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John Cage - Water Walk



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John Cage performing "Water Walk" in January, 1960 on the popular TV show I've Got A Secret.
via WFMU: http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2007/04/john_cage_on_a_.html "At the time, Cage was teaching Experimental Composition at New York City's New School. Eight years beyond 4:33, he was (as our smoking MC informs us) the most controversial figure in the musical world at that time. His first pe
rformance on national television was originally scored to include five radios, but a union dispute on the CBS set prevented any of the radios from being plugged in to the wall. Cage gleefully smacks and tosses the radios instead of turning them on and off. While treating Cage as something of a frea
k, the show also treats him fairly reverentially, cancelling the regular game show format to allow Cage the chance to perform his entire piece. "


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magical to watch ... ( 1 month ago by rappel101)
magical to watch and hear. has anyone other than Cage performed this - is it possible?
Reminds me at times ... ( 1 month ago by TheBattleContinues)
Reminds me at times to the intro of Nagasaki Nightmare by Crass. I've been wanting to listen to Cage for a while, but never thought to look on YouTube. I don't know why that just dawned on me tonight. Pretty interesting.
the laughters made ... ( 1 month ago by merdufer)
the laughters made it scarier than it already was. in a kinda david lynch's "rabbit" way.
genius ( 1 month ago by bergybeer)
genius
lol thats so weird ... ( 1 month ago by tanya0619)
lol thats so weird myl... music teacher told my clas to listen to him and i still kinda dont understand why...................... but anyways NICE job man
why they laugh?! ... ( 1 month ago by janettediva)
why they laugh?!stupid ppl.. he rules
good job tanya the ... ( 3 weeks ago by jasmincar)
good job tanya the music student
... ( 3 weeks ago by jasmincar)
hahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha TANYA the oboe player her teacher told her ''clas'' to listen to him and she dont understand. hahahahaah
This proves that ... ( 3 weeks ago by pong224)
This proves that opposite of music is silence. Not noise.
Don't forget, Cage ... ( 3 weeks ago by Karlfalcon)
Don't forget, Cage regarded all sounds as part of the performance, even the laughter of the audience. They were part of the moment.
lmaooo i really ... ( 2 weeks ago by tanya0619)
lmaooo i really dont and after 2 weeks i still think this is not cool.......... im slow maybe that what it is lol jk
the grandfather of ... ( 2 weeks ago by tedquinn)
the grandfather of everything cool.
Try to understand ... ( 2 weeks ago by MuzakConcrete)
Try to understand this piece within the context of the times. However, many of his other pieces are less exhibitionist and easier to take seriously. I can honestly recommend his sonatas and interludes as a good place to begin.
i absolutely love ... ( 2 weeks ago by LyssaxLovess)
i absolutely love music, but john cage is one man i cannot listen to. i appreciate his risk taking, but this is not worth the fuss. in my opinon. im not here to offend, just putting my word out there. we studied him in music history, and it was almost a waste of my time. if it werent for the fact that he was trying to be different, then i would have to say he doesnt deserve his works to be played..."played."
lol ok thanks ill ... ( 2 weeks ago by tanya0619)
lol ok thanks ill watch them
but u listen to ... ( 1 week ago by psioch)
but u listen to britney spears but cage is full artist.
The folly of ... ( 1 week ago by EternalRockShow)
The folly of post-modernism and relying on unions to... just... plug... something...in!
i don't think ... ( 1 week ago by samuraizach007)
i don't think that's what was intended at all
and I don't think anyone studying music history is that intrested in britney spears
or whatever other lame cliche you have to throw out there
Cage died in '92 so how about MC Hammer or something
I understand Cage ... ( 1 week ago by elcaifo)
I understand Cage as a conceptual artist, and I can enjoy his stuff as art, but to call it "music" is waaaay out of what I can asimilate.
awesome, if you ... ( 1 week ago by 55Rossi)
awesome, if you stop focusing on the whacky actions themselves and get over the visual element of the performance and close your eye's and just listen, its a really trippy piece of music, even the laughter becomes part of it (as I'm sure John Cage was aware of) and becomes really atmospheric.
a man ahead of his ... ( 5 days ago by iamozy)
a man ahead of his time
love it... ( 3 days ago by piston22)
love it...
creepy. ( 1 day ago by das81)
creepy.
whay do people ... ( 1 day ago by chiararaihc86)
whay do people laugh?
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