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"Pale Blue Eyes" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground, written and sung by Lou Reed. He recorded a demo with John Cale in May 1965. It was included on the band's 1969 album The Velvet Underground .
Lead vocalist Lou Reed intentionally did this as a result of their abrasive previous studio album White Light/White Heat (1968). [6] Reed wanted other band members to sing on the album; Yule contributed lead vocals to the opening track "Candy Says" and the closing track "After Hours" is sung by drummer Maureen Tucker.
The foundations for what would become the Velvet Underground were laid in late 1964. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Lou Reed had performed with a few short-lived garage bands and had worked as a songwriter for Pickwick Records (Reed described his tenure there as being "a poor man's Carole King"). [10]
"The Black Angel's Death Song" is a song by the Velvet Underground, from their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. It was written by Lou Reed and John Cale.In a footnote to the lyrics, Lou Reed wrote: "The idea here was to string words together for the sheer fun of their sound, not any particular meaning."
Lou Reed recovered it on his debut solo album Lou Reed "Little Sister" Studio recordings: Chelsea Girl (1967) Written by John Cale and Lou Reed, performed by Nico, Reed and Cale. "Lonesome Cowboy Bill" Studio recordings: Loaded (1970) Fully Loaded (1997) [early version] Live recordings: July 26, 1970 (Live at Max's Kansas City)
On the same day, The Killers dedicated their rendition of "Pale Blue Eyes" to Reed at the Life Is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas. [136] My Morning Jacket performed a cover of "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" in California, [137] while Arctic Monkeys performed "Walk on the Wild Side" in Liverpool. [138]
"Pale Blue Eyes" – 6:44 Maureen Tucker – lead and backing vocals, drums, guitar; Lou Reed – lead guitar, backing vocals; Hank Beckmeyer – guitar, backing vocals; Kim Gordon – bass, backing vocals; Jad Fair – backing vocals; Kate Messer – backing vocals; Scott Jarvis – backing vocals; Daniel Johnston – backing vocals
The song also appears on 1969: The Velvet Underground Live, with Reed on vocals, singing an earlier, significantly different version of the lyrics. [ citation needed ] In its original form, it was about Reed's girlfriend at the time, Shelley Albin, and included a possible reference to Reed's bisexuality: "It seems to be my fancy to make it with ...