Lou Reed died just over a decade ago, but his influence on the world of Rock & Roll remains undimmed. The life and work of the Velvet Underground‘s main man and solo superstar has been celebrated in the new covers album,Β The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed. Keith Richards has released an excellent B&W video of the Velvet Undergroundβs classic βIβm Waiting For The Manβ in honor of what would have been Louβs 82nd birthday on March 2.
Letβs listen to Lou Reed performing βIβm Waiting For The Manβ. Gotta love Louβs intro.
And hereβs Keithβs new cover of βIβm Waiting For The Manβ
Damn! I love music!
See you on the flip side. π
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Good tunes Nance! He’s a legend! I loved Keith’s version also!
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Both versions are hot. Thanks, CA!
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I have a lot of Lou Reed on vinyl and play them often. Nothing better than to sit back close my eyes and jam with the man. Thanx for a great twofer.
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Lou Reed had it going on, Ernie.
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Hard to believe that it’s been over 10 years since Lou Reed’s passing. He wrote some real classic songs
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You’re right about that, Gyn! Lou Reed was one of a kind.
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You always have to wait..just cool..
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My biggest pet peeve; no patience for waiting.
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It’s a chore for sure…
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Both great versionsβbut you got to love Keithβhis book is brilliant, the Netflix Documentary is too!
Have you seen this ? Well worth the watch !
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I haven’t, Willow, but I have read his book.
Thanks for the share!
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I really enjoyed it such an eye opener πππ
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I heard Keef’s version just the other day.βI really like it.
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It’s cool and he did good by Lou.
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Yes, he did!
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Two great versions of a classic rock song. If anyone could sing it and know what it was about, it was Keef!
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You know it!
Keef is so cool.
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And still here, against all expectations!
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I bet even he’s surprised!
Have you read his autobio, Life? It’s fascinating.
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He probably is! I have that on my TBR list – bought it on Kindle a while back but havenβt got round to it, along with quite a lot of others.
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Finding/making time to read can be problematic.
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I have plenty of time on my hands but tend to spend it in front of a screen!
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You’re fortunate! I’d love to have more free time but, as my piano teacher sagely informed me years ago when I told her I didn’t have time to practice – “You have all there is”.
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Two songs combine for a reply:
We Have All The Time In The World (Louis Armstrong)
The World Is What You Make It (Paul Brady)
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That song hasβa great riff anyway, but Keith just gives it such a cool edge as well. He almost makes it funky. Damn! π
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Funky. Yeah, I hear it. It’s a bitchin’ cover!
Thanks Cee Tee.
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