Anyone experiencing Lou Reed sadness?

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Permalink Reply by Priya on October 29, 2013 at 22:58

#Satellite's gone up to the skies ...

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Permalink Reply by Anette on October 31, 2013 at 14:07

In short: no. Not really. 

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on October 31, 2013 at 18:18

Ah but that lyric from Berlin. 'It was very nice..............oh baby, it was paradise'. Then the piano comes in. Breaks the hardest heart.

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on October 31, 2013 at 18:54

It has made me very nostalgic.

Among other things it brought back something I haven't thought of for years, which was deciding I wanted to have all his albums but not knowing anyone with them (and not having enough money to buy them). So I joined a tape club where you sent in a list of the records you wanted to borrow and at random ,moments a tape would arrive in the post. I'd them set up two tape recorders and use one to tape the tape, complete with the noise of me shutting the door (and opening it again to check whether the recording had worked).

So my memories of Lou Reed are of the door creaking at a key moment in Berlin. And that song The Gift, which was a bit traumatic as I remember.

And sorry Lou for depriving you of some royalties ...

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Permalink Reply by Michael Anderson on October 31, 2013 at 19:05

He'd love you for just wanting to hear him.

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on October 31, 2013 at 19:29

Thanks Michael.

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Permalink Reply by Anette on October 31, 2013 at 22:19

I'm sure he lived reasonably well without the royalties you deprived him of, Alison. :D

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on October 31, 2013 at 23:15

Shall sleep a little more easily tonight! X

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