Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, do. With john cale, gerard malanga, sterling morrison, billy name. A symphony of sound depicts a rehearsal of the velvet underground and nico at the factory, 231 east 47th st. Rumblefish publishing, cmrra, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc.
All tomorrows parties the velvet underground, nico. Lou reed, john cale, sterling morrison and maureen tucker. Venus in furs is a song by the velvet underground which appears on their debut record, the velvet underground and nico. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Shiny shiny shiny boots of leather, whiplash girlchild in the dark, comes in bells your. While it reportedly took over a decade for the albums sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other leftofcenter rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. The velvet underground 10 of the best music the guardian. The band was initially active between 1965 and 1973, and was briefly managed by the pop artist andy warhol, serving as the house. Velvet underground venus in furs from velvet underground and nico lp. Acclaimed as the th best album ever by rolling stone, the velvet underground and nico showed the darker side of the counterculture. Venus in furs by the velvet underground and nico whosampled. The velvet undergrounds the velvet underground and nico.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The velvet underground venus in furs lyrics genius lyrics. Venus in furs by the velvet underground and nico discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. It isnt a book that i would say is worthy of awards but then, id imagine it was never meant to be. The velvet underground was an american rock band formed in 1964 in new york city by singerguitarist lou reed, multiinstrumentalist john cale, guitarist ste. Venus in furs is about a man who submits himself as a slave to a woman called wanda as an act of his devotion to her. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy sins of streetlight fancies chase the costumes she shall wear ermine furs adorn the impe. About for books venus in furs illustrated for free. Melvins cover of the velvet underground and nicos venus.
The velvet underground and nico edition of continuums 33 series of books on record albums by joe harvard has some good information about the album, it seems pieced together from several other sources and doesnt have the authority of some of the other selections i have read. Lyrics depot is your source of lyrics to venus in furs by velvet underground. Venus in furs by melvins is a cover of the velvet underground and nicos venus in furs. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart. Cover versions of venus in furs by the velvet underground. The book is largely composed around a series of conversations. Alerted to their significance by all those bands who formed because of them.
The velvet underground, nico licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor. The velvet underground and nico has influenced the sound of more bands than any other album. I love the part that goes i am tired, i am weary, i could sleep for a thousand years. Ives may be drawing parallels to the novel venus in furs, but he pushes. With cale on lead vocal, venus in furs takes on a solemn english folk feel. Its bestknown lineup consisted of vocalistguitarist lou reed, bassistviolist john cale, guitarist sterling morrison and drummer maureen tucker. With songs like heroin, european son, and femme fatale, its easy to see why it is described as the best american album of the 60s. The band also collaborated with nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist andy. The velvet underground, venus in furs 1967 circles of life. Lyrics of venus in furs by the velvet underground feat. Vinyl 7 the velvet underground venus in furs 1994, vinyl discogs. The 1967 debut from the velvet underground didnt sell many records, but arguably no album in the past half century has had a greater influence on rock music. The velvet underground was a pioneering experimental rock band from new york city first active from 1965 to 1973.
Venus in furs by the velvet underground song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position. Recording venus in furs was one of three songs to be rerecorded, in may 1966 at t. Nicos voice is laid bare but then so are the fabulous chiming guitars at the heart of venus in furs. The titian painting venus with a mirror, from which severin gets the idea of venus in furs. Venus in furs shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy sins of streetlight fancies chase the costumes she shall wear ermine furs adorn the imperious severin, severin aw. In this book, joe harvard covers everything from lou reeds lyrical genius to john cales groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative input of andy warhol to the fine details. The arrangement features john cales cacophonous electric viola as well as lou reeds ostrich guitar, which is a guitar with all of its strings tuned to.
It was recorded in 1966 while the band were featured on andy warhols exploding plastic inevitable tour, which gained attention for its experimental performance sensibilities and controversial lyrical topics, including drug abuse. Check out venus in furs by nico the velvet underground on amazon music. Venus in furs by the velvet underground by erich kuersten having been forced to take viola lessons in third grade, i found it liberating when i first heard john cale scraping away in venus in furs like he was purposely trying to piss off my dad. Venus in furs was recorded in 1966 but released in 1967 on the vu and nico album.
At the instigation of their mentor and manager andy warhol, and his collaborator paul morrissey, german singer nico was also featured. The track starts off with a very eastern sound to it, ive read that this track features reed playing his guitar where each of his strings are tuned to one note, although theres obviously still pitch differences due to octaves, but this strikes me as an. Way back in 1869 leopold wrote this book about some fun he was having. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy. Please check back for more velvet underground lyrics. Venus in furs by nico the velvet underground on amazon. The velvet underground venus in furs 1994, vinyl discogs. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. The story is so emotionally toiling as the mistress whips and tortures him to his pleasure and the relationship between the two becomes so complicated and messed up. The velvet underground venus in furs releases discogs. And remarkably, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it did upon its release in 1967. It is essentially a one long loose improvisation including some private conversations and a brief visit from the nypd. Listen to both songs on whosampled, the ultimate database of.
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