Lou Reed - I'm Waiting For the Man

Lou Reed - I'm Waiting For the Man live on 4th July 2012, Czech republic, Praha, Divadlo Archa

[@Cloud-99]

I'm 67 & from Russia. I fame the the politic russion tsar. But when 50 years ago i heard Beatles, RS, CCR&rock-n-roll, i heard music of The Lìberty! I don't understand the lyrics, but the music have very big power and i understand - it's my music and my way to The Liberty from darkness this time...

[@BDB78]

He’ll YEAH, brother! Long live our music! Rock n roll for ever.

[@David-fz5xb]

I am 71 and fell like 41 this is what I listen to in the 60,s with my transistor radio tuned into radio caroline what a joy. Dave from London

[@tms6279]

Authentic to the end! Rest well, Lou.

[@movingtrain1]

Reed is dying, literally, but I have seen Reed since the old VU. Never saw Lou happier and the band more charged. The Czech Republic and its love for Lou go back to the '60s. Havel the poet/president and freedom fighter said the music was an inspiration for the young people and Prague Spring. Later Lou was honored. It must have been special for him to play this gig. This band loves Lou and is playing their butt off. I love the little Sly medley at the end.

[@stishor]

Very well said!

[@AndrewMoizer]

Totally agree, every live show you go to you hope you see a band giving it everything like these guys are. Such infectious energy. I love seeing everyone smiling as they're playing.

[@jimkoshul2265]

y'know, i think you're right-ish.... i was just following some stuff of my late buddy michael fonfara, and this popped up, so i let it run.... and yeah, it's......ebullient.... his early 80s band were all toronto guys, that. i knew to one extent or another, as a roadie i guess.... so i was kinda over-focussed on that period, nice to see this growth in him..... i'm sure michael would agree, were he here....

[@jimkoshul2265]

oh, ps, i've seen michael more than once when he was terminal..... and we hung out...... and talked about the old days..... and he had a lot of ......... love..... for lou

[@thedeadxtras9927]

Must have been a huge honour for the younger musicians to play a classic tune with Lou a fantastic songwriter and legend, great live musicianship taking the song away and feeling that infectious riff, if I’d have been on stage playing my guitar with Lou to this I would have played my heart out.

[@mrmr6689]

So many versions of this song, I love this one. Raw and a big jam. LR’s band is having the time of their lives!

[@johnvarner3375]

Pure pedal to the rockin' metal.

[@MyCleverHandle]

Only Lou would do this: classic American Punk rock before anyone knew what punk was! And doing it on the 4th of July in a foreign country- the ultimate Punk F-you statement! LOVE IT!

[@On_Dust]

Yes. I am not sure about that. Garage rock was a form of punk. It was also known as 60s punk. So it existed. But didn't have a name yet.

[@davidjohnson497]

Lou the Legendary! He was so good, and this seems like an epic version of this song! Thanks for sharing! Love it!

[@tinojimenez8544]

Bowie,Iggy and Lou. Fearless Genius. The perfect trifecta.

[@paulmarcellusmarcellus7115]

I will always miss the live Lou Reed live version of the late liou Reed version to be realeast, always suspenseful, and classic and sexy

[@johnk4437]

I'm 66 and I've seen Lou Reed and The Velvet Underground a few times but I guess he's getting up there but he still sounds great❤

[@khalgarrison]

He is dead

[@judyberglund6381]

@@khalgarrison No shit sherlock

[@Zanthxs]

A Legend. . . RIP. We wore out Rock & Roll Animal on vinyl back in 1973-74 as teens.

[@bishlap]

mine was Lou Reed Live '75

[@ariari4133]

RIP

[@haybill3000]

@@bishlap Lou Reed Live 75 is actually from 1973 and is the rest of the Rock and Roll Animal concert. They should put both records together as a single album.

