I feel sorry for those who cant see, feel and hear the love and emotion that Lou brings to this song... John Lennon would be proud of this version.... and of his friend who performed it...
Andres Gambini you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but 62 dislikes doesn't suggest you are too many. Most people coming here to listen to Lou do his version are more positive.
Indeed David. I havent been able to hold myself back. I think i have left 5 comments and that is a record number for any performance or song that i love.
It's brilliant ..so Lou Reed even for Lou Reed .. he makes it his own an ",keeps u hanging on" thinking is he gonna actually sing all the lyrics .. an alot of emotion here ..cos he was known as a jealous guy who had s bit of a temper so ..he singing from the heart an experience
@@trevorcarman4626 No, he didnt.He could appreciate the compositionnal brilliance, from an objective sstandpoint, but ultimately he respected soul-searching, heartfelt, authentic, cathartic work from an artistic poinnt of View, and therefore was contemptuous towards mainstream and Commercially successful songs with what he considered surface level meaning. The apology is exclusively towards John and not the others and especially not Paul.He did not perform at the Beatles Tribute, or the McCartney tribute. Ultimately,, as much as I love the Beatles, part of the reason they broke up was because John and George had lost interest, with all the pressures involved and wanted to move on, but Paul kept them together with masterful management and tying together all the loose ends to continue the masterpieces for at least 2 more years that would have happened, if the other 2 were left to their own devices. John's work after leaving the Beatles started with self-examination and catharsis works, through response to "primal scream therapy,, in which he wanted to explore his dysfunction (a measure of a true artist), He then focus the rest of his career, either supporting Yoko in her avant-garde career, bringing up Sean, but otherwise just catharsis, self-examination and social commentary. He no longer Produced an maverick, quiirky musical arrangements, wordplay, lyricall structures, or nonsense songs, but just focus down on truly "authentic" material. John also had stopped writing soppy and sentimental music after Rubber soul. He wrote masterpiiece ballads, frequently before and it was clearly a calculated decision that he was going to move on from what he considered regurgitatin of old material types, when he cast derision on some of Paul's work that was commercially successful, but completely unoriginal compared to what they had done. If you like. "Let it be, the long and winding road, She's leaving home, golden slumbers, etcetera, that's fine, but ultimately, they were commercially successful pieces because of Paul's voice and the soppy, shallowness of their meanings. This was the Kind of thing that Lou despised and John was trying to keep away from.Paul still came out with maverick masterpieces, Like "oh darling, I gotta feeling, Get back, Lady Madonna, et cetera", but he should have stopped writing soppy ballads after his masterpieces on Revolver, just like John had on rubber soul. I think if he had done this, there will be less derision passed towards him. As a purveyor of throwaway Sentimental and granny songs, amongst the genius. Because ultimately he Was and is a Genius, but his legacy does suffer from this perception in many people's eyes
+misterrain837 Hello, I would have liked to see Lou to that performance. He sang like a man in love, with such emphasis, as if there had been his woman before him. What can you want from a woman in love? I think every woman would like a declaration of love, like the one we heard from Lou. The Rock can be romantic, like all styles of music, do not you think? And Lou manages very well to sing the love, those who know his songs by the time knows. Please note: I love John Lennon. But also Lou, of course.
I think Lou would have preferred to perform "mother" which he considered 1 of the greatest songs eever written,but his rendition of jealous guy I would think was a conciliatory Acknowledgement of John's brilliance, because his critique of the Beatles, was well-known and in his reflection, he had been on record mentioning "mother", as the only thing he respected from any of the Beatles and that was a comment after they had only just broken up. Ultimately, he's saying here that John's solo career Was great,, due to its focus on self-examination, catharsis, heartfeltt material and social commentary, Intended to effect social change - "authentic material"
they had a concert for george when he passed there is neil young doing tribute lou reed sweet nuthin sometimes tears i used to look forward to the next reed live blessed that you were there
Sometimes i come to TH-cam and i pause for a second and think.. What can i put on that will instantly give me the blast.. the fix.. of what i need now.. I go to this.. A lot.
You're kidding right? He'd think it's a pile of crap. because it is a pile of crap. LR destroyed a beautiful song. Or are you completely and utterly deaf?
I am seriously not kidding. Lou does what a real artist does. Fill words on a page with passion and beauty. He takes a great tune, which Lennon did in a "pretty" and mournful kind of way and gives it the real self-loathing that jealousy ultimately leaves one with. True artistry, here.
