Lou Reed&John Cale - Berlin - Bataclan '72


Lou Reed&John Cale performing Berlin at the Bataclan in Paris in 1972.







Channel: Music
Uploaded: July 11, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Author: maybetonight

Length: 00:04:48
Rating: 4.87
Views: 171874

Tags: Velvet Lou Nico 1972 Cale Underground John Berlin Reed

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Jabberw0cky7 (November 23, 2008 at 12:04 pm)
This is simply sublime ! Almost better than the album version.
Muzle84 (November 16, 2008 at 12:29 am)
Yes Lou Reed was on heorin for a long time.David Bowie tried to get him out of this, even buying for him equipment so that Lou Reed could keep on singing.Berlin is the TOP of Lou Reed, with Rock and roll animals of course.After that, he had to make a break for several years and tried to come back.I don't think he suceeded...But I still love his heroin's musics, such as perfect day from Berlin.
debakle001 (November 14, 2008 at 1:40 pm)
he licks his lips. DRUGS!!! so quick to accusations
limeginger (November 13, 2008 at 6:04 am)
you're probably right. I don't know for sure when Lou was doing heroin. It's possible he flirted with it for awhile in the 60s, then let it drop, but not totally unlikely he was on and off til he finally really cleaned up. I know he was into pills (uppers/downers) in the 70s. Booze in the 80s. He doesn't seem to be speeding in this video...more like tuinal or reds if not heroin. Tho the lip licking (which I always saw as being his being really dissolute) could actually be from speed as you say.

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