I love seeing Lou like this in interviews. He was genuinely content being around people that sincerely appreciated his works as opposed to the vicious journalism that many reporters used him for solely to get money. Here, he’s just doing what he loves and can instinctively do it his best.. Rest peacefully, Lou. You were a true genius and legend.
Must be hard to be a holy musician, but by God, Lou tried to be good.. those of us who understand addiction understand that even once sober, it's hell trying to do stuff w/o drugs. But he did.
@@gypsycaravan8310 What makes you say that? if you want you can name me albums from the 60s that resemble The Velvet Underground & Nico, White Light/White Heat and The Velvet Underground (1969).
@@ThePowerpointMaster the fact that they were not ahead of their time. They were right on time. They were of their time. The Jimi Hendrix Experience was so ahead of it's time. No, It was not. The Doors, King Crimson. Different, not ahead of their time. The goal, usually, was NOT to resemble anyone else. Thus giving your music an individual sound. YOUR sound. For YOUR time.
@@gypsycaravan8310 The point is not in the music itself, but the mentality that it conveys, kc, doors, and jimmy are typical old-fashioned artists of the 60s, and full-fledged analogues of Velvets appeared only in the late 70s, but you're probably too stupid to perceive such moments
yes, yes - that's all very well mr reed. but is there any chance you can show us all how to play the solo's to 'i heard her call my name'? and exactly how much methamphetamine we need before we start?
theatrical there he was , we all know his seccret chord ; i miss Lou so much . (I rarely cry but this time, when he passed away : i was flooded by tears.)
@@Singerville Good shit, right? You might be the first to acknowledge it as both. That’s why it’s special to me. Spoon is one of my favorite bands, and William Eggleston is unarguably a photography king.
@@logan4x6 Both legends in their own right! Much like Elvis Costello and Lou Reed... (ps. cool and brief article I enjoyed about Spoon's album covers www.monsterchildren.com/the-stories-behind-spoons-album-covers/)
My ear always caught that B minor chord in the progression. Such a clever little riff. I call that a “transfer” chord because it “transfers” you from one part of the riff to the second part of the riff. Lou RULEZ.
@@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse Lol. Maybe thats where Ive been going wrong with my guitar playing. Clearly you have to secretly hit your fingers with a hammer every day.
They were rated on the top by me and my dope shooting buddies when the banana album came out. Of course most people had never heard of them back then around here because it’s the Deep South.
Sorrowful and a great loss, Lou, I often wondered how you were the first to use the secret chord 🎸 the BMinor makes it happen and Sweet Jane is one of the best rock songs ever
Ahahahah I just imagined you explaining it to all your friend for years. You then come across this video and immediately text them to finally say “see, I told you” with an huge smile.
But there's only a 'secret chord' (or chords) when Lou Reed would play it that way. There are a number of versions of the song where he played just the three chords. I think I like them all, personally - though maybe the three chord version on the Live 1969 album is my favourite.
Look up Lou Reeds last interview. It's like he breaks everything down in that last one little interview. Rip Lou. I know you're in the spirit world " Hangin Round"
I saw Lou Reed in Wellington New Zealand in 1974 and absolutely loved Sweet Jane from Rock n Roll Animal. Lou opened the show with a brilliant version of Sweet Jane, as close as you can get to the dlbum version including the intro. However, I saw the Paris 74 version of Sweet Jane which was ruined by the keyboards in the forefront. Is there a video of Sweet Jane that is similar to the RnR animal version?
Thinking back to so long ago, I liked Velvet Underground's version well enough but then Mott the Hoople and Lou Reed Live gave it the harder sound I gravitated toward at that time. Didn't care for Cowboy Junkies cover. Then a few years ago a bluegrass version showed up in a TH-cam recommended video of a band fronted by Chuck Prophet and, for some reason, I seem to like that version the best.
yeah Lou is some guy you feel you knew, saw him in SanDiego, mid 80's downtown civic arena.. I thank Lou (sadly missed) for clarifying the sweet Jane riff, as usual I had it wrong, I don't know, it's just so nice to know just how Lou played it. Isn't that the way it is, star power, it could be played many ways, but when it comes to your fav dudes, you want to do it just like them , exactly , probably some weird pyschology behind that
When I saw him last ( at the Calvin in Northampton, Mass.), he started to play Sweet Jane, and stopped. " it is really Twist and Shout backwards. " and proceeded to demonstrate. Made my year. During The Raven tour.