[@bishlap]

@@haybill3000 Really? I have both albums and even bought LR Live on cd last yr. I honestly thought they were 2 different recordings bc LR Live sounds better to me - does that make sense? I know it's the same band, that's why I bought them both back in the '70's. Lou put together one of the greatest live bands ever. Anyway, I can't dig out my album from storage so I'll take your word for it. Thanks.

[@richardhincemon9423]

@@bishlap both of them were recorded December 21st 1973 Howard Stein Academy New York. The audio from Rock and Roll animal is much better than Lou Reed live for some reason. The interesting thing about rock and roll animal the audience Applause were taken from a John Denver concert! Cheers

[@roseblake5803]

What a smoking band 🔥🔥🔥

[@bishlap]

Hypnotic. RIP Lou

[@leahmonday4686]

GOD BLESS YOU, LOU REED! lm

[@tonialtamirano5746]

Genio entre los genios. Gracias por tu poesía y por tu música Lou

[@williamlapetomane5352]

Hypnotic, Love the riff

[@kkapur426]

hypnotic, mesmerizing, sublime, and the best version

[@jordigayapiera6784]

Great version of waiting for my man, Lou makes this song sounds almost better than the velvet underground in 1967.

[@johnnymeyer4253]

Bowie & him do it better imo.

[@denisretiere5388]

Je pense que Lou est heureux, très heureux dans cette version qui reste à mes yeux sa meilleure.

[@luigitorsello2933]

Lou Reed and the band...

[@gregfazel880]

For any one in their sixties.This music will just get better

[@joseernestodelgadillo5859]

Solo Lou podía interpretar así. Perfecto 👌

[@jorisvanhees851]

This is more Lou Reed than Lou Reed. What a performance. You know this song with David Bowie? Also a great performance. Enjoy.

[@kirby711]

Lou's spirit is always alive and I know it's with me Waitin' for my man feeling more dead than alive How many times felt like that

[@abdallahtabouche7817]

Toujours surprenant , excellente version. Lou Reed restera comme un des plus grand si ce n'est le plus grand.Depuis plus de 40ans je le découvre encore et je vibre toujours autant. I love to much your music.

[@juancarloscorzon2315]

Lou siempre siempre me gusta a través del tiempo sabía mantener su estilo👍

[@timgutierrez2211]

I love Lou Reeds music. He is a rare performer that IMO is meant to perform live. Most performers make a live albums and it is not as good as the studio version.....not Reed, he is always at his best live. Such a great band he always seems to be able to put together with all the different sounds...and none of his songs sound alike as with so many musicians.

[@franciscosousa9753]

Absolutely eternal! The Man lives forever!

[@detroitbob58]

Boy, Lou looks rough in this video. Maybe that's when his liver started to fail? The band is nice and tight. They look like they really enjoying playing for Lou. I don't know if this were his regular people? RIP Lou!!

[@jakeasinjake3347]

The drummer is a long time band member. Tony Thunder Smith I believe. Other than that I don’t know the others.

[@kirby711]

Of course the band is tight I'm sure they were thrilled to play with the master whenever they could $26 in my hand

[@crypto2slash872]

Tony Thunder Smith on drums. And Rob Wasserman on bass. Others are the late band he toured with for the very last two years. But hard core fans can correct me.

[@MormonHoldem]

@@crypto2slash872 not a hardcore fan but the short haired guitarist is Aram Bajakian, the keyboard player at the back is Sarth Calhoun, sax could be Ulrich Krieger. Some articles name Kevin Hearn as a keyboard player on this tour but this doesn't look like h. Not sure on the rest barring Smith and Wasserman who have already been named

[@davidvasquez8658]

Lou wouldn't have liked the RIP.😉 Checkout See that my grave is kept clean.WOW. You're right.I believe he was already sick here.On the Dylan tribute he looked a little tired too & in the end it says In Memoriam several of the artists that had passed since then.Unfortunately Lou was one of them.

[@melodymakermark]

I remember the first time I went to NYC and turned onto Lexington, this immediately jumped into my head. It wore on my buddy’s nerves I sang it so much (and poorly).