Oh I know what you mean. Even the biggest artists screw up. And when they do, they do it big time. Like Lou does here. An absolutely epic fail. I feel your pain. It's crushing when they get it so wrong.
I could play this over and over again forever. The passion and power from the King Of New York himself is just majestic. I wonder what reaction the world would give if he came out with this breathtaking performance had he written Jealous Guy himself?? I bet it would of been hailed by millions more musiclovers.
It’s amazing to see how John Lennon had an impact as a solo artist on someone like Lou Reed - who was not a Beatles fan at all. It shows how Lennon evolved into something very different. Im a big Beatles fan (especially the the 67-68 period), but I realize we are all different and Lou Reed had this urban, street poetry vibe. He wouldn’t find that element in The Beatles obviously. But I now finally get Lennon’s first solo album.
That's right, but it needs to be said that John was always authentic, but was progressing gradually through the gears; his solo material is self examination of his dysfunction, leading to catharsis, heartfelt outpourings and Social commentary to affect change, which is Clearly why Lou changed his mind. However, the Beatles work is mainly brilliant, from a Compositional, objective standpoint, due to the originality of the arrangements and the beauty of the melody and lyrical wordplay, but not th depth of The semantics. However, unlike Paul, who I also revere as an artist, John always attempted new things with each new song, he did. For example, he clearly deliberately left soppy and sentimental work behind after rubber soul ando particularly ballads. This was clearly a "deliberate" decision, because you will notice that he was prolific in melodic, sentimental ballads,before that point, with "Norwegian Wood, if I fell, you got to hide your Love away, Help (intended as a, ballad, but coerced into faster beat), in my life, it's only love, et cetera". He then didn't write a single ballad for the rest of the Beatles, except Julia, which was only because of it's self-examination and catharsis. All of his songs after rubber Soul, were of different genres, from Psychedelia, nonsense songs, heavy blues/metal, jazz, rock 'n' roll and hybrids of these in combination, E.g. hey Bulldog, a combination of rock/blues and jazz, or I want you, she's so heavy, which is a bluesy, almost solemn doom metal song and "Yer Blues", which is like a Gothic blues or rock song. Don't get me started on "Happiness is a warm gun(Define that😆?)," Paul, on the other hand, continued to "sometimes" regurgitate material they had already covered such as with "let it be, the long and winding road, she's leaving home, golden slumbers and Blackbird".If you like these songs, fine, but this was the kind of thing that Lou despised and John cast derision on 3 of these songs i mentioned, as well as Paul's granny/ singalongsongs as he put it.Thankfully, mccartney still produced some maverick material, e.g. I've Got a feeling, helter-skelter, oh darling and Get back
@@Rowlph8888 Very good response! I’m Glad you mentioned “I Want You” And “Hey Bulldog” - which are killer tracks. I lean more towards Lennon tracks. Paul’s “bouncy” melodies don’t lend to multiple listens as well ( I do have a soft spot for “Fixing a Hole” and “Martha My Dear” though). Lennon melodies are more “direct” with sometimes complex underlying progressions (“I Am the Walrus” or “Lucy in the Sky”). But , remember, Paul plays killer bass on every Lennon tune. A band is a band.
Lou at perhaps his absolute best, and hands down one of the best covers. I love Lou. What a loss to the world of music-especially those who truly appreciate his work with Velvet Underground. He was pure talent and is greatly missed.
I brought most his lps new , so imagion how many times ive listened to them .. even now i still play coney island baby the lp ,on loop ... and especially the song C I B ... and rock n roll animal still gets thrashed loud sunday morning for the neighbours .... im still rockin at 60 ...
At 2.40 Lou yells ooh ah and throws his strumming arm up and that blew me away. Ive never seen him do that and that shows how much he's putting into this performance. Shortly after he does 3 short sharp yells that i just love too. Outstanding, magnificent tribute from the King Of New York. Such a master.
This is the version that makes clear that the song is about domestic violence and abuse. John Lennon and Brian Ferry sing it like some kind of love song. Lou Reed’s version is truly great. Jealous Guy indeed!