If Elvis Costello is in owe of your simple but great song.... You know it's legendary.... Love Lou Reed he was a representative of all those in the alleys, streets, gutter and bars and was the first to give them a voice in my opinion.... We should all Take a Walk on The Wild Side sometimes ...... We are all more alike than you might think......
I love seeing Lou like this in interviews. He was genuinely content being around people that sincerely appreciated his works as opposed to the vicious journalism that many reporters used him for solely to get money.
Here, he’s just doing what he loves and can instinctively do it his best..
Rest peacefully, Lou. You were a true genius and legend.
Yeah, he seldom did interviews, but he did this one because he respected Elvis as a musician.
@@pileofstuff Exactly and well put. Thanks for the video
RIP Lou and Sterling. Two of my favorite axe slingers of the 60s
and jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaane she is a clerk
I love that part
also "and both of them save their MOnEEEys"
@@gregoryhunter7413 when she comes home from work
Miss you Lou!
It's true, almost everbody plays that riff wrong. I did for years myself.
Awesome
Hey Lou, you got anymore of those secret chords?
*scratching neck*
reed: chord
woman at 1:14 : :DDDDDDD
Like Lou, but Mott the Hoople’s version still the best, despite Mick Ralphs lackluster solo.
Mott The Hoople are good but you just can’t cover lou reed songs. Lou’s vocals are what makes his songs so special.
@@videotrash_online well, for some reason,I just like their version better, not sure if I had heard Lou before them.
He ded
Must be hard to be a holy musician, but by God, Lou tried to be good.. those of us who understand addiction understand that even once sober, it's hell trying to do stuff w/o drugs. But he did.
Saw Lou Reed In concert once. Worst show ever--
Velvet Underground was so ahead of its time.
No, it was not.
@@gypsycaravan8310 their debut album definitely was.
@@gypsycaravan8310 What makes you say that? if you want you can name me albums from the 60s that resemble The Velvet Underground & Nico, White Light/White Heat and The Velvet Underground (1969).
@@ThePowerpointMaster the fact that they were not ahead of their time.
They were right on time. They were of their time.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience was so ahead of it's time.
No, It was not. The Doors, King Crimson. Different, not ahead of their time.
The goal, usually, was NOT to resemble anyone else. Thus giving your music an individual sound. YOUR sound. For YOUR time.
@@gypsycaravan8310 The point is not in the music itself, but the mentality that it conveys, kc, doors, and jimmy are typical old-fashioned artists of the 60s, and full-fledged analogues of Velvets appeared only in the late 70s, but you're probably too stupid to perceive such moments
Imagine being so good at what you do that as soon as you announce you'll do that thing, people applaud
People have a similar reaction when I leave. I must be really good at it
Lou reed is not that person
@@kevindean6600 you sure?
@@nicke.424 yeah, I bet Lou Reed was good at anything he did.😳😉
my girlfriend applauds when I come to bed.
You feel like you known him all your life, even though youve never met him.
I heard him for the first time 1974. I was 18 and love Sweet Jane.
Feel exacly the same... !!
so true ! he's like a member of my family ! Uncle Lou ...
I do
Speak for yourself .
I heard there was a secret chord?
Bminor.
I heard David played it and it pleased the Lord
ah but you don’t really care for music do you David Fox.
Well it goes like this the fourth the fifth
The minor fall, the major lift
"There's a secret chord" - You mean the one that Lou played and it pleased the lord?
Amen and Hallelujah!
Elvis's face lit up when he thought he was going to get a performance there for about half a second.
Singing and playing this song at the same time is one of the hardest I've come across.
Agreed!
habibiak really? I never tried singing it but I can imagine that Lou's vocal lines throw you off because they are off timed.
This one and Polly by Nirvana always fuck me up
I always believed the best way to sing it is not to sing it at all: Tell it like a story.
I covered it once, but made the drummer sing it!
yes, yes - that's all very well mr reed. but is there any chance you can show us all how to play the solo's to 'i heard her call my name'? and exactly how much methamphetamine we need before we start?
Alot
he's tired of all you jim-jims
I thought I figured it out on my guitar a while back but then I realized I didn't have any strings on the damn thing....
Criticizing LOU REED'S guitar playing doesn't diminish his GREATNESS one iota.
@@MacAggy who criticized Lou's guitar playing ?
