Official Audio | Rufus Wainwright – Peaceful Afternoon
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2020 Rufus Wainwright Tour Dates
April 19 – North Charleston, SC @ High Water Festival
April 24 – Bremen, Germany @ Jazzahead Festival
April 25 – Bourges, France @ Festival de Printemps de Bourges
April 27 – London, UK @ Islington Assembly Hall (TWO SHOWS Doors 6 PM / 8:45 PM)
May 1 – New York, NY @ City Winery
May 2 – Huntington, NY @ Paramount Theatre
May 3 – New York, NY @ City Winery, NY
May 8 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
May 9 – Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour (TWO SHOWS Doors 6 PM / 9 PM)
May 11 – Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up
May 17 – Guadalajara, Mexico @ Corona Capital
May 30 – Kværndrup, Denmark @ Heartland Festival
June 2 – Istanbul, Turkey @ Zorlu PAC Jazz Festival
June 26 – Pilton, Somerset @ Glastonbury Festival
June 24 – Bath, UK @ Bath Forum
June 28 – Llandudno, Wales @ Venue Cymru
July 4 – Caldas de Reis, Spain @ PortAmerica Festival
July 5 – Madrid, Spain @ Noches del Botanico
July 7 – Oeiras Valley, Portugal @ Festival Jardins do Marques
July 13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Amsterdamse Bostheater
July 14 – La Rochelle, France @ Francofolies Festival
July 18 – Echternach, Luxembourg @ Echterlive
August 1 – Glasgow, UK @ Kelvingrove Park
August 2 – Co Waterford, Ireland @ All Together Now
August 13 – Kennett Square, PA @ Longwood Gardens
November 6 – Paris, France @ Grand Rex
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LYRICS (ENGLISH)
Well it’s coming onto 13 years together babe
I pray that it’s the luck-, a lucky lucky number
And although I know I’ve brought you joy and happiness babe
I’ve also been a fec-, a fecund resource for anger
Cause it’s all a part of the game.
Ya, it’s all a part of the symphony
And I pray that your face is the last I see
On a peaceful afternoon
And now that our machine is running at full steam
I pray that nothing shucks a wrench into the matter
But between sex and death and tryin’ to keep the kitchen clean
Remember wild the roses bloom best in ruins forever after
Cause it’s all a part of the game.
Ya, it’s all a part of the symphony
And I pray that your face is the last I see
On a peaceful afternoon
Leaving the living room
Break
Cause it’s all a part of the game.
Ya, it’s all a part of the symphony
And I pray that your face is the last I see
On a peaceful afternoon
And just in case you go before me
Rest assured that of this I can guarantee
That my face, that my face is the last you’ll see
On a peaceful afternoon
Leaving the living room.
Producer: Mitchell Froom, David Boucher
Mixer: David Boucher
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig
Publisher: Aserkh Music (ASCAP)
Lead vocals: Rufus Wainwright
Background vocals: Julianna Raye
Guitar: Blake Mills, George Deoring
Drums: Percussion: Matt Chamberlain
Bass: Davey Faragher
Keyboards: Mitchell Froom
French Horn: Laura Brenes
Violins, violas: Rob Moose
String Arrangement: Rob Moose
Horn Arrangement: Rufus Wainwright
All vocal arrangements by Rufus Wainwright
(C) 2020 Rufus Wainwright under exclusive license to BMG Rights Management (US) LLC
Blake Mills appears courtesy of New Deal Records / Verve Records
Recorded at Sound City, United Recording, Mama Froom’s Studio