@@diktator56 i dont even particularly mind that, just gotta appreciate it for what it was - a lot of noise that helped him get out of a recording contract
@@osamabinladen824 man, this is a little stupid, because Lou all the same represented the greatest band after beatles, and I think he had every right to his opinion, especially since only a fool will not get tired of the constant licking of asses between musicians, and Lou was the perfect antithesis of all this shit
I keep coming back again and again for more and more, i can never get enough. He yells and throws his arm up and a bit later those 3 short, sharp yells. Oh Jeez what a blistering performance it is. I will always be in awe of it.
Hi Lou - still missing You - great performance - Lou at his best - such an emotional artist - thank You for everything Lou, You shaped my childhood and life - Thank You for everything Lou - my God what a performance of this great song !
That was truly awesome. I'm glad that Lou came round in the end to commemorate what a great artist John was. You can probablly take this as acknowledgement of and the kind of grudgging conciliatoryy acknowledgement of that. He had said that one of greatest songs ever written, was "mother", Before he realised it was written by John. All the Beatles work before mother, Lou had considered was inauthentic and "Garbage" as he said it, because it wasnt truly from the heart, but was created to play with arrangements and clever wordplay.This is a fair criticism to an extent, as John didn't write his more Personal, cathartic and incisive and cutting social commentary pieces until he was a solo artist.I would argue that during the Beatles, he still produced "in my life.", "Help" "nowhere man" and the like, but as brilliant as the Beatles work was, commerrcially, and as pure art, this is mainly maverick, original, melodic, but surface level in terms of semantics.The Soul-searching, heartfelt, self-examination didn't happen until John came out with his solo stuff
A late 90’s Lou Reed live concert near my hometown, in Spain, changed my life. He had all this energy and power. It was a magical night for all of us, something truly greaty. I’m still thankfull to him, and I’m happy that this video shows that part of what we saw about him.
So painfully beautiful. God, dont we just always hurt the ones we love and deeply regret it. We just want to love but its so hard when we cant always find the love for ourselves. Life is intense
The first time I watched this I didn't know what to think. By the end of the song I was transfixed. I keep coming back to watch this every now and then. It is amazing. I love NY audience- Loooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Just like when the Mets had Mookie Wilson, people thought they were boos! Same with Bruce Springsteen. I miss you Long Island and NYC. I miss John Lennon every day.
Me too i keep coming back to it again and again. Ive left about 5 comments to honour it. You know im so dismayed to read the haters/trolls who have spewed out their little minds on some beautiful comments. There should be a separate section where they cant directly reply to others or mention those fans names. I like your words here. Thanks
@@patriciofernandez2711 thanks a lot Patricio. Its lovely that you decided to say those nice words. Best of all, this performance made you notice the things that Lou did to make it so great.
For those looking for John's version here - listen to it like one half of a conversation. He can't finish the lines. These aren't easy things to say. Hell, if you've ever had to say it yourself, you know it takes will to get those words out. Trick is: John was a sympathetic character when he performed it. Lou makes us guess if he's really repentant or if he's just an ass. Not for everyone- but a pretty bold reinterpretation.
I think it’s the opposite Lou’s version is open, cathartic, admitting to the mistake as obviously bothered by it, John seems a little holy in his and justifying it with love
@@JakeAllen3 Definitely a fair interpretation. I guess I can't help but hear Lou in his performance and Lou's reputation for most of his life was pretty well-deserved by most accounts.
@@andresgambini idiot ... lou is a musicans musican ..... if wasnt for lou and the VU ... lots of people followed his lead ... hes the best at darkly emotional songs .. some of his lps ,coney isld baby ,transformer ,rock n roll animal , new york , are a must in anybody lp collection .. and rated highly by alot of people ... and not in top 100 is laughable ...
Great videos come through my feed all the time. This is the most spellbinding emotional performance I have ever seen. At 3:05, when he sings, “I thought that you was tryin to hide”…I fall on the floor every time.
All of you who say that this cover sucks should shut up because I just listened to the original and it didn't make me tear up, but this cover did. Lou Reed may not have been the prettiest singer, but he had a rawness and ferocity that couldn't be rivaled.
If you cannot appreciate the heartfelt ferocity in this cover version, I suggest you go squeeze a tennis ball at night...People: The song is meant to be sung from the viewpoint of a desperately jealous person....Sorry if it does not sound"smooth" or "pretty". Jeez...
I am yet to hear this ever, this is the the first time I've discovered it on TH-cam but if Lou Reed singing the 2nd best beatle(I love you George) isn't awesome I will stab myself in the big toe with a pitch fork!!!!!!
