself like a dummy<br \/>\nStuffed with counterfeit money<br \/>\nFor Cairo and black honey<br \/>\nI miss illusions begging to be chased<br \/>\nEven as they disappear into me (erased)<br \/>\nUntil there is no one or nothing but the chase<br \/>\nAnd a powdery ghost with no face<br \/>\n(Or faith)<br \/>\nAnd the woman of my dreams disappearing without grace<\/p>\n<p>I miss the zoo (x3)<\/p>\n<p>I miss evolving into a cloud<br \/>\nOf blue marijuana blown from the lips<br \/>\nOf hookers and pimps<br \/>\nAs they shake each other down<br \/>\nIn alleys for the dammed but mighty<br \/>\nWith no one but the weak around<br \/>\nAnd the beautiful unsightly<br \/>\nI miss numb Neanderthals marching<br \/>\nIn rows of living dead<br \/>\nFrom my wisdom teeth to Spain and back again (in my head)<br \/>\nI miss salvation in syringes and angels of mercy<br \/>\nIn blooms of smoke numbing rain<br \/>\nWhich drinks when thirsty<br \/>\nI miss glasses full of spirits<br \/>\nWho without tongues speak to me of Napoleon\u2019s wild nights<br \/>\nI miss staying up for days and becoming a psychic pretzel<br \/>\nFlying kites<br \/>\nChewed on by a Zulu heading with toads to Mars<br \/>\nA mysterious prison<br \/>\nAnd one without bars<br \/>\n(at least those kind of bars)<\/p>\n<p>I miss the zoo (x3)<\/p>\n<p>I miss waking in the arms of strangers<br \/>\nLike puppies just born in the pound to a dead mother with eyes sealed shut<br \/>\nLooking for a tit to suck<br \/>\nAnd other dangers<br \/>\nWhen the night before laughter was our only pursuit<br \/>\nEven as knives carved up our backs<br \/>\nAnd demons sat like Buddhas eating fruit<br \/>\nMeditating on hate forever in our minds<br \/>\nI miss exposing even my bones<br \/>\nAnd the need that rewinds<br \/>\nEven my burning home<br \/>\nEven my gutted inner child<br \/>\nEven my dead grandfather<br \/>\nBeneath the ground that&#8217;s wild<br \/>\nEven my criminal family<br \/>\nEven my weed whacker thoughts<br \/>\nWhipping a thin plastic string<br \/>\nTo cut the ears off others<br \/>\nAs I sing<br \/>\nI miss van Gogh&#8217;s revenge<br \/>\nI miss his nightly binge<br \/>\nI miss spiders surrounding my bed<br \/>\nAnd lifting me as if an effigy<br \/>\nOr a dead king<br \/>\nA prophet of doom<br \/>\nA Jesus for the apocalypse<br \/>\nWearing dirt like perfume<br \/>\nOr a mother for Satan<br \/>\nOr ghost for all the children of abuse<br \/>\nTaking me into the fire<br \/>\nWatching me burn<br \/>\nLike a goose<br \/>\nAs they sing<br \/>\nIn spider voices<br \/>\nThere goes creation<br \/>\nThere goes the moon<br \/>\nThere goes the butterfly<br \/>\nWanting a cocoon<br \/>\nI miss being a bloom<br \/>\nAnd a goon<br \/>\nWaking up too soon in the afternoon<br \/>\nA doctor of regret<br \/>\nHanging onto guitar strings in tune<br \/>\nAnd hanging by a belt<br \/>\nWrapped around some pipe to nowhere and felt<br \/>\nMy lips, too, wrapped around<br \/>\nWhat appears to be stained glass<br \/>\nAs religious figures dress like rocks with class<br \/>\nBurn into gas<br \/>\nTo the center of my brain<br \/>\nThe euphoria of dying and being born all at once<br \/>\nWhile wearing the hat that reads \u201cdunce\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I miss the zoo (x3)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We love the artist Joseph Arthur, and especially the musician.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been all-in since 2000&#8217;s Come To Where I&#8217;m From.\u00a0 It&#8217;s been a long and bumpy road for this artist and his fans, but he&#8217;s come out the other side in stentorian form.\u00a0 To see\/hear what we&#8217;re talking about, watch and listen below. Last week [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19575","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}