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Lou Reed wrote the song for Nico, who provides lead vocals. According to biographer Victor Bockris, inspiration for the song came about after Nico approached Reed after a show in 1965 saying, "Oh Lou, I'll be your mirror." [2] The song was a favorite of Reed's and The Velvet Underground & Nico engineer, Norman Dolph. [3]
The tribute album was released by Verve Records and Universal Music Group [16] on September 24, 2021, and features recordings of the original album's 11 songs by artists including St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Bobby Gillespie, and Iggy Pop among others. [9]
Certain songs were written by Reed as observations of the members of Andy Warhol's "Factory superstars". "Femme Fatale" in particular was written about Edie Sedgwick at Warhol's request. "I'll Be Your Mirror", inspired by Nico, [21] is a tender and affectionate song; in stark
A performance of the song in July 1968 in San Diego at The Hippodrome is mentioned in the article "Dead Lie the Velvets, Underground" by Lester Bangs. The refrain to the song is reportedly: "sweet rock and roll, it'll cleanse your soul". Sterling Morrison also contends that the song was a "preamble" to "Sister Ray". [5] [4] "Wild Child"
I'll Be Your Mirror" is a song by The Velvet Underground I'll Be Your Mirror may also refer to: I'll Be Your Mirror - A series of live music events from the organisation behind All Tomorrow's Parties. I'll Be Your Mirror, a book of selected Andy Warhol interviews. "I'll Be Your Mirror" (Once Upon a Time), an episode of the sixth season of Once ...
Chelsea Girl is the debut solo album and second studio album by German singer Nico.It was released in October 1967 by Verve Records and was recorded following Nico's collaboration with the Velvet Underground on their 1967 debut studio album.
The name of this box set comes from the instruction presented on vinyl copies of the band's debut album to peel back the banana sticker featured on the cover. The set includes all four studio albums by the Lou Reed-era line-ups of the Velvet Underground, alongside demo recordings and live performances, some of which had been previously bootlegged, and some of which had never before been released.
"All Tomorrow's Parties" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico, written by Lou Reed and released as the band's debut single in 1966. The song is from their 1967 debut studio album, The Velvet Underground & Nico.