[@andreagianmarioli3173]

Bella da morire... grazie mille Lou Reed

[@MrThinwiteduke]

Love this version so much. Very close to the studio version in some sense. I'd be mad if I stood in the audience

[@janyrifflard8907]

Je ne m en Lasse pas.... 😄

[@adalbertodossantos8960]

Espetacular..... magnífico....

[@michelcombes4331]

Fantastique version qui dure dix minutes. Les musiciens prennent leur pied.

[@itachisbabydoll77]

LOU LOU what can you say always a Lou reed fan i stood outside many music halls waiting for my man R.I.P.

[@wimboer1433]

The cooperation with the young musicians is great! Very best version this, I think

[@fredericksmith7418]

Lou he is the man saw him live Christchurch Concert Hall in early seventies someone went to stage gave him some thing so good

[@naomifishman3238]

With so much love.

[@MD-lf3gt]

What a band!!!

[@kurt2001]

So full of life!

[@giuseppegiuseppe2696]

Olimpo musicale,irraggiungibili...❤❤❤

[@michaelwalker2676]

A much better song than the earlier ones by Lou Reed which I listened to today. It generates excitement.

[@bishlap]

I like the Lou, Bowie collaboration version very much.

[@sahillamichhane6869]

he makes you to love rock n roll

[@danehardinge8801]

xxx gorgeous voice and timimg. Lovely to see him surrounded by youngsters who obviously adore him. xxx Hey White Boy - love you

[@luisbonatti7880]

Extraordinários......

[@jaiderabdelmajid194]

j adore ecouter Lou Reed depuis toujours le grand des grands

[@asantos3220]

Genio y figura, gracias lou

[@kazuyoshisakamoto4096]

I love this song!

[@ar8864]

MARAVILLOSO, DE LO MEJORCITO DE LOU, GRAN BANDA

[@danieljulian4676]

Standin' on the corner, suitcase in my hand Me and Jack and Janie, waitin' for my man

[@marcbryanjacob]

Drummer loses his glasses at/but "No time to waste". Quite a marathon for him! 6:30

[@theunrealtimemm]

For those who hear the original and say '8 beats to the bar over and over - simple', watch this and see how strong little Moe really was, compared to some big guy. :)

[@felequere]

Ya estaba tocado, pero fue un MONSTRUO hasta el final

[@earlmcpherson6913]

Wonderful ❤

[@Meterman13]

The Best Ever Nuff’said!!!

[@davemac9640]

WHATS the name of the singer in the background....................nice lady

[@paulrxxxmann6718]

the long wait is over.. here#s your dinner Lou , Mam.

[@andrewholburn3094]

Sax Bass Rythm/G Drums Piano Backing all a great contribution to the Tucker Cale Yule Morrison tribmulation, you are in it

[@slowhand61]

absolute Legende!!!!

[@berndrabe8339]

I've been waiting so long and I'm still alive

[@niksabule936]

Great version ❤

[@luigitorsello2933]

👍👌👏👋👏

[@AmusedCoralReef-ts9ro]

The drummer omg that's a workout

[@ismaelnin8960]

La coreuta me hace llorar de lo lindo que canta, es una genia 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@gianfrancodinoia3904]

John Allison Weiss

[@user-lx6sm4xx5v]

Супер драйвово 🔥🔥🔥 🎶🎤🎸🎷🎹👑❤

[@toddleduc3924]

Who is the backing band/performers? Awesome

[@jorgelewis392]

Yeah. The best.

[@johnferry6403]

total utter class, nearly 50 years on

[@ariari4133]

Hè wouldt dy at 40 ha ha ha

[@mariaanapalumbo6288]

more from this concert please! i'm from argentina and couldn't the concert because it was not available on the net. thanks!

[@juancarloscorzonbarreiros6672]

Grande lou donde esteas

[@jimgadd6693]

I saw the Velvet Underground in the 60's and Rock And Roll Animal in the 70's, and while watching this clip I couldn't help wondering if this clip was recorded before or after Lou had passed...!!!