I brought rock n roll animal new .... and the neighbours still hear it about every second sunday morning ... LOUD ... or coney island baby .. or perhaps .. tim buckley live in LA 74 ... or ........................... its sometimes hard to choose but lou wins out most times ...... except for SRV now and then .... robin trower ...
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Lou's phrasing is a thing of wonder. So many times you think, "Man, he's not gonna get all the words in." He always does.
Definitely agree❤
Yes
I feel sorry for those who cant see, feel and hear the love and emotion that Lou brings to this song... John Lennon would be proud of this version.... and of his friend who performed it...
Well said, you get it !
Absolutely!
I agree 💯
How can anyone not love this? Such raw emotion and great interpretation of a classic.
i totally hate this... we are too many
Andres Gambini you are entitled to your opinion and I respect that but 62 dislikes doesn't suggest you are too many. Most people coming here to listen to Lou do his version are more positive.
Indeed David. I havent been able to hold myself back. I think i have left 5 comments and that is a record number for any performance or song that i love.
It's brilliant ..so Lou Reed even for Lou Reed .. he makes it his own an ",keeps u hanging on" thinking is he gonna actually sing all the lyrics .. an alot of emotion here ..cos he was known as a jealous guy who had s bit of a temper so ..he singing from the heart an experience
rest john rest in peace lou
I miss u Lou
I miss you John
R.I.P. John Lennon and Lou Reed.
Lou was a fucking icon. Just taking my favorite Lennon song another level.
this performance made my mom cry, so I think that means Lou did a fantastic job.
Just a beautiful, brutal cover of one of my favorite Lennon songs. So powerful and honest. If your not a Lou Reed fan you just don't get it!
Lou's performance is both an apology and a warning. That's what makes it so amazing.
sukie584 very true
Beautiful comment I think Lou loved the Beatles who didn't
Lou may have sung his own songs alright but singing jealous guy was worse than lennons
A little like Lennon (You better run for your life if you can little girl)
@@trevorcarman4626 No, he didnt.He could appreciate the compositionnal brilliance, from an objective sstandpoint, but ultimately he respected soul-searching, heartfelt, authentic, cathartic work from an artistic poinnt of View, and therefore was contemptuous towards mainstream and Commercially successful songs with what he considered surface level meaning. The apology is exclusively towards John and not the others and especially not Paul.He did not perform at the Beatles Tribute, or the McCartney tribute.
Ultimately,, as much as I love the Beatles, part of the reason they broke up was because John and George had lost interest, with all the pressures involved and wanted to move on, but Paul kept them together with masterful management and tying together all the loose ends to continue the masterpieces for at least 2 more years that would have happened, if the other 2 were left to their own devices.
John's work after leaving the Beatles started with self-examination and catharsis works, through response to "primal scream therapy,, in which he wanted to explore his dysfunction (a measure of a true artist), He then focus the rest of his career, either supporting Yoko in her avant-garde career, bringing up Sean, but otherwise just catharsis, self-examination and social commentary. He no longer Produced an maverick, quiirky musical arrangements, wordplay, lyricall structures, or nonsense songs, but just focus down on truly "authentic" material.
John also had stopped writing soppy and sentimental music after Rubber soul. He wrote masterpiiece ballads, frequently before and it was clearly a calculated decision that he was going to move on from what he considered regurgitatin of old material types, when he cast derision on some of Paul's work that was commercially successful, but completely unoriginal compared to what they had done. If you like. "Let it be, the long and winding road, She's leaving home, golden slumbers, etcetera, that's fine, but ultimately, they were commercially successful pieces because of Paul's voice and the soppy, shallowness of their meanings. This was the Kind of thing that Lou despised and John was trying to keep away from.Paul still came out with maverick masterpieces, Like "oh darling, I gotta feeling, Get back, Lady Madonna, et cetera", but he should have stopped writing soppy ballads after his masterpieces on Revolver, just like John had on rubber soul. I think if he had done this, there will be less derision passed towards him. As a purveyor of throwaway Sentimental and granny songs, amongst the genius. Because ultimately he Was and is a Genius, but his legacy does suffer from this perception in many people's eyes
Johns version puts a tear in my eye, Lou's does the same in my other one.
I was at this show. Lou Reed was by far the highlight of the evening. It was really something to see live.
