Lou Reed - Perfect Day (Official Audio)

Official Audio for ”Perfect Day” by Lou Reed
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Ask your voice device to play Lou Reed!
Chorus:
Oh, it's such a perfect day
I'm glad I spent it with you
Oh, such a perfect day
You just keep me hanging on
You just keep me hanging on
#LouReed #PerfectDay #OfficialAudio

[@holipinieo1]

It's so strange how a song called "Perfect Day" is one that I find myself wanting to listen to when my day is everything but perfect.

[@joseph78355]

False hope. The emotional and mental maggot.

[@a.bourne6386]

exactly

[@jimbee01028]

what other kind of hope is there???

[@annagodel951]

Omg same

[@kyleashcraft86]

Its about a perfect day of doin heroin in central park in NYC

[@Gr13fKvlt]

My wife and I danced to this at our wedding reception. The greatest day of my life and an appropriate song for the occasion. At the time I was in the Army and was a severe alcoholic. The lyrics at the end was the cherry on top because she was fully aware of what she was willing to get into. I’ll never forget hearing her cry over the phone a couple years after we got married when I told her my chain of command signed off for me to get help at a rehabilitation center in Oregon. I got off of heroin through the same means to be able to join the Army so she was aware that I had already gone through a withdrawal process. 7 years clean of heroin, 3 years sober of alcohol. Thank you so much my dear Hannah for taking a chance with me. Thank you so much Lou for all of your work I’ve listened to ever since my father raised me with your art. We now have two beautiful children, I was able to successfully transition back into civilian life, and the future looks quite promising. Some folks can’t comprehend the power of art and music, but it’s a power that can’t possibly be denied.

[@RodHammett95]

Congratulations on your recovery! Keep going strong :)

[@K1Nd0m]

RIGHT ON MY DUDE!! you're the fucking man!! congrats!

[@BrianNewport]

Great story you give us all hope for that we can get thru any dramas! God bless you and your family!

[@whoman1505]

Semper Fi my good man! God bless your family and friends!

[@vexbotz]

Comments like this are diamonds, have a great rest of your life brother.

[@paulkelly1162]

I used to play this song as the heroin hit, every relapse, after relapse. It's the sixth year anniversary of me getting sober today. Still love this song, it just means something very different now.

[@stereosanct1ty]

Great job dude. Best of luck

[@roykeene8868]

Train spotting was a good movie but waking up with paramedics around u is a good n bad feeling stay strong brother we are in it together

[@andreapenarete]

Well done! that takes tones of strength and courage ❤

[@WPAPi3.14]

34 years for me

[@user-ww1gq6qr3l]

transformer what a album i am so free

[@juanadrianarquinegogomez3610]

best song, best movie. thank you Lou Reed, thank you Wim Wenders.

[@silvanabalmamion4693]

Grazie! Questa canzone sarà per il futuro uno dei motivi che accompagneranno le mie giornate

[@xavittu]

I am so fucking addicted ever since I saw it

[@OfficialArkoMotions]

What film?

[@mitchbob789]

Perfect Days directed by Wim Wenders@@OfficialArkoMotions

[@OfficialArkoMotions]

@@mitchbob789 Thank you

[@SuperDevolution]

"You made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else, someone good" might be the most relatable lyric in history.

[@igotthepowers]

Good point, really fucking brilliant. And so relatable!

[@adrianramsey1369]

It hit home

[@ferdinandreinheimer1080]

oh yeah, that's the undisputed truth !

[@RPPification]

@Auxiliary Stream Services Why are you here?

[@Kieransm09]

Wow so edgy

[@robbieclark7828]

This song is like watching something beautiful die.

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

Robbie Clark like Summer :( see you next year dear friend...

[@lisaandjonnewhard4430]

We're all beautiful and we all die.

[@gavynfees578]

Very that

[@akarto]

This song is like you are the joker and you shoot Every one in the room And at the end You drinking vodka 😂😂😂

[@toffeeapple4145]

@@akarto exactly what I was thinking

[@yinaq2650]

The movie Perfect Days by Wim Wenders took me here. About the days of a janitor in Japan.

[@Dremeli]

Reed's voice breaking on 2:11 is one of things which makes this song excellent.

[@redskies4530]

Hi I recommend a song called 'Looking Into The Mirror' By Robert Nix

[@angelj4ne]

literally

[@ZoeKaylor]

It's the imperfections that make it so perfect.

