The day Lou Reed died


Il pomeriggio del 28 ottobre ne abbiamo contate quindici. La sera stessa sono diventate trenta. Il giorno dopo erano già quaranta e ora, a tre settimane di distanza, abbiamo deciso di fermarci a cinquanta (ma la tentazione era quella di continuare fino a settantuno e da lì agilmente chiudere a cento): sono le nostre canzoni preferite di Lou Reed, quelle che non ci stancano mai e ascoltiamo più spesso e volentieri. Una compilazione che ha lo spirito di una playlist registrata in casa su una vecchia TDK usata, con il nastro adesivo ai lati, una lista cronologica senza pretese completiste, sebbene peschi da quasi tutti gli album pubblicati dal nostro, dal 1967 in poi: gli unici esclusi, per ovvie ragioni, sono Metal Music Machine del 1975 («Se avete mai pensato che il feedback sia la cosa migliore che sia mai successa alle chitarre, be’, Lou si è addirittura sbarazzato delle chitarre. […] E comunque è tutta musica folk»), Hudson River Wind Meditations del 2007 («inner music to relax the body, mind and spirit, adjunct to T'ai chi and bodywork») e naturalmente Lulu (2011), gli 87 minuti registrati insieme ai Metallica.

Sei canzoni da The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967), quattro da White Light/White Heat (1968), Berlin (1973) e New York (1989), tre da Loaded (1970), Transformer (1972) e Songs For Drella (1990), due da Street Hassle (1978), due o una da tutti gli altri, compreso Mistrial (ma non quella in cui rappa meglio di Jovanotti e Jake La Furia messi assieme: non ci vuole poi tanto, in fondo).
Solo cinquanta canzoni, perché siamo realisti. È il motivo per cui idolatriamo Lou Reed.



Sunday Morning (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qK82JvRY5s

I’m Waiting For The Man (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOmZimH00oo

Venus in Furs (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLQzaLr1enE

I’ll Be Your Mirror (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMeZCPbM6bA

All Tomorrow’s Parties (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrRVaYF-O4U

Heroin (The Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffr0opfm6I4

















White Light/White Heat (White Light/White Heat, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ckXALWn1M

The Gift (White Light/White Heat, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qkM7Tp3IvY

I Heard Her Call My Name (White Light/White Heat, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJgA-q6nHHI

Sister Ray (White Light/White Heat, 1968)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d69mDT11yI









Candy Says (The Velvet Underground, 1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPgGjUSEWss

Pale Blue Eyes (The Velvet Underground, 1969)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcDuR9BF0Oc

















Who Loves the Sun (Loaded, 1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yILeTWwfpDI

Sweet Jane (Loaded, 1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkumhBVPGdg

Rock & Roll (Loaded, 1970)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4avM0qzEF5I

















Lisa Says (Lou Reed, 1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbgfL2j5pfM

















Perfect Day (Transformer, 1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYEC4TZsy-Y

Walk On The Wild Side (Transformer, 1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNknGIKkoA

Satellite of Love (Transformer, 1972)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH2EgYq_NCY

















Caroline Says II (Berlin, 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TOlgGUcWaE

The Kids (Berlin, 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YY_i-R2ldyA

The Bed (Berlin, 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsxhM2g1JRg

Sad Song (Berlin, 1973)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTrG9z2AWxQ

















Sweet Jane (Rock’n Roll Animal, 1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FdWPeHFAMk

















Kill Your Sons (Sally Can’t Dance, 1974)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6NIu-pPcks

















Crazy Feeling (Coney Island Baby, 1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sigxjJw0GrA

Coney Island Baby (Coney Island Baby, 1975)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwLlvcDi4PQ

















Rock and Roll Heart (Rock and Roll Heart, 1976)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHE11zEp618

















Street Hassle (Street Hassle, 1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkG9BKgDvNI

I Wanna Be Black (Street Hassle, 1978)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO_IB661-PQ


















City Lights (The Bells, 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNEQZwWFL8w

The Bells (The Bells, 1979)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFenqBmKqGQ

















So Alone (Growing Up in Public, 1980)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2-fjXOjmyw

















The Blue Mask (The Blue Mask, 1982)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEbOdnRUc0

















Bottoming Out (Legendary Hearts, 1983)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1kPk6airVw

















I love you, Suzanne (New Sensations, 1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p1TrF-pVwQ

















Andy’s Chest (VU, 1985)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txx0IGg9-pU

















Video Violence (Mistrial, 1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_-S0KmqXWw

















Romeo Had Juliette (New York, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV86pwOnm4w

Dirty Blvd (New York, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3TPwOT31g

There Is No Time (New York, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bpFqpGHIOM

Good Evening Mr Waldheim (New York, 1989)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0Sowv5DnB8


















I Believe (Songs for Drella, w/a John Cale, 1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKyNkjRumqY

Nobody but you (Songs for Drella, w/a John Cale, 1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixJJlRCIiaw

Hello, It’s Me (Songs for Drella, w/a John Cale, 1990)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMH0B4beksE

















What’s Good? (Magic & Loss, 1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jTkTukfjZM

Magic & Loss (Magic & Loss, 1992)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0jHPRO98lM

















Set The Twilight Reeling (Set The Twilight Reeling, 1996)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVcRvrmj0OM

















Ecstasy (Ecstasy, 2000)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNgOibkmo5Y

















Who Am I (The Raven, 2003)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYLj6GpnD2c