Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Perfect Day by Lou Reed
'Perfect Day' by Lou Reed.
This is one of those songs that reminds one of Lou Reed's ultimate greatness. The sweetness is underlaid always with a certain bitterness.
'You made me forget myself. I thought I was some one else, some one good...
You're going to reap just what you sow.'
As a matter of fact, I will include a clip from the film 'Trainspotting' featuring the same song. This clip really reflects Lou Reed better, but is not suitable for the faint-hearted...
One of the more bizarre videos I found on You Tube featured Lou Reed with Pavarotti singing 'Perfect Day'. I'm afraid that, however happy it makes me to know that Lou Reed now has the universal recognition he deserves, the 'duet' was less than sublime.
Vicious by Lou Reed
'Vicious' by Lou Reed
'Vicious... you hit me with a flower, you do it every hour. Ah Baby, you're so vicious.'
Venus in Furs by the Velvet Underground
'Venus in Furs' by the Velvet Underground.
Not every one's 'cup of tea' admittedly, but I am still a fan of the Underground...
'I am tired, I am weary,
I could sleep for a thousand years
A thousand dreams that would awake me
Different colours made of tears..'
Sunday Morning by the Velvet Underground
'Sunday Morning' by the Velvet Underground from 'The Velvet Underground and Nico'
It's an incredible song... a delightful air of innocence coupled with the bittersweet knowledge of ultimate disillusionment.
Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles
Purported to be the first music video aired by MTV, this song played constantly on Radio One in England when it was released. When I worked in publishing there, the guy who was in charge of the post in a huge room in the basement had the radio blaring throughout the day...
Music, whether good or bad, loved or hated, defines periods in our lives almost more than anything else.
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