I'm Waiting For The Man
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Published 2018-12-12
I'm Waiting For The Man · The Velvet Underground · Nico
The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary
℗ A Republic Records Release; ℗ 1967 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Released on: 2012-01-01
Producer: Andy Warhol
Associated Performer, Recording Arranger: The Velvet Underground
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Omi Haden
Studio Personnel, Engineer: Norman Dolph
Studio Personnel, Engineer: John Licata
Composer Lyricist: Lou Reed
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All Comments (21)
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Attributed to Brian Eno: "The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band”
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“He’s never early. He’s always late.” No truer words were ever spoken.
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I saw a documentary where Moe Tucker described the tempo of this song and demonstrated it by slapping her hands in time on her legs. She said it represented the anxiety of waiting to “cop” heroin from your dealer, you’re anxious, nervous and fidgeting, the tempo of this is a perfect representation of that feeling
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A folk tale. A young man on a hero’s journey to Lexington 125. Even beautiful women can’t keep him from his mission.
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This song is oh so true they tell you they be there in 20 minutes and a hour and half later still waiting and going crazy. I am so glad I don't have that problem anymore
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don’t do drugs kids, you’ll end up waiting forever
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Lou once said he listened to pre release recordings on very small speakers so he knew how it would sound in a car. Love that attention to the everyman.
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I'm waiting for my man $600,in my hand,damn inflation.
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I like it. "He's never early; he's always late. First thing you learn is that you always gotta l wait." Art reflecting life. And it's catchy.
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The ultimate lo-fi classic. Scuzzy and scandalous, as things ought to be. 👌
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When I used H and would wait hours for my dealer to pull up I’d play this on repeat on vinyl. There is no painful anticipation like waiting for drugs.
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I used to be a homeless heroin addict/alcoholic and played street guitar to make money. I remember playing this song in LA one night off Santa Monica Blvd. and the next day I found out Lou Reed had died. One of those weird coincidences I guess. God bless Lou Reed, he knew the struggle.
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It's not even rock.Its just a pure expression of inner music in all its colors.
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One of the greatest songs of all time
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I smoked so much weed listening to this song. Everytime i hear this song i feel a little wish to smoke again, but pleasures are momentary, but salvation is eternal.
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This song and the way Lou Reed wrote songs was just so badass
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They just played this song going into a commercial break at the end of regulation time of the NY Rangers vs Panthers playoff hockey game tonight. I was kind of shocked. 😂
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for every current or former addict, we know this songs feeling is universal.
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Heard them live .. the music just lifted you up .. and up ... and up. It engulfed you .. mind and body.
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やっぱり、こういう曲あると、YouTubeの、ありがたみが分かります😏☕️🎶❤️✴️
