Talking heads life during wartime stop making sense 1984 duration. My brilliant and troubled friend lou reed music the. I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories a talking book that said your name so if you. The first part of the book is a compilation of interviews with lou reed taken from different sources talking about his career, with some bw photos. Share lou reed quotations about writing, songs and family.
His book is sure to strike lots of people as the lou reed biography simply because its the classy one, but there can be an awfully big gap between classy and definitive, especially when were talking about a reprobate genius like reed. They were friends and cohorts who lived their art the way few people have the talent or privilege to. Sweet jane by lou reed ive took this from the live version featured on a night with lou reed dvd this is the real way of how lou play it live two guitars standard tunning figure. Talking book live version by lou reed on amazon music.
I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories a talking bo. It includes a version of the velvet undergrounds ill be your mirror, originally sung by nico. Biographer sought to write the kind of book lou reed. Live in london is an acoustic live album by lou reed recorded during the meltdown 97 festival. Three weeks were spent talking to wea, lous record company. But at its most interesting and tragic, this book serves to inject the wellworn myths of lou reed the legendfrom his speedfueled creation of berlin to his drunken 1973 performance at alice.
I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories. It was a cheaplybound mimeoed affair, with a stippled caricature of lou shooting up on the flimsy cover. A talking book that said your name so if you were gone, youd still remain more than a. I wish i had a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories. The true meaning of lou reeds perfect day auralcrave.
Lou reed talking book shoreline amphitheatre mountain view, ca, 10191997. Sylvia morales reed was lou reeds wife, but she was also his integral creative half during arguably lous most consistent run of solo work. I found that very affecting, it just made so palpable what i had, in a fairly abstract way, taken as one. Lou reed talking book traduzione con testo a fronte e audio del brano talking book di lou reed, dallalbum perfect night live in london del 1998. Lou reed perfect night live in london 1998, cd discogs. It is a recurring theme in anthony decurtis new book, lou reed. The large print limits the number of quotes per page. Reed had a propensity to switch conceptual gears mid. Sally cant dance single version walk on the wild side the best of lou reed, 1977 nowhere at all walk on the wild side the best of lou reed, 1977 downtown dirt between thought and expression the lou reed anthology, 1992 leave me alone between thought and expression the lou reed anthology, 1992. Welshborn cale studied music at goldsmiths, university of london, and was on a path to become a conductor, while brooklynborn reed was a panicked and troubled teenager, who was trying to escape the suburbs of freeport, long island. Lou reed talking book live in a spanish tv session youtube. Any lou reed tribute has to lead off with the opening track from new york, my pick for the peak of lous lyrical career. Lou reed was an american musician best known for cofounding the velvet underground, and his fivedecade long career as a solo artist.
Live in london is an acoustic live album by lou reed recorded. Reeds papers date from 1958 to 2015, and chronicle his career through audio and video recordings, office files, photographs, artwork, and press clippings. The person to whom lou reed is talking in the song is shelley, one of the most important women in his life since adolescence, the woman who inspired some of the most beautiful songs in his first part of the career including ill be your mirror. Lou reed talking book 10191997 shoreline amphitheatre. Talking velvet underground experience and tales of lou reed. Il testo e il video della canzone talking book di lou reed.
As usual, hes capable, intelligent, suave, informed, readable and bloodless. Sylvia reed lou reeds wife, art designer, manager, and reading partner offers insights into the most productive period of lous career. Im here telling you the truth about music and you want to know if i have stock in the fucking radio. Lou reed talking book perfect night live in london youtube.
A talking book that said your name so if you were gone, youd still remain more than a picture on a shelf. Lou reed talking book perfect night live in london chords. Lyrics to talking book by lou reed from the perfect night. Much attention is paid to both lou reed and john cale, who could not have grown up more differently. I was talking to lou and told him about it and he said, how the hell do you know about that song. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Welcome to lou reed on mv, a sub channel of music vault, where you can find our entire collection of live lou reed videos in one location. Shelley was lous first real love story, which lasted for his whole time at high school. Listen to your favorite songs from perfect night in london by lou reed now. I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and. This is a book of quotes from the countless interviews that mr. Live in london album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Provided to youtube by reprise talking book live lou reed perfect night in london. Check out talking book live version by lou reed on amazon music.
Song information for talking book lou reed on allmusic. This song is by lou reed and appears on the live album perfect night. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lou reed talking talking s. Perfect night in london by lou reed on amazon music unlimited. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. A life confirms just how perverse reed could be, and i am not talking about drug use or sexuality. Talking book and into the divine from the 1996 play time rocker lous. Watch lou reed perform velvet underground classics on this day in 1984 by lizzie manno september 25.
I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories a talking. Over the past decade, he has reinvented himself, ditching his image as a drugaddicted poet of despair and emerging as a clear thinker whose decadent past is now a distant memory. I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories a talking book that said your name so if you were gone, youd still remain more than a picture on a shelf in imagination i could touch a talking, talking book i wish i had. Over the past decade, he has reinvented himself, ditching his image as a drugaddicted poet of despair and emerging as. Likewise, any lou reed tribute requires the participation of fellow new york rock poet patti smith. I dont like talking about personal things ever, of any type, because i put it all in the songs, and then i feel. Biographer sought to write the kind of book lou reed deserved it wasnt like i had to go looking for the drugs and the sex, anthony decurtis, author of lou reed. Lou reed talking book 10181997 shoreline amphitheatre official lou reed on mv. The album includes two songs, talking book and into the divine from the 1996 play time rocker lous collaboration with robert wilson direction and design, and darryl pinckney text. Lou reed talking book 10181997 shoreline amphitheatre official duration. When i was about fourteen i found a copy of a lou reed lyrics book in my local book shop. I wish i had a talking book that told me how to act and look a talking book that contained keys to past and present memories a talking book that said your name so if you were gone, youd still remain more than a picture on a shelf in imagination i could touch.
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