[@sonarparth3204]

​@@ZoeKaylor So true

[@tombirmingham7033]

Reed wrote a song so powerful that when it's in personal context you can't help but cry

[@ashutoshbhadoria9948]

"You made me forget myself. I thought I was someone else, someone good". Hits too hard man. Too hard

[@monsieurluciferdiablo6871]

🥀

[@frog_of_winds7459]

damn

[@thebelen2359]

@@monsieurluciferdiablo6871 That emoji sums up the whole song

[@eoinreilly3925]

Someone good, yeah?? Various artists for comic relief 98 I think is when I first heard it

[@MatthewMuhammad]

Same, dude. This is my first time hearing this, and I think it strikes a brilliant balance between happy and melancholic.

[@hapilydamaged]

This is what having fun with depression is like.

[@tao5143]

Exactly, bro.

[@otemporizador3550]

So true, the teen days

[@DETRACT0RD00M]

this is what having fun with skagg is like..

[@oiramsq73]

Having fun with depression - and David Bowie and ‘Ronno’ otherwise it would just be another unfinished chess game against that one friend who never just never shows up on time or ever.

[@AAA-et1cf]

Yeah, funny depression

[@pedrobezerra6610]

My father died about 9 months ago... I'm glad I spent 17 years with you, dad.

[@user-ww1gq6qr3l]

my mother dead maybe m'y father not biological both passed i miss both

[@waltercolombe6105]

I hope your greif has healed some in the past 2 years.

[@thatjoshwright5577]

Lou was a deeply flawed man. His music was honest, simple, and intimate. That’s what makes him so relatable.

[@riffraffrichard]

So true, he had problems but in a way in the time period he was living he was facing them head on through his art.

[@tammybrunet5739]

@@riffraffrichard .

[@samsquanch1996]

His problems were part of what made him such a great musician!

[@linalicious415]

We are all deeply flawed...flaws are sexy

[@thatjoshwright5577]

@@linalicious415 indeed flaws ARE sexy 😂

[@caitlinteague3193]

my friend Maddie died in April. This was one of her favourite songs, and they played it at her funeral. It reminds me of her everytime I listen to it. “it’s such a perfect day.. I’m glad I spent it with you...” I love you Maddie. I miss you every single day. ❤️

[@thorazine666]

Rest Easy Maddie.

[@rickgardner9126]

My God Caitlin! I’m sorry for your loss. There is something so sweet and beautiful about it too at the same time. You hang in there!

[@AntonioMaceo0740]

My deepest condolences to you!

[@teddng1828]

May she Rest In Peace...

[@SlavicUnionGaming]

No, why would you play this at a funeral!!?? Its fits better in a wedding

[@celticbird2398]

Lou Reed brought me here, nothing less, nothing more.

[@bevmason5898]

👍 likewise!

[@BarakaTheGreat]

+Celtic Bird That's not even possible, you were influenced from an outside source.

[@celticbird2398]

BarakaTheGreat Yeah, the album Transformer.

[@jgt-er9nk]

+BarakaTheGreat for true

[@rickyrhoades4083]

+Celtic Bird That's way more than enough "Bird" man. Go Green-we need #18!

[@montanisemperliberi3153]

When I was in active heroin addiction I truly understood the bittersweet feel of this song. Longing for the high and longing to be clean at the same time. Clean today I still love it.

[@kimberlyharshfield8629]

I feel ya!!! clean for 3 now after struggling for 34! Still love this song,and can honestly say, i can listen to it , and it doesn't make me wanna get high now! 👍😜 Yay for us!

[@jonatanlj747]

To both of you, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves. Knowing the struggle I've had with alcohol, I can only imagine the superhuman strength and commitment needed to get off of heroin. Take care of yourselves.

[@alicelovell3905]

I have 10 years clean icr

[@p2pat]

This song makes me want to use…

[@Cpl4200]

Guess this was a "Perfect" song for the movie Trainspotting!!

[@Eric578]

This was "our song"! My fiancée and I kept each other hanging on... every day was a perfect day with her! I miss her so much! Rest in peace Shelly. I love you!!! Always and forever!!! ♥️♥️♥️

[@fernandeaux1631]

God bless your angel I lost mine in 2013.

