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