I love it when Lou says there is a secret chord in the Sweet Jane riff it's Bminor of course , and I agree it does make all the difference...Cool.
NICE STRAWMAN FALLACY PAL B minor man
Peter Strong yeah it’s important but hardly a secret as such ,ffs !! ...unless your tone deaf lol
I think you're all taking this dumb little joke a bit too literally.
such an angry chord, Bm
theatrical there he was , we all know his seccret chord ; i miss Lou so much .
(I rarely cry but this time, when he passed away : i was flooded by tears.)
Elvis Costello & Lou Reed. Amazing people.
Love your prof pic Eggleston & Spoon
@@Singerville Good shit, right? You might be the first to acknowledge it as both. That’s why it’s special to me. Spoon is one of my favorite bands, and William Eggleston is unarguably a photography king.
@@logan4x6 Both legends in their own right! Much like Elvis Costello and Lou Reed... (ps. cool and brief article I enjoyed about Spoon's album covers www.monsterchildren.com/the-stories-behind-spoons-album-covers/)
@@Singerville I remember reading a little bit of this! Pretty cool.
elvis costello is a worthless pos tho
I love the way Elvis is trying to pretend that he doesn't know how a guitar works.
Elvis definitely knows that chord progression. 😂
My ear always caught that B minor chord in the progression. Such a clever little riff. I call that a “transfer” chord because it “transfers” you from one part of the riff to the second part of the riff. Lou RULEZ.
This video is DEMONSTRATEs how cool guy Lou Reed is. Legend.
I love that dude. He was one the guys I could relate to growing up. David Bowie too. They're like big brothers.
Simple guitar riff that does not get old........
God is in the details. RIP Lou.
Lou was a genius.
Lou was a guinness.
@@outsidethepyramid Lou saw a nuigess
@@outsidethepyramid I'd like a pint of him.
Did lou reed borrow the hands of a 68 year old carpenter for this recording or has he actually been doing heavy manual labour his whole life?
He borrowed the hands of a 48 year old Keith Richards
@@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse Lol. Maybe thats where Ive been going wrong with my guitar playing. Clearly you have to secretly hit your fingers with a hammer every day.
0:11 typical velvet underground fans…Goldman & Sachs manager…
Amazing how good he sounds just doing that little bit of the riff!!
There's a professional authenticity to it. I can play pretty good myself but playing the same thing just doesn't sound like that when I do it.
Lou and the Velvet Underground are really underrated (and they're listed as one of the best bands of all time)
Agreed! They’re absolutely one of my favorite bands.
To paraphrase: "In their day- the velvet underground sold very few records, but everyone that bought one started a band."
They were rated on the top by me and my dope shooting buddies when the banana album came out. Of course most people had never heard of them back then around here because it’s the Deep South.
Joy Division / New Order used to play this live every now and then.
Playing it completely WRONG, of course.
saying wrong unironically .. smh
@@rayaqin ?
No, they never played it.
His facial expressions are of someone playing in front of their parents after 6 months of lessons😂
Because he wasn't super fond of interview situations.
skill level too, js
Sorrowful and a great loss, Lou, I often wondered how you were the first to use the secret chord 🎸 the BMinor makes it happen and Sweet Jane is one of the best rock songs ever
Thank you, Lou. I ALWAYS said there was a Bm chord in there, and no one (absolutely no one) wanted to believe it.
Ahahahah I just imagined you explaining it to all your friend for years. You then come across this video and immediately text them to finally say “see, I told you” with an huge smile.
@@anasg007 Guilty.
O editor de câmeras não toca nem boi. Que cara buh0! Fica trocando de câmera na hora mais importante!
The secret chord is *[UNIDENTIFIED INFORMATION]*
Cowboy Junkies do a great version.
I’ve been playing this wrong all my life. Glad to finally get it right thanks to this
But there's only a 'secret chord' (or chords) when Lou Reed would play it that way. There are a number of versions of the song where he played just the three chords. I think I like them all, personally - though maybe the three chord version on the Live 1969 album is my favourite.
Bm, such a secret chord...
Elvis Costello is also
Badd Ass
Look up Lou Reeds last interview. It's like he breaks everything down in that last one little interview. Rip Lou. I know you're in the spirit world " Hangin Round"
all my best friends are dead
suitcase in my hand...
Suitcase in my hand
I miss LOU REED.
🐸
applauding a riff.