[@flyingsword135]

Sorry for your loss may her memory sustain you.

[@Eric578]

@@fernandeaux1631 I'm very sorry for your loss. Our angels have wings now. Maybe they'll find each other and fly together.

[@Eric578]

@@flyingsword135 Thank you! She still "keeps me hanging on"... I miss her every day! But, I keep hanging on to the hope that I'll be with her again, someday.

[@valerioria8505]

God bless you ❤❤

[@lyndal4227]

Produced by David Bowie Lou Reed - vocals Mick Ronson - piano, string arrangements David Bowie - keyboards Trevor Bolder: trumpet Herbie Flowers: tuba Klaus Voormann - bass John Halsey - drums

[@GOW397]

Lyndal god bless Bowie

[@wongnaichungrd]

Good points!

[@lyndalbreen7690]

Ronson's piano is so strong, it completely lifts the song above and beyond. Ronson was recognised as a very talented arranger too. But you can't pull Bowie out of the equation. Reed, Ronson, Bolder all had more prominent careers because of their association with Bowie. As for the money, we all know that many 70s musicians were done down by their managers and this was the experience of Bowie, Ronson and Bolder with Tony Defries. Bowie ended up very wealthy due to his decision to manage himself and later through the creation of the Bowie bonds which allowed him to buy back his own back catalogue.

[@Captainawesomesauce]

I don't have anything to add, but this discussion is fantastic!

[@UMCProductions2013]

Do you know who wrote the lyrics?

[@Chiaretta-xl3bf]

This song hurts...its a piece of art.

[@joyvasquez8685]

It'll be a better one when you drive on sunsets and speed 😂

[@user-rx3js1no3s]

What hurts even more is looking at your ugly mug

[@jimmyjames950]

If right cc

[@KK-pw9sq]

Perfect song for an imperfect day

[@dailyflash]

@Auxiliary Stream Services There’s also an art to trolling.

[@user-ie4xi8kj1g]

PERFECT DAYS観てきました！ カセットから流れる音楽の全てがよかった！！

[@ponty1964]

60年代70年代80年代の洋楽は名曲揃いですね。 輝くこの時代を生きられてよかった。

[@tracey6416]

I played this song on loop while my cat (my baby) was dying in my arms... such a beautiful song. I still get tears now listening to it and remembering our perfect 15 years together

[@zamithemyth440]

I´m so sorry for your loss.. My beloved dog died 3 weeks ago and I am also listening to this song to grief.

[@tracey6416]

​@@zamithemyth440I am so very sorry for your loss 😢

[@PuppysMum]

I'm so sorry (both of you). 😢

[@loisarends3968]

I'm so sorry ❤ pets truly are family

[@johnbarry1965]

It's people who have a beautiful soul like you that make me realise that life can be wonderful XXXX

[@FultonLMiller]

I can't explain the nightmare I just went through searching for this song, the sense of relief I am feeling having found it, but I will try. I thought I was going fucking nuts. When all you can remember from this song is, "You just keep me hangin on," which only returns results for "You Keep Me Hangin On", a completely different song from the 1960s, and not at all what you're looking for. "Okay," you think, "I'll give it a listen and see if the song I'm looking for is some sort of modern cover." Fuckin' nope, not even close. You look through three pages of results, none of which have this song, and you honestly have no idea what you can do to refine a search for the only six words you remember from a song. At this point you begin to question your own sanity, is the song real at all? Did I get the words wrong in some small way that means I may never figure out what song I'm actually looking for? Am I doomed to be nervous and angry until by chance I suddenly figure out what song I've been looking for? You just want to break things, because in no way should it be this difficult to find a catchy song on the *internet!* WHERE IS IT?! Is there some kind of grand conspiracy to keep you from finding this song? Make you doubt your own mental faculties until you are left a dribbling, emotionally ruined shell of your former self? If you don't figure out what song this is, you aren't eating, you aren't going to bed, you aren't doing anything because now it's personal. *You* can't find this song, and if you can't find it that means you are wrong, and you know you aren't wrong. It's a horrifying paradox, you cannot give up or else every day that you live having not found that song will be a day lived in agony at the knowledge that you can never prove what you know to be real. Why even continue living? Anyway, I finally found it, by chance after a couple days. The real struggle is figuring out how I'm going to dispose of these bodies.

