This popcorn and cotton candy documentary doesn't do much, but it's still a fun little romp through the Velvet Underground's discography. Key players John Cale and Lou Reed do not appear for interviews; these are left to others like drummer Mo Tucker and later addition Doug Yule.
Like time spent with an old friend, it's worth watching The Velvet Underground: Under Review (2006) if you dig the Velvets. Hard to determine who directed this, part of a British series.
Some of the great Velvet Underground tracks:
I'm Waiting for the Man
Femme Fatale
Venus in Furs
All Tomorrow's Parties
Heroin
There She Goes Again
I'll Be Your Mirror
White Light/White Heat
Sister Ray
What Goes On
Some Kinda Love
Beginning to See the Light
That's the Story of My Life
Sweet Jane
Rock & Roll
What am I missing here? John Cale gave the band its initially dark, super-cool sound, and Lou Reed's lyrics tend to stick in the memory. I often think of Reed phrasing. Two lines in particular:
I could sleep for a thousand years (Venus in Furs)
and
Aren't you glad you're married? (Kill Your Sons)
Today's Rune: Wholeness.
4 comments:
I love Lou Reed! I have not seen the documentary, but I had no chance yet.
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Did they do the song called "Heroin?" I like that one a lot.
Thanks for the comments~~! Cheers ~~! Book give away, for sure. Charles, yes, that's one of theirs.
I like the Cowboy Junkies version of "Sweet Jane." I think it appears in the movie "Natural Born Killers" as well.
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