+misterrain837 Hello, I would have liked to see Lou to that performance. He sang like a man in love, with such emphasis, as if there had been his woman before him. What can you want from a woman in love? I think every woman would like a declaration of love, like the one we heard from Lou. The Rock can be romantic, like all styles of music, do not you think? And Lou manages very well to sing the love, those who know his songs by the time knows. Please note: I love John Lennon. But also Lou, of course.
gabriella pitzalis I sincerely hope I never have reason to have a man sing this to me
I thought so too watching it, though I must admit I liked Kevin Spacey doing Mind Games. Mr. Spacey may be a huge creep but I still liked it.
I think Lou would have preferred to perform "mother" which he considered 1 of the greatest songs eever written,but his rendition of jealous guy I would think was a conciliatory Acknowledgement of John's brilliance, because his critique of the Beatles, was well-known and in his reflection, he had been on record mentioning "mother", as the only thing he respected from any of the Beatles and that was a comment after they had only just broken up.
Ultimately, he's saying here that John's solo career Was great,, due to its focus on self-examination, catharsis, heartfeltt material and social commentary, Intended to effect social change - "authentic material"
they had a concert for george when he passed there is neil young doing tribute lou reed sweet nuthin sometimes tears i used to look forward to the next reed live blessed that you were there
love is ferocity. Lou is my man forever.
Sometimes i come to TH-cam and i pause for a second and think.. What can i put on that will instantly give me the blast.. the fix.. of what i need now.. I go to this.. A lot.
Bloody hell, I’ve never heard Lou cover this. Fuck it’s great.
I think John would be so happy and grateful to Lou for this.
+triscat I agree.
+triscat yes!
You're kidding right? He'd think it's a pile of crap. because it is a pile of crap. LR destroyed a beautiful song. Or are you completely and utterly deaf?
I am seriously not kidding. Lou does what a real artist does. Fill words on a page with passion and beauty. He takes a great tune, which Lennon did in a "pretty" and mournful kind of way and gives it the real self-loathing that jealousy ultimately leaves one with. True artistry, here.
Oh I know what you mean. Even the biggest artists screw up. And when they do, they do it big time. Like Lou does here. An absolutely epic fail. I feel your pain. It's crushing when they get it so wrong.
Saw this the night it was broadcast not long after 9/11. Emotions in NYC were raw. Lou was amazing! One of the BEST Lennion covers by ANYONE.
I could play this over and over again forever. The passion and power from the King Of New York himself is just majestic. I wonder what reaction the world would give if he came out with this breathtaking performance had he written Jealous Guy himself?? I bet it would of been hailed by millions more musiclovers.
Me Too,Since i found it i revisit it quite often.
@@waltford8353 Yes Walt, its a one of a kind powerful performance.
It’s amazing to see how John Lennon had an impact as a solo artist on someone like Lou Reed - who was not a Beatles fan at all. It shows how Lennon evolved into something very different. Im a big Beatles fan (especially the the 67-68 period), but I realize we are all different and Lou Reed had this urban, street poetry vibe. He wouldn’t find that element in The Beatles obviously. But I now finally get Lennon’s first solo album.
Funny, I agree but my opinion is more reversed.