[@deansaldanha1468]

+FultonLMiller that was intense mate.. rather start watching some amazing movies .. like this song is in the movie trainspotting ..! Great movies have great soundtracks!

[@qwer3881]

you spoke my heart out mate

[@haisydaisy10]

oh my god. Ive had so many nightmares to this song too...

[@rockettlaunch8059]

You're a funny guy.

[@teddybear1829]

Yes man I feel connected with you when you say that, I finally found it today...gonna say sound cheesy but I've been searching for this for a good 10 years haha, I used to ask everyone I know I never knew the words I just had to hum it to people and they didn't have a clue...and today I randomly hummed it to my nan and she told me straight away I actually nearly cried while listening to it haha

[@evancodsworth2]

A song this beautiful can only be written from the darkest depths of the human mind.

[@pixelsailor]

So true !!! I'm crying at this song...

[@JKTube]

@@MickBellTV: No. “Perfect Day? Aaaoh, that’s… so laughable. You’re talking to the writer, the person who wrote it. No that’s not true. I don’t object to that, particularly… whatever you think is perfect. But this guy’s vision of a perfect day was the girl, sangria in the park, and then you go home; a perfect day, real simple. I meant just what I said.”

[@mikevlad13]

Light comes - darkness disappears!🤣

[@MarjorieJCat]

Or, if like me, you really dig heroin

[@criticalmind93]

​@@MarjorieJCatbrownstone

[@indiaatkinson1035]

My dads funeral song...died unexpectedly of a heart attack when i was 13...this ones for you dad x

[@shivnorth3141]

RIP to your Dad.🥲💚🎶💕🎸💚

[@hillybilly7165]

🥀💔😔

[@rjohn3471]

Wow, at 13, I remember worrying and praying for my Dad. So long ago, my sympathies.

[@mikegallagher3700]

Rip brother 🙏

[@PuppysMum]

That's rough. I'm so sorry. 😢

[@ronaldsimmons9517]

After listening to this I have a sudden urge to clean toilets in Tokyo.

[@jkta97]

And take photographs of trees

[@seog1233]

And have canned coffee for breakfast

[@jkta97]

@@seog1233 And play shadow tag

[@natusaddeficiendum]

And take care of my plants

[@jkta97]

@@natusaddeficiendum And look up at the sun every morning on my way out the door.

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

This song gives me chills.

[@sterlingblake7655]

HEROIN IS DEATH!!!!!!! DEATH IS BEAUTIFUL. Heroin is heaven CUM too soon; Premature ejaculation and no one is satisfied!!!!!! My best friend just died; AGAIN

[@bigsweeper8022]

I am so very So Sorry to hear of such tragic news. Hang in, just hold on..

[@4narchydigital]

it's all fun and games till fentanyl laced dope kills off people you love

[@waynehackney5812]

JamesonDoesStuff Why?

[@jamesonjaksch4883]

Wayne Hackney I don't know, maybe its the hook of the song that does it.

[@lucanclair2414]

R.I.P Lou Reed

[@carrieambrosini8553]

I cried for days. Miss everything I felt he was, everything he portrayed himself to be.

[@breyonnasimpsfor2dmen401]

He was a good man his song was on my favorite show Gotham

[@neptunestardust]

CJ P. 😭

[@googlereviewer4039]

I miss him. I miss David Bowie. Bowie helped so many new muscians get started. Lou Reed was one of them. Love them both.

[@benjafol]

Perfect Days (2023)

[@PunksInVegas]

Thank you Wim Winders for giving this classic song new meaning in Perfect Days.

[@joezink881]

This song is a masterpiece. Has a dark undertone to it while explaining joyful things. Then the music ramps up and for a short moment they sync.

[@samhaghighi8551]

I agree

[@hairylox5980]

Or, you know, the song itself proves that it has a dark undertone to it...

[@olderjeans]

ur pretty

[@officialclownbusiness7788]

the perfect day is when I die. not much darker than that.

[@mikenichols5473]

Lou Reed can't sing a lick. But his songwriting wasn't bad and he knew how to surround himself with terrific musicians.

[@tonecot8932]

Lou, David, and Mick Ronson are playing this in heaven now. :(

[@dexterdog717]

+Velcon Nirnroot There is no other place.

[@antygoniusz]

+nallly there is just one place. The one in your head. Sorry to tell you this...

[