The velvet underground and nico venus in furs book

Tony conrad, who is now better known as an experimental filmmaker and avantgarde minimalist composer, found michael leighs book discarded on a n. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy sins of streetlight fancies chase the costumes she shall wear ermine furs adorn the impe. The velvet underground american rock group britannica. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him strike, dear mistress, and cure his heart downy. Venus in furs by the velvet underground and nico samples. The velvet underground live performances and rehearsals. Venus in furs by nico the velvet underground on amazon. Here she comes you better watch your step shes going to break your heart in two, its true its not hard to realize just look into her false colored eyes shell build. Rumblefish publishing, cmrra, umpi, bmi broadcast music inc. Picture from a really groovy copy of the book i came upon with illustrations and everything. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark. Lt english the velvet underground venus in furs italian.

And for a final hit of surrealism, check out this dunlop tire commercial using velvet undergrounds venus in furs, created by london director tony kaye. Venus in furs is a famous bdsm themed book and the velvet undergrounds name comes from another book about alternative sex culture in postwwii america called the velvet underground. The velvet underground femme fatale lyrics genius lyrics. I love the part that goes i am tired, i am weary, i could sleep for a thousand years. So ambiguous and experimental at the time, as well. Well, way back then, sister ray was all about that same kind of stuff.

Lest we think that venus in furs broke new ground here, legendary singing satirist tom lehrer sang the masochism tango on his 1959 album an evening wasted with tom lehrer. Venus in furs was one of three songs to be rerecorded, in may 1966 at t. What is the meaning behind the velvet undergrounds band. Its bestknown lineup consisted of vocalistguitarist lou reed, bassistviolist john cale, guitarist sterling morrison and drummer maureen tucker. The band also collaborated with nico for their debut album in 1967, under the supervision of producer and pop artist andy. Alerted to their significance by all those bands who formed because of them. Fanzine edited and published sporadically by the velvet underground appreciation society v. Check out venus in furs by nico the velvet underground on amazon music. The velvet underground had its origins, oddly enough, in the world of manufactured pop music, around 1965. They are immersed in the dark, oppressive atmosphere of german expressionism and french existentialism, but they also exhaled an epic libido. Lou reed infused heroin and venus in furs with lower east side realism and boho style. The song, as well as the bands name, was inspired by michael leighs book on sadism and. Venus in furs the velvet underground song info allmusic. The velvet underground venus in furs lyrics genius lyrics.

It tells the story of a man who wishes to be dominated and treated as a slave by the woman he loves. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather whiplash girlchild in the dark comes in bells, your servant, do. Venus in furs was recorded in 1966 but released in 1967 on the vu and nico album. The velvet underground venus in furs lyrics songmeanings. Jim from long beach, ca the author of the book venus in furs is the relative of marrianne faithfull, go figure. The velvet underground, american band of the 1960s whose primal guitar sound and urbannoir lyrics, influenced by avantgarde art and modern literature, inspired the punk and alternative rock movements of the 1970s and 80s. The novel was to be part of an epic series that sachermasoch envisioned called legacy of cain. Lyrics for venus in furs by the velvet underground songfacts. While it reportedly took over a decade for the albums sales to crack six figures, glam, punk, new wave, goth, noise, and nearly every other leftofcenter rock movement owes an audible debt to this set. The velvet underground takes its name from a paperback nonfiction book by the writer michael leigh.

The velvet underground had a penchant for taking titles from books. The velvet underground in venus in furs, a film by piero heliczer, new york, november 1965. Venus in furs by the velvet underground and nico discover this songs samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. The velvet underground 10 of the best music the guardian. The velvet underground venus in furs releases discogs. The velvet underground and nico alltime 100 albums.

Femme fatale lyrics provided for educational purposes and personal use only. Venus in furs was part of love, the first volume of the series. The velvet underground, nico licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of polydor. Youre put down in her book youre number 37, have a look shes going to smile to make you frown, what a clown. But as a documentary on the sexual corruption of our age, it is a must for every thinking adult leigh investigates aberrant sexual behavior between consenting adults, that is. I ended up finding the velvet underground and nicothat acclaimed 1967 classic of drugs and decadence, the antifreelove album par excellenceat the local pathmark. The velvet underground is a paperback by journalist michael leigh that reports on paraphilia in the usa, published in september 1963 cover text. Venus in furs was also released as a single on several occasions. Cover versions of venus in furs by the velvet underground. Lou reed sings a tale of sadomasochism involving a whiplash girlchild mistress who will strike severin and cure his heart.

The first release credited to the velvet underground was a sound collage actually created solely by cale that was included on a split flexi disk with peter walker in the third issue of phyllis johnsons magazine aspen. The principal members were lou reed original name lewis allan reed. With cale on lead vocal, venus in furs takes on a solemn english folk feel. Lou reed talks about the velvet underground, songwriting.