Search And Destroy: Lou Reed

Man y’all are nitpicking some perfectly fine lyrics...

(now excuse me while I do another Wikipedia-based fact check of where Lou was on a specific day in 1963)

Lou deserves to have his nits picked for being such a pompous ass from the mid 80s onwards.

The clunky, plainspoken earnestness of “My House” is what makes it so endearing, IMO. He’s abandoning all pretense of being “poetic” in his tribute to a poet.

otm

Average Guy is probably my favorite song on that album

In an Italian restaurant called Romeo’s right now and all I can hear in my head is the Rock and Roll Animal himself singing “Legendary Hearts.”

Well that and Robin Williams as Elmer Fudd singing “Fire.”

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_oFjghXkAcHX2P.jpg:large

Almost finished the Bockris book. I laughed at this--early draft of Trump (circa the VU reunion in the early '90s):

Previously a phoneaholic, Lou had now become a fax maniac, spending hours composing messages and then keening over the machine in anticipation of a snappy reply. It was the perfect mode of communication for the hermetic Reed.

My favourite moment came much earlier, the night Reed quit the VU first time around: "Sterling, I'd like you to meet my parents..." Reminded me of Max introducing his dad to Herman in Rushmore.

Belated lol at Street Hasslehoff

The Bockris book--which I only read because it was a gift--gave me the story in broad outline, which is all I wanted. The only time I found it to be an ordeal was the last 50 pages or so, where Bockris (perhaps swept away by Reed's death) gives you, in excruciating detail, his interpretation of a cross-album conversation between Reed and Anderson. I don't know these records, and, personally, they're of no interest to me. I always think of Seinfeld and the Drake in these situations: "Well, I don't know if I'm happy for them...I mean I'm glad they're happy, but, frankly, it doesn't do anything for me."

The one thing that stuck with me from the Bockris book was Nico saying to Reed, "I cannot make love to Jews anymore."

Yeah, I always think of that, wonder if it applied to Dylan as well.

Also there is another line about
Reporter: When’s the last time you saw Lou Reed?
Nico: I don’t hang out in gay bars

Yes, it's obviously about Dylan too (xp)

Speaking of Bockris, wondering if I should buy an ebook of Uptight to replace my mistakenly given away paper copy.

Yes, it's obviously about Dylan too (xp)

Or at least I imagine and want that to be the case

Probably Jonathan Richman was never in the running in the first place.

So apparently today is International Lou Reed Tai-Chi Day.

If the name John Cale passes your lips during this 24 hour period you will be assigned punishment forms as part of your practice.

*plays imaginary viola furiously but serenely*

Lol

Let's get a few covers out of the way. Y'all can name yours.

Correct #1 tbrr

Luna “Ride into the Sun”

The Clean: I Can't Stand It
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBT7Scb3NRg

Moe Tucker’s whispered version of “Waiting for the Man” on one of her solo albums, forget which one

https://youtu.be/dapWaB5awyM

Paul Quinn And Edwyn Collins "Pale Blue Eyes"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z3RgoukUEk

Moe Tucker’s whispered version of “Waiting for the Man” on one of her solo albums, forget which one

― warn me about a lurking rake (One Eye Open), Monday, December 30, 2019

fuck I was gonna include it

as I noted on FB

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ny2-rEs06vE

I would ride for this as the greatest cover of anything, ever:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHivF_5EFbM

But the two words before the song title are "Cat" and "Power."

I always liked Mitch Ryder's version of "Rock and Roll" and the Feelies' cover of "What Goes On", probably because I heard them well before I ever heard the originals. (I can say the same for Big Star's "Femme Fatale.")

the cat power cover of I found a Reason is completely amazing.

Subway Sect, "Head Held High".

Cabaret Voltaire, "Here She Comes Now".

Alfred I greatly respect your critical chops, but I can’t believe you find nothing of merit there

https://youtu.be/Ml7mjXP4HKQ

https://youtube/Ml7mjXP4HKQ

... ffs

Here, let me help you:
https://youtu.be/Ml7mjXP4HKQ

ha, sorry!

Alfred I greatly respect your critical chops, but I can’t believe you find nothing of merit there

― an incoherent crustacean (MatthewK),

I couldn't resist the yuk and the yuck.

(xp) It's a good one to play if anyone claims no-one had heard of the Velvet Underground before the release of "V.U.".

Vannessa Paradis "I'm Waiting For the Man" is pretty wonderful

omigod

thanks for the tip

I'll second the Feelies take of "What Goes On"