If you want to know the Authentic no BS truth about Lou Reed....Look no Further! A Passionate artist with a brilliant spirit. R.I.P Brother.
I got it 😉
I saw Lou Reed in Wellington New Zealand in 1974 and absolutely loved Sweet Jane from Rock n Roll Animal. Lou opened the show with a brilliant version of Sweet Jane, as close as you can get to the dlbum version including the intro. However, I saw the Paris 74 version of Sweet Jane which was ruined by the keyboards in the forefront. Is there a video of Sweet Jane that is similar to the RnR animal version?
tks for posting this little jewel. amazing
Man, Joe Piscopo is talented.
What was the name of this tv show?? thanks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectacle:_Elvis_Costello_with...
@@pileofstuff Thank you. I rembember seeing the entire Lou Reed interview. But it isn't on TH-cam anymore.
Cheers, Lou, mate thanks for telling me from the grave, the secret to the best riff in the Velvet Underground! Love you!
best VELVET riff is What Goes On 😶
Thinking back to so long ago, I liked Velvet Underground's version well enough but then Mott the Hoople and Lou Reed Live gave it the harder sound I gravitated toward at that time. Didn't care for Cowboy Junkies cover. Then a few years ago a bluegrass version showed up in a TH-cam recommended video of a band fronted by Chuck Prophet and, for some reason, I seem to like that version the best.
The style make the great guitatist, and Lou is a great guitarist because style unique!
Lou for ever thank you ! Hi Elvis C. both of you : thanks a lot !
this is gold
And here I've been playing it in E for decades,,,
Thank you, Lou. For everything.
Wait Lou Reed being compliant in an interview? Who is this?
I doubt it would have happened if it wasn't with someone he respects as a musician.
yeah Lou is some guy you feel you knew, saw him in SanDiego, mid 80's downtown civic arena.. I thank Lou (sadly missed) for clarifying the sweet Jane riff, as usual I had it wrong, I don't know, it's just so nice to know just how Lou played it. Isn't that the way it is, star power, it could be played many ways, but when it comes to your fav dudes, you want to do it just like them , exactly , probably some weird pyschology behind that
Heavenly/Wine and Roses/Seem to Whisper to Her/ When She Smiles ... What about THAT bit Lou? : )
Just a taste...lol.
I've always played it with the Bmin
Usually slide down to the Eminor shape on the 7th fret though
I was thinking it didnt sound right the first time! It does really make a big difference!
COOL AS ICE
Still standin' on the corner...of Jupiland scalae ...
I think Rick Springfields Jesse’s girl used a small portion of that chord progression
look how stubby his index finger is, looks a lot like keith richards fingers, guess guitar players get fingers like that.
I think its a sign of bad health, I've seen that before, nothing to do with the guitar. Unless it's some accident he had maybe
That has nothing to do with playing guitar 😂
or it could be a heroin thing?
sign of lung trouble
Lessons from the lord himself 😊
Most people and “musicians” don’t even know the influence this schmuck had on popular music
😂😂😂
I miss him!
Me too.
I can't help but feel sad about Lou, he could have been so much more. What a guy.
Elvis and lou awesome
When I saw him last ( at the Calvin in Northampton, Mass.), he started to play Sweet Jane, and stopped. " it is really Twist and Shout backwards. " and proceeded to demonstrate.
Made my year.
During The Raven tour.
but he didn't mention it was the same as crimson and clover? what a twat
He raises his arms a second time like (you gonna applaud or not)
love this! thanks for posting : )
which of the apes from planet of the apes does Lou most remind you of?
Yup that's definitely a Bm chord
What a rocker! So many other great songs!
loved lou x
Um music theory says mucho options 🤔
the secret chord is Bm folks, someone tell to Leonard Cohen
This is the moment Lou Reed invented Jazz
and it really goes quite well! Fabulous song.
Standing on the corner that’s the most cliche thing
Lou
There's only one. Lol
God I miss this show
Elvis Costello is the interviewer?
he looks like greg brady
If you do Heroin you can be great to !
One of the greats
elvis loving him for an instant 🎉
If Elvis Costello is in owe of your simple but great song.... You know it's legendary.... Love Lou Reed he was a representative of all those in the alleys, streets, gutter and bars and was the first to give them a voice in my opinion.... We should all Take a Walk on The Wild Side sometimes ...... We are all more alike than you might think......