John Cale - I Keep A Close Watch

I first heard this song as a teenager, watching Jools Holland alone late one friday night. Wonderful times! Then I thought it was wonderfully sad and time has not changed my mind. Apparently Cale wrote it for Frank Sinatra, but perhaps because Mr Cale was a drug and alcohol fueled wreck at the time Mr Sinatra declined to take it on. In any case cale recorded several version of the track before discovering simple was best. Best recored version is on the live album "Fragments of the Rainy Season", just him and the piano. Perfection.