Reed loved Lennon's song called mother also
@@shspurs1342 yes but mother was and Reed loved that one the best
That's right, but it needs to be said that John was always authentic, but was progressing gradually through the gears; his solo material is self examination of his dysfunction, leading to catharsis, heartfelt outpourings and Social commentary to affect change, which is Clearly why Lou changed his mind. However, the Beatles work is mainly brilliant, from a Compositional, objective standpoint, due to the originality of the arrangements and the beauty of the melody and lyrical wordplay, but not th depth of The semantics. However, unlike Paul, who I also revere as an artist, John always attempted new things with each new song, he did. For example, he clearly deliberately left soppy and sentimental work behind after rubber soul ando particularly ballads. This was clearly a "deliberate" decision, because you will notice that he was prolific in melodic, sentimental ballads,before that point, with "Norwegian Wood, if I fell, you got to hide your Love away, Help (intended as a, ballad, but coerced into faster beat), in my life, it's only love, et cetera". He then didn't write a single ballad for the rest of the Beatles, except Julia, which was only because of it's self-examination and catharsis. All of his songs after rubber Soul, were of different genres, from Psychedelia, nonsense songs, heavy blues/metal, jazz, rock 'n' roll and hybrids of these in combination, E.g. hey Bulldog, a combination of rock/blues and jazz, or I want you, she's so heavy, which is a bluesy, almost solemn doom metal song and "Yer Blues", which is like a Gothic blues or rock song. Don't get me started on "Happiness is a warm gun(Define that😆?),"
Paul, on the other hand, continued to "sometimes" regurgitate material they had already covered such as with "let it be, the long and winding road, she's leaving home, golden slumbers and Blackbird".If you like these songs, fine, but this was the kind of thing that Lou despised and John cast derision on 3 of these songs i mentioned, as well as Paul's granny/ singalongsongs as he put it.Thankfully, mccartney still produced some maverick material, e.g. I've Got a feeling, helter-skelter, oh darling and Get back
@@Rowlph8888 Very good response! I’m
Glad you mentioned “I Want You”
And “Hey Bulldog” - which are killer tracks. I lean more towards Lennon tracks. Paul’s “bouncy” melodies don’t lend to multiple listens as well ( I do have a soft spot for “Fixing a Hole” and “Martha My Dear” though). Lennon melodies are more “direct” with sometimes complex underlying progressions (“I Am the Walrus” or “Lucy in the Sky”). But , remember, Paul plays killer bass on every Lennon tune. A band is a band.
It’s Strange that THE DEFINITIVE VERSION of this song would be performed by Lou and his band. What a joy!
Lou at perhaps his absolute best, and hands down one of the best covers.
I love Lou. What a loss to the world of music-especially those who truly appreciate his work with Velvet Underground. He was pure talent and is greatly missed.
I brought most his lps new , so imagion how many times ive listened to them .. even now i still play coney island baby the lp ,on loop ... and especially the song C I B ... and rock n roll animal still gets thrashed loud sunday morning for the neighbours .... im still rockin at 60 ...
Greatest live cover at an awards show EVER!
Cheap Trick did "Ain't that a shame " at what I remember as the grammie awards .
This wasn't an award show. It was a Lennon Tribute concert held weeks or a month after 9/11.
At 2.40 Lou yells ooh ah and throws his strumming arm up and that blew me away. Ive never seen him do that and that shows how much he's putting into this performance. Shortly after he does 3 short sharp yells that i just love too. Outstanding, magnificent tribute from the King Of New York. Such a master.
Super Fantastic!
Lennon would be happy with Lou Reed's version of "Jealous Guy" !
Such a raw emotion man, great Lou Reed!🤟
Gosh, in this version Lou Reed is convincing. Scary.
He looks like he's about to murder his girl after the concert.
The most emotional performance I have ever seen from Lou
Raw emotion! Lou is owning it! Love and miss you Lou!
It scratches the heart
This is one of my favorite covers of all time. Lou totally makes the song his own. Great tribute to JL.
I'm a huge Lennon fan and I give my seal of approval to this cover. :)
It's horrible . It's a completely different song
If you approve it you're not a Lennon fan, because this Lou Reed man called the Beatles garbage so fuck him
Who gives a fuck what he thought of the Beatles, Lou rocks this song
@Wayno no he doen't, lou was a talentless piece of shiit.
@@thebeatlesfan8552 He dug Lennon they were buds give it up man.......
reed style. raw power.
This is the version that makes clear that the song is about domestic violence and abuse. John Lennon and Brian Ferry sing it like some kind of love song. Lou Reed’s version is truly great. Jealous Guy indeed!
Holy shit this is raw Lou/Lennon. Love it!
A truly stunning version by a master artist...god bless you LOU!
I find it physically impossible to hate anything that Lou Reed does
Try Metal Machine Music
@@diktator56 i dont even particularly mind that, just gotta appreciate it for what it was - a lot of noise that helped him get out of a recording contract
@@davidlockwood7178 He trashtalked about The Beatles. And I hate him for that.
@@osamabinladen824 man, this is a little stupid, because Lou all the same represented the greatest band after beatles, and I think he had every right to his opinion, especially since only a fool will not get tired of the constant licking of asses between musicians, and Lou was the perfect antithesis of all this shit
I'm a huge Beatles fan and I love Lou for trashtalking like that. Dude pretended to hate just about everybody and it made him an exciting character.
