Lou Reed
Lou Reed
The career of Lou Reed defies capsule summarization. Like David Bowie (whom Reed directly inspired in many ways), he has made over his image many times, mutating from theatrical glam rocker to scary-looking junkie to avant-garde noiseman to straight rock & roller to your average guy. A firmer grasp ...
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Live Performances 1972 [DVD]
Original Release Date: October 25, 2011
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The Broadcast Archives
Original Release Date: October 11, 2011
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The Essential Lou Reed
Original Release Date: September 13, 2011
Lyrics
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A Gift
I'm just a gift to the women of this wor.... -
A Sheltered Life
Never been to England, never been to Fra.... -
All Through the Night
You feel so lonely when it's in the afte.... -
America
Oh say, can you see By the dawn's early .... -
America (Star Spangled Banner)
Oh, say can you see By the dawn's early .... -
Andy's Chest
If I could be anything in the world that.... -
Balloon
I'm a little balloon and I get puffed up.... -
Baton Rouge
When I think of you, Baton Rouge I think.... -
Berlin
In Berlin, by the wall You were five foo.... -
Big Sky
Big sky, big sky holding up the sun Big .... -
Blind Rage
Who's that peepin' through my door? Snea.... -
Broadway Song
Like to thank all you people for showing.... -
Burning Embers
Fly through the glass of a window pane F.... -
Busload of Faith
You can't depend on your family You can'.... -
Caroline Says I
Caroline says that I'm just a toy She wa.... -
Caroline Says II
Caroline says, as she gets up off the fl.... -
City Lights
Don't these city lights light these stre.... -
Coney Island Baby
You know man When I was a young man in h.... -
Dime Store Mystery (To Andy * Honey)
He was lying banged and battered, skewer.... -
Dirt
It's been a long time, since I've spoken.... -
Dirty Blvd.
Pedro lives out of Wilshire Hotel Looks.... -
Doin' the Things That We Want To
The other night we went to see Sam's pla.... -
Ecstasy
They call you ecstasy Nothing ever stick.... -
Edgar Allan Poe
These are the stories of Edgar Allan Poe.... -
Ennui
All the things you said you thought I wa.... -
Faces And Names
Faces and names I wish they were the sam.... -
Families
Mama, you tell me how's the family? And .... -
Finish Line
Wind blows snow outside my windows Crowd.... -
Follow The Leader
Follow, follow the leader now New York, .... -
Foot Of Pride
Like the lion tears the flesh off of a m.... -
Forever Changed
Train entering the city I lost myself an.... -
Future Farmers Of America
Born on a farm in a transatlantic moonli.... -
Going Down
When you're in a dream And you think you.... -
Good Evening Mr. Waldheim
God evening Mr. Waldheim And Pontiff how.... -
Goodnight Ladies
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight It's .... -
Guardian Angel
I have a Guardian Angel Keep him in my h.... -
Halloween Parade
There's a down town fairy singing out, ".... -
Hang On to Your Emotions
When your imagination has too much to sa.... -
Hangin' Round
Harry was a rich young man who would bec.... -
Here Comes the Bride
Listen, I just wanna tell you a story It.... -
Heroin
I don't know just where I'm going But I'.... -
High In The City
I got the time, I got my feet Let's go h.... -
Hop Frog
Well they call me a juicy Hop-Frog You c.... -
How Do You Think It Feels
How do you think it feels When you're sp.... -
I Believe
Valerie Solanis took the elevator Got of.... -
I believe In Love
I believe in good times now And I believ.... -
I Can't Stand It
It's hard bein' a man Livin' in a garbag.... -
I Love You
When I think of all the things I've done.... -
I Wanna Be Black
I wanna be black Have natural rhythm Sho.... -
I Wanna Know
Under the intense scrutiny of Ligeia's e.... -
I Want to Boogie With You
Hey, pretty baby Don't you think you mig.... -
I'll Be Your Mirror
I'll be your mirror, reflect what you ar.... -
I'm So Free
Yes, I am mother nature's son And I'm th.... -
I'm Waiting for the Man
I'm waiting for my man Twenty six dollar.... -
Images
I think images are worth repeating Image.... -
Intro/Sweet Jane
Standing on the corner Suitcase in my ha.... -
Keep Away
You keep your jealousy and your snide re.... -
Kill Your Sons
All you two-bit psychiatrists Are giving.... -
Last Great American Whale
They say he didn't have an enemy His was.... -
Love Is Here To Stay
Love is here, here to stay Love is here,.... -
Love Makes You Feel
Life isn't what is seems I'm forever dri.... -
Magic * Loss
When you pass through the fire, you pass.... -
Magic And Loss * The Summation
When you pass through the fire, you pass.... -
Make Up
Your face when sleeping is sublime And t.... -
Men of Good Fortune
Men of good fortune Often cause empires .... -
My Friend George
Read in the paper 'bout a man killed wit.... -
My House
The image of the poet's in the breeze Ca.... -
My Old Man
When I was a young boy in Brooklyn Going.... -
