Avant-garde legend John Cale released this re-recording and video for his 1982 song “If You Were Still Around” as a tribute to his late friend and Velvet Underground bandmate Lou Reed who died one year ago this week and other collaborators from the Factory days — Andy Warhol, Sterling Morrison, Edie Sedgwick, and Nico. Video directed by Abigail Portner. Cale says:
A Moth and a Candle met. They decided to become friends. Everyone enjoyed watching their discourse – especially the risk takers. Then one day a big rain came. The Moth couldn’t fly and the Candle puttered out. Everyone laughed in bitter awe and blamed the rain. Most however knew the deeper truth – the Candle remains lit and the Moth will stay close.