Favourite Velvet Underground songs

[strawberry daiquiri]

I thought that since so many of us here are fans, it would be interesting to learn some specifics.

Mine:

Cool it down... floods me with energy
I'll be your mirror... reminds me of someone
Venus in furs... oh, that intro
Femme Fatale... because it's Nico in a bottle

No shockers, I suppose.

 

[fouroclock]

I only know, and therefore love their famous songs

Wild Side
Sweet Jane
Heroin
The Gift

 

[Lena]

Venus In Furs
All Tomorrow's Partys
The Gift
Rock'n'Roll
Head Held High
I'll be your mirror
Sweet Jane

(i may need to draw a line here)
thanks for the thread strawberry

 

[jennifer~]

Venus in Furs, because I hear a dirge in the drumbeat and the lyrics (ie., 'a thousand dreams that would awake me...') ironically complete my imagined funeral scene.

Beginning to See the Light, just because it rocks.

The Murder Mystery, because the one thing better than a Velvet Underground song is several at once.

But I want to list them all...

 

[Diamond Star]

Well Heroin was the first song I heard of theirs so that one's always up there.white light/white heat is pretty cool but I think Venus in furs and All tommorrow's parties are my fav's....at the moment anyway

 

[Manzaline]

Venus in furs...

 

[PrinceOfCats]

Venus in Furs
Sister Ray

 

[Atelier]

"Heroin!"

 

[droogist]

Off the top of my head...

White Light/White Heat
I'm Waiting for the Man
Heroin
What Goes On
Here She Comes Now

 

[i_<3_chanel]

droogist ! what goes on

heroin ! obv.
pale blue eyes
candy says
after hours

 

[scblonndie]

Sweet Jane is my all time favorite, esspecially in one specific part. But I also love Stephanie Says, Heroin, New Age, I Found a Reason, Rock and Roll, Venus in Furs.. oh whatever all thier songs are my favorite.

 

[lunabella]

oooh, this is my second favourite band!

i 'pale blue eyes' and 'heroin' the most.
and 'waiting for my man' and 'new age' are close behind.

 

[nycgirl84]

Stephanie Says and Sweet Jane

 

[Lena]

pale blue eyes
candy says
after hours

of course, how could those skip me

 

[flick]

i really love i found a reason as well- but it seems a little like they were having an identity crisis when they wrote it. loaded has lots of random, cool songs- i also like sad song, i'm sticking with you and i love you.

i love venus in furs, ill be your mirror and heroin, but i listen to waiting for the man, candy says, and stephanie says the most i think.

i heard one of their songs - not sure the title..."jesus" maybe?- for the first time the other day and i really liked it.

 

[Erin]

The Velvet Underground has never been huge over here in the States... but everybody says they're terrific. Can anybody recommend some of their best songs?

 

[sofialuv]

The Velvet Underground has never been huge over here in the States... but everybody says they're terrific. Can anybody recommend some of their best songs?

Just read the posts above!
There is this album called "The Best of Velvet Undergound" that has most of the songs mentioned.

My favourites are:
Rock and Roll
Venus in Furs
Sweet Jane
Femme Fatale
Heroin

Their songs have such a feeling...

 

[meme527]

oh, lovely

Baby, be good, do what you should, you know it will work alright. - What Goes On


I don't know just what it's all about
But put on your red pajamas and find out - Some Kinds of Love


Looking for a party, some action
Going to make it feel okay
But what do you find
When the time has come undone
Look at it run - Lisa Says

Sunday morning, praise the dawning
It's just a restless feeling by my side
Early dawning, Sunday morning
It's just the wasted years so close behind
Watch out, the world's behind you


When we swing
we hang past right and wrong...
I'll do anything for you
Anything you want me too
I'll do anything for you
Oohoh - I'm Sticking With You

 

[Spacemiu]

Rock and Roll
Stephanie Says
I'm Waiting For My Man
I'll Be Your Mirror
All Tomorrow's Parties
Femme Fatal
Sweet Jane
Heroin
Lisa Says

 

[Cammy]

you know her life was saved by rock and roll
heroin