N. Y. Stars
The stock is empty in our eyeball store .... -
New Sensations
I don't like guilt be it stoned or stupi.... -
No Money Down
I know you're disappointed In the way I .... -
Nowhere At All
Somebody's got to help me This girl's dr.... -
NYC Man
It can only lead to trouble if you break.... -
Oh Jim
All your two-bit friends They're shootin.... -
Ooohhh Baby
You're the kind of girl that everybody's.... -
Open House
Please come over to 81st street, I'm in .... -
Original Wrapper
The original wrapper....... -
Pale Blue Eyes
Sometimes I feel so happy Sometimes I fe.... -
Paranoia Key Of E
How come you say you will and then you w.... -
Perfect Day
What a perfect day, drink Sangria in the.... -
Pow Wow
Christopher Columbus discovered America .... -
Revien Cherie
Lovely day, the sunshine A light of love.... -
Ride Into The Sun
Looking for another chance For someone e.... -
Ride Sally Ride
Sit yourself down Bang out a tune on tha.... -
Riptide
She's out of her mind Like the wind in a.... -
Rock 'N' Roll
Jenny said, when she was just five years.... -
Rock And Roll
Jenny said, when she was just five years.... -
Romeo Had Juliette
Caught between the twisted stars The plo.... -
Rooftop Garden
Sitting in our rooftop garden Looking do.... -
Rouge
[Instrumental]....... -
Sad Song
Staring at my picture book She looks lik.... -
Sally Can't Dance
Sally dances on the floor She says that .... -
Satellite of Love
Satellite's gone up to the skies Things .... -
September Song
When you meet with the young men Early i.... -
Set the Twilight Reeling
Take me for what I am A star newly emerg.... -
Sex With Your Parents (Live)
I was thinking of things that I hate to .... -
Shooting Star
All the people had their share of the gl.... -
Sick Of You
I was up in the mornin' with the TV blar.... -
Slip Away (A Warning)
Friends have said to lock the door And h.... -
Smalltown
When you're growing up in a smalltown Wh.... -
Smiles
Smiles, I was taught never to smile I wa.... -
So Alone
She calls on the phone She says she does.... -
Starlight
Starlight open wide Starlight open up yo.... -
Strawman
We who have so much to you who have so l.... -
Street Hassle
Waltzing Matilda whipped out her wallet .... -
Stupid Man
Stupid man, hitchhiking out of a good li.... -
Style It Takes
You've got the money, I've got the time .... -
Sunday Morning
Sunday morning brings the dawning It's j.... -
Sweet Jane
Standing on the corner Suitcase is in my.... -
Sword Of Damocles
I see the sword of Damocles Is right abo.... -
Talking Book (Live)
I wish I had a talking book That told me.... -
Tatters
Some couples live in harmony Some do not.... -
Teach the Gifted Children
Teach the gifted children Teach them to .... -
Tell It to Your Heart
I was staring through a telescope at nig.... -
Temporary Thing
Hey now, ****** now, baby You better mak.... -
The Bed
This is the place where she lay her head.... -
The Bells
And the actresses relate To the actor wh.... -
The Blue Mask
They tied his arms behind his back To te.... -
The City In The Sea/Shadow
Death has reared himself a throne In a s.... -
The Conqueror Worm
Lo! It's a gala night A mystic throng be.... -
The Heroine
The heroine stood up on the deck The shi.... -
The Kids (Live)
They’re taking her children away Because.... -
The Last Shot
The last shot should've killed me, pour .... -
The Proposition
You can't have the flower without the ro.... -
The Raven
Once upon a midnight dreary, as I ponder.... -
This Magic Moment
This magic moment So different and so ne.... -
Trade In
I met a new me at 8 A.M. the other one g.... -
Tranquilize
Time it tells living in my hometown Wedd.... -
Tripitena's Speech
My love, the king by any other name a pi.... -
Trouble With Classicists
The trouble with a classicist, he looks .... -
Turn Out The Light
Lover, lover, why is there light In the .... -
Turn To Me
If you gave up major vices You're betwee.... -
Vanishing Act
It must be nice to disappear To have a v.... -
Venus in Furs
Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whi.... -
Vicious
Vicious You hit me with a flower You do .... -
Vicious Circle
You're caught in a vicious circle Surrou.... -
Video Violence
The currents rage deep inside us This is.... -
Wagon Wheel
Won't you be my wagon wheel Won't you te.... -
Walk On the Wild Side
Holly came from Miami, F.L.A. Hitch-hike.... -
What Becomes A Legend Most
What becomes a legend most When she's al.... -
What's Good
Life's like a mayonnaise soda And life's.... -
White Light/White Heat
White light goin' messin' up my mind Don.... -
Who Am I (Tripitena's Song)
Sometimes I wonder who am I The world se.... -
Why Do You Talk
Why do you talk, why do you waste time S.... -
Wild Child
I was talking to Chuck in his Genghis Kh.... -
With You
With you, life moves so fast With you, e.... -
Women
I love women, I think they're great They.... -
Work
Andy was a Catholic The ethic ran throug.... -
You'll Know You Were Loved
Some things come to he who waits But all....
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