Brilliant.

sister ray or pale blue eyes, depends how i feel

by a mile

Though if they'd ever recorded a proper version of "Guess I'm Falling in Love", that'd probably pip it. The two versions I've heard (a vocal-less studio take on Another View and a scrappy live recording on the box set) indicate a lost masterpiece.

probably

'Foggy Notion' and 'I Can't Stand It' and 'What Goes On' and all the above.

Sister Ray
All Tomorrow's Parties
Heroin

my favourite song ever, so that

See also: one of the best songs ever

I want to cover it in an ultra droney style.

The first half of European Son (especially the build-up to the smash!)

I Heard Her Call My Name

The Murder Mystery ftw

I won a copy of the book the Velvet Underground named themselves after from the Velvet Underground forum (fourth edition!). It's just this trashy sexposé paperback from the sixties, but I read it all the through anyway.

shiny leatherrrrrr

i am tireddd

i am wearyyyy

without a doubt...

Pale Blue Eyes is also nice.

white light/white heat.

shall be played at my funeral (i hope)!

that and ''you made me realise'' - MBV

is complete genius.

orrrr the gift...

I am surprised it hasnt been mentioned. By far and away their best tune in my opinion.

I really like that song. Also Pale Blue eyes, Waiting for the man and I'll be your Mirror.

reminds me of a beautifully twisted relationship I have with someone

my typing! only just realised....what a fool i am

or 'Sister Ray'.

no question.

Listening to the whole thing through is like aome sort of cleansing ritual!

or you know, Venus in Furs.

or Femme Fatale.

The first few seconds of Femme Fatale are brilliant.

Sweet Jane, Rock and Roll, Pale Blue Eyes etc are more Lou Reed solo songs than VU songs.

With Heroin you get the full works.

for "lonesome cowboy bill"?

When Lou sings about his head splitting open. Then its just a stream of guitar notes and noise, like your brain melting and pouring out fo your skull. Awesome!

and pale blue eyes

and jesus

wat a song!

because, if anything, the world needs more noise-pop songs about drag queens getting lobotomies.

but that's not really representative of their work

the gift
black angel's death song
european son
femme fatale
i'll be your mirror
here she comes

how do you choose?
hasn't this thread been done before?

The Jurys out on this one.

But I'd go for something like

I'm set free
or
Jesus

or what goes on. or sister ray.

tricky.

and Heroin. Between those two songs I believe I can support a civil suit against VU as a causal effect on how my promising life went horribly wrong.

or Slither

and Sunday Morning.

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