I keep coming back again and again for more and more, i can never get enough. He yells and throws his arm up and a bit later those 3 short, sharp yells. Oh Jeez what a blistering performance it is. I will always be in awe of it.
Hi Lou - still missing You - great performance - Lou at his best - such an emotional artist - thank You for everything Lou, You shaped my childhood and life - Thank You for everything Lou - my God what a performance of this great song !
the very first line, i felt it. Lou Reed one of the best. RIP John and Lou. We are all lucky to witness you.
Indeed we were!!
What's a cover? Doin it the same, imitating? No sir, you must make that song yours. And that's what Lou did.
lou show us, how a great song can be ruined in 4 minutes
@@andresgambini Yes i agree. No one would be jealous of this atrocious cover.
Of course it is, and Lou did, otherwise you may as well go buy the original.
@@andresgambini fnck you, stupid idiot
@@elizajohn5 and fnck you too, little shit
The real NYC Man ! He did everything his own way .
DAmn, this rocks and feels so PUNK!!! I love it. So original. I have never heard anyone cover this beautiful song in such a raw and edgy way.
The best cover I ever listen to. This is a precious, rare gem. Thanks Lou 🌹
The magnificence of a human being... fragile and great at the same time...Lou forever
this is the most intense vocal performance i've seen of his...
incredible
just incredible
That was truly awesome. I'm glad that Lou came round in the end to commemorate what a great artist John was. You can probablly take this as acknowledgement of and the kind of grudgging conciliatoryy acknowledgement of that. He had said that one of greatest songs ever written, was "mother", Before he realised it was written by John.
All the Beatles work before mother, Lou had considered was inauthentic and "Garbage" as he said it, because it wasnt truly from the heart, but was created to play with arrangements and clever wordplay.This is a fair criticism to an extent, as John didn't write his more Personal, cathartic and incisive and cutting social commentary pieces until he was a solo artist.I would argue that during the Beatles, he still produced "in my life.", "Help" "nowhere man" and the like, but as brilliant as the Beatles work was, commerrcially, and as pure art, this is mainly maverick, original, melodic, but surface level in terms of semantics.The Soul-searching, heartfelt, self-examination didn't happen until John came out with his solo stuff
Definitely, the best version I have ever heard!!!
Pure energy brilliance at its best legend
A late 90’s Lou Reed live concert near my hometown, in Spain, changed my life. He had all this energy and power. It was a magical night for all of us, something truly greaty. I’m still thankfull to him, and I’m happy that this video shows that part of what we saw about him.
We never had other Lou.
What a beautiful marriage. Never adulterated.
he brought this song to life! John would have been proud!
So painfully beautiful. God, dont we just always hurt the ones we love and deeply regret it. We just want to love but its so hard when we cant always find the love for ourselves. Life is intense
Fantastic,
When Lou chooses a song to cover, lookout because he dives in and pulls out power from deep inside. Thanks Lou✌
The first time I watched this I didn't know what to think. By the end of the song I was transfixed. I keep coming back to watch this every now and then. It is amazing. I love NY audience- Loooooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu! Just like when the Mets had Mookie Wilson, people thought they were boos! Same with Bruce Springsteen. I miss you Long Island and NYC. I miss John Lennon every day.
Me too i keep coming back to it again and again. Ive left about 5 comments to honour it. You know im so dismayed to read the haters/trolls who have spewed out their little minds on some beautiful comments. There should be a separate section where they cant directly reply to others or mention those fans names. I like your words here. Thanks
@@dannymiles6503 I make a point to like every one of your comments, Danny
@@patriciofernandez2711 thanks a lot Patricio. Its lovely that you decided to say those nice words. Best of all, this performance made you notice the things that Lou did to make it so great.
For those looking for John's version here - listen to it like one half of a conversation. He can't finish the lines. These aren't easy things to say. Hell, if you've ever had to say it yourself, you know it takes will to get those words out. Trick is: John was a sympathetic character when he performed it. Lou makes us guess if he's really repentant or if he's just an ass. Not for everyone- but a pretty bold reinterpretation.
I think it’s the opposite Lou’s version is open, cathartic, admitting to the mistake as obviously bothered by it, John seems a little holy in his and justifying it with love
@@JakeAllen3 Definitely a fair interpretation. I guess I can't help but hear Lou in his performance and Lou's reputation for most of his life was pretty well-deserved by most accounts.
