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Did Velvet Underground write that song or was it a cover? What VU* album is it on? Or was it just a b-side to one of their singles?
*-"VU" is short for "Velvet Underground" in case you didn't know. Fun fact: I think I once heard the band name came from the smooth ride the New York subways offer. I have no idea what else it could mean. |
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To quote Elvis in Jailhouse Rock, "Lady, I don't know what the hell you talkin' about!". Except I do, but I can't tell if you're being facetious or what the hell indeed, so I'll just state the facts: it's a Reed original from Coney Island Baby (whodathunk!). In one of those interviews-cum-bloodbaths between Lou and Lester Bangs, after Metal Machine Music and before Coney Island Baby came out, Reed said this about the latter: ![]() Actually, I don't think the Harptones did "Glory Of Love", but they might as well have; the tune dates back to 1936. Lou may have been thinking of The Five Keys' version, from 1951... Then again, I wouldn't want to second-guess the guy, since, like Laura Nyro, he knew his doo-wop shit — it was him who introduced me to the extraordinary The Paragons Meet The Jesters album. And "Coney Island Baby" itself is named after the even older "Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby" song, which every barbershop quartet ever has sung (and if they haven't, they're mooks). The Velvet Underground did NOT do covers. Well, almost. Apparently, in the early days, pre-Warhol, they performed Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" (no recordings exist). And they kinda threw in some "Day Tripper" while rehearsing at The Factory in January 1966. References are a different thing: the most well-known is of course the "There She Goes Again" riff, lifted from Marvin Gaye's "Hitch Hike", but here's where I stop; I've run outta time already and I even missed the last subway train home. This is all your fault! |
I was 100% joking. Sorry you missed your ride.
Although I'm fully aware of everything Lou did musically, I don't think I've read that interview which I'm gonna check out now, so you didn't entirely waste your time. |
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And now, this weekend's torrents. Brought to you by The Usually Wrong Negative Selfish Idiot.
![]() Sonic Youth 2006-06-18 - Manchester, TN, USA [Aaron recording, re-up] with Stephen Malkmus on "Expressway To Yr. Skull" Le Tigre - 2005-07-11 - Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz CA - Neumann km140s fob plus some Beck silliness Le Tigre - July 11, 2005 - Santa Cruz, CA different source Shonen Knife 2016-04-14 BBC 6 Music Session DVB-S mp2 FLIPPER (feat. David Yow)_2015_14_11_Lo-Fi Club, Milan, IT_AUD [Re-seed - Track02 fixed] THE CRAMPS 1980-04-19 The Venue, London, UK (SBD) [Rev A - new transfer!][24-96] The Cramps - 1990-03-06 Paris, Elysée Montmartre The Cramps - 1990-03-08 Brielport |
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![]() LOU REED - 2000-04-29 - Neu-Isenburg - uncirculated DAT-Master from the collection of MILAVALENTI #028 Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3 - Germany 2001-06-02 FM Orange Blossom Special Festival R.E.M. 1985-12-05 The Mosque, Richmond, VA R.E.M. 1985-12-06 Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA featuring an "unplanned acoustic set"... The The (Matt Johnson), 1993-06-07 Later with Jools Holland + 1993-08-28 Reading Festival (PAL, Proshot DVD) The The (Matt Johnson), 1995-02-07, 2 Meter Session (PAL, Proshot DVD) |
Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex 2009-9-11 Guelph Jazz Festival, St, George's Anglican Church - Mitchell Hall, Guelph,ON (reseed - in memory of Getatchew Mekuria)
Getatchew Mekuria and The Ex 2009-09-12 Wavelength, SPK - Polish Combattants Hall, Toronto, ON (reseed - in memory of Getatchew Mekuria) Paal Nilssen-Love Large Unit, Tampere Jazz Happening 2015-10-31, EX Rete 2 256/48 ts-file [Lewojazz-TomP] Keith Jarrett - 2016-02-09, Carnegie Hall, New York, solo - cleaned - 24 bit Mahavishnu Orchestra - 1972-03-27, Whiskey A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, CA USA, 73.35 FM |
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More wrong, negative, selfish and idiotic music to download - YAY!
![]() CARLA BOZULICH Los Angeles, CA 2016-04-13 Yes, that is the Low song. :eek::) Fred Frith & Trio Lost Frequency, Bellinzona 2016-04-16, EX 256/48 Rete 2 TS-file [Lewojazz-TomP] dave douglas quintet - leibnitz 2015-10-17 Keith Jarrett Solo; February 09th 2016 cleaned 16 bit Carnegie Hall, NY VARIOUS ARTISTS 1990-07-xx MOLDE JAZZ FESTIVAL (MP4 Video) w/ Art Ensemble of Chicago, Jan Garbarek, a.o. DIZZY GILLESPIE 1971-06-2x Kongsberg Jazzfestival, Kongsberg, Norway (MP4 Video) w/ Jan Garbarek, etc. |
![]() R.E.M. 1985-04-28 Busch Student Center, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ R.E.M. 1985-05-03 New Athletic Center, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA R.E.M. 1985-08-16 The Concert Hall, Toronto, Ontario R.E.M. 1985-10-07 Alabamahalle, Munchen, Germany R.E.M. 1986-11-16 Trask Auditorium, Wilmington, NC The Feelies 2016-04-16 Washington DC mbho603a.flac16 Soul Asylum - Dave & Dan - March 5 1988 Hoboken, NJ Tweedy 2016-03-25 Byron Bay Bluesfest , Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm, NSW, Australia Kate & Anna McGarrigle - 1982-12-08 Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Dalhousie Arts Centre, Halifax, NS (FM) Kate & Anna McGarrigle - 1983-01-xx Allo Bou Bou, CBC TV (FLAC) Charlie Sexton - 2005-11-04 - The Continental, Houston, Texas, USA Charlie Sexton - 2005-11-14 - Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, CA, USA Bob Dylan 1991-05-07 Stony Brook,NY LB-0124 BOB DYLAN - 2001-04-18 Coors Events Center, Boulder, CO Bob Dylan and His Band 2016-04-09 Sendai Miyagi JAPAN Suzanne Vega - 1984-11-03, Teatro Comunale, Bolzano - Italy GO+ unkn. gen. tape source :::RARE::: w/samples Courtney Barnett 2016-04-14, Glass House, Pomona, CA (Schoeps MK41) Autolux - 2016-04-17 Coachella, Empire Polo Grounds, Indio, California - Complete Webcast [1080p] |
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![]() The Fall - The 02 Ritz, Manchester. 19th April 2016 Lou Reed 1986-07-27 Mann Music Center Philadelphia, PA AKG 414 Tom The Taper Recording Kate & Anna McGarrigle - 1983-01-30 Super Variety Tonight, Channel 6, Calgary, AB (FLAC) charles lloyd quartet - antibes 1966-07-23 & cologne 1966-10-26 Lloyd/Jarrett/McBee/DeJohnette |
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![]() IRIS DEMENT (opening for John Prine) - Shubert Theater - Boston, Massachusetts - April 9, 2016 - (IPG-267) - samples included Lucinda Williams - 2016-02-16 - The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (MKV - UPGRADE) Kate & Anna McGarrigle - 1983-03-06 Mixed Bag, WNEW, New York City Tweedy - The Factory, Marrickville, Sydney, Australia 2016-03-22 Cover my song vol 20 - a collection of LA Woman covers - various Artists Radio Birdman Muddy Waters 1976-11-06 Belgrade (FM) |
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