[@juancarloscorzonbarreiros6672]

.muy bueno lou dondesteas👍

[@artlina5000]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@mjosemartinez1011]

Siempre❤️

[@johnmindy68]

Waiting for the man,rip

[@christopherdoyle8479]

Check out the Pink Fairies version live from the Roundhouse where we went regularly when we lived near Chalk Farm.

[@davidrobertson5881]

Whatever Lou. Sitting around waiting for dope. Real classy dude. YeAh

[@Formula-602]

Life isn't all Journey songs….

[@timgutierrez2211]

Great drummer. A saxophone solo would have made this song incredible.

[@sergioiokilevitc8921]

Maravilha....

[@freedomworks3976]

I’m waiting for my man ....

[@LANATORDI57]

❤

[@paulairlie2734]

He sounds great when singing this with DAVID BOWIE .NO FLAT LADIES ON THAT ONE. ANYONE can listen it's all GOOD

[@denisretiere5388]

Who were the musicians please. Thanks for your answer

[@Justitiemord]

Is there a complete version of this concert available anywhere?

[@haybill3000]

I think you would have to combine "Rock and Roll Animal" with "Lou Reed Live". Same concert, different songs. In think the guitars are swapped left-right between each album.

[@davidlindsay2436]

There is. I recorded it off tv, so I know the complete concert exists, but where to get a copy?

[@emcgee911]

Wow that was so sad 😭 depressing nerdy. That’s one of my favorite junky jams too... guess it’s a studio track

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

What's his guitar?

[@user-vc2yp5he4v]

❤😅😊

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Is this a different time signature? I mean it sounds real messy here in the intro.

[@ariari4133]

Hero in

[@maplespak]

at breakneck speed

[@baconpicker123]

It feels like each line takes a bit out of him. I assume this was performed not too far from the time of his death.

[@williamsykes8368]

Hard driving rock and roll is no disputing about it Lou Reed rocks

[@superprettyko]

you are right - near the end- HI IS WAITING FOR THE MAN NOW - JESUS THE MAN

[@tlysergicaciddiethylamide5792]

yo - it’s Like aLL the verSionS put together in a maSSive maSh up - briLL

[@owenjackman426]

Not Luberts best rendition of the song. My favorite part is 4:15 into the tape. The reason why if I am ever lucky enough to perform in Europe the Czech republic will be one of those stops!

[@Danlewinsky]

Phantastic! Thanks for this. Has the entire show been broadcasted on TV?

[@azramotre2441]

+Danle winsky It was broadcasted few weeks after his death on Czech National TV.

[@garyoliver5783]

and also the man, the man died the year after,

[@TheCuthere]

It must have been very hard for the band to play around Lou’s phrasing, he mixes it up regarding the lyrics.

[@davemac9640]

Amazing NY vibes..................red bull is out lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@mauricedelbar1700]

une legende, mais sur ce concert la voix malheureusement fatiguee. la fin etait proche, mails le souvenir reste imperissable

[@mailander2911]

I am waiting for MY man..not the man…

[@eigilleikvam119]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_Waiting_for_the_Man

[@frankcarter6427]

I saw the VU at Glasto yrs ago - Reed's changing of the phrasing of the songs was kind of a spoiler TBH but at least I saw them

[@ronniesutton1652]

Man I miss you lou!You are probably in heaven teaching angles how to pla❤One small complaint against this version.The girl is out of key or flat some how?Still just my opinion.But you have left us some brilliant giggs and.music a lot of us can relate to!! "He's never early he's always late,it's the first thing you learn" R.I.P.LOU😎🇬🇧

[@kevingoodwin5177]

I don't agree... the girl does a great job as back up singer. Doesn't overwhelm but stays perfectly in the background. She and the sax player help make the song by not doing too much.... just enough.

[@TheCuthere]

Lou needed the lyrics in front of him??