Best version I've heard of this song
I love the way Lou used to on purpose mistime the vocals and semi repeat them or just rush them through. Absolutely brilliant.
A cover for adult people, not for teenagers... There´s nobody like Lou Reed. He is the number 1, a different kind of artist.
wtf
hahahah the number one is john, paul second, george third... lou reed is not even 100th in the list
Andres Gambini Look through Rolling Stones list over the best singers and musicians of all time.
@@andresgambini idiot ... lou is a musicans musican ..... if wasnt for lou and the VU ... lots of people followed his lead ... hes the best at darkly emotional songs .. some of his lps ,coney isld baby ,transformer ,rock n roll animal , new york , are a must in anybody lp collection .. and rated highly by alot of people ... and not in top 100 is laughable ...
@@mikes6970 he is not a good singer.
Great videos come through my feed all the time. This is the most spellbinding emotional performance I have ever seen. At 3:05, when he sings, “I thought that you was tryin to hide”…I fall on the floor every time.
The genius of Lennon is his universal themes. Lou Reed took the song and showed us how it makes him feel while still respecting the original.
All of you who say that this cover sucks should shut up because I just listened to the original and it didn't make me tear up, but this cover did. Lou Reed may not have been the prettiest singer, but he had a rawness and ferocity that couldn't be rivaled.
This...is life changing to listen.
it takes a strong man to lay his weakness out for all to see.
Made me think of the lyric "You layed it down for all to see" from Sexy Sadie.
Oh boy, what a performance from Lou Reed ! Beautiful and powerful cover of this very personnal Lennon song. ♥️
Both repentant and unrepentant. Pure bloody class!
Two of the all time greats
beautiful version
Amazing version
Lennon loved NYC...Lou Reed is NYC...only fitting he sing this tune that night...
I'M weeping in my beer.forever.
Johns version puts a tear in my eye, Lou's does the same in my other one.
I find it physically impossible to hate anything that Lou Reed does
If you cannot appreciate the heartfelt ferocity in this cover version, I suggest you go squeeze a tennis ball at night...People: The song is meant to be sung from the viewpoint of a desperately jealous person....Sorry if it does not sound"smooth" or "pretty". Jeez...
Can I love you?
this is about as powerful and moving as it gets, I feel sorry for others that don't see it this way
Truth.
if you have to explain why a song doent like to anyone, something is very wrong, art has no explanation, lou reed do a shit... shit is art too
This is a cathartic song. Lou did it justice.
This is so good... and so beautiful. I love you John Lennon! I love you Lou Reed!
Magifique. Lou Reed. A poet's singer. Belle voix, belle interprétation d'une urgence évidente.
Para mim essa foi a mais linda interpretação dessa música querido Reed
Quite a tribute from one master song writer to another.....
Lou Reed really adds a lot of emotion to this song. I love it.
superb cover.
Great Lou Reed, beautiful song. John Lennon 😊
There's plenty of emotions going on here 💕
Solo Lou poteva permettersi una versione cosi.... stupenda....Genio....
This is great song by john lennon
I don’t know why people are surprised: he sang his own songs like this during concerts.
Hasta para cantar mal hay que tener FEELING... este cover es
tremendo, doloroso y fuerte al mismo tiempo...
I miss Lou
the world just lost one of the best musician we ever had!! we'll miss you lou... RIP
I am yet to hear this ever, this is the the first time I've discovered it on TH-cam but if Lou Reed singing the 2nd best beatle(I love you George) isn't awesome I will stab myself in the big toe with a pitch fork!!!!!!
my big toe wishes to thank Lou and wish him all the best in the next life
Holy s##t, this is a f###in' gem!
As great as a cover can be
This. Is. Awesome! It was like hearing the song for the first time again.
You made me cry.
I commend Lou for such a nice version..,it's a slow rock type...YESSS
Lou is making this ballad GREAT again.
Lou was SPECIAL ... I loved him !
Never seen Lou reed this energetic
Fantastic cover. With a great lou reed
God, I remember listening to Rock and Roll Animal on my brothers stereo, that he brought back from Viet Nam. Talk about an epiphany.
I brought rock n roll animal new .... and the neighbours still hear it about every second sunday morning ... LOUD ... or coney island baby .. or perhaps .. tim buckley live in LA 74 ... or ........................... its sometimes hard to choose but lou wins out most times ...... except for SRV now and then .... robin trower ...
Amazing...