Miércoles 4 Ene 2006, 22:41
Nico - These Days (1967, from Chelsea Girl): I first heard this song on the soundtrack for "The Royal Tenenbaums" and immediately loved it. Nico was an actress, muse, singer, and junkie who hung around with Warhol and sang with the Velvet Underground. Her uneven singing and strange accent just heighten the vulnerability she's singing about in this sad song.
Velvet Underground - Who Loves The Sun (1970, from Loaded): Compared to some of Lou Reed's later work, this song sounds positively catchy, despite its sad lyric. This is from Loaded, an album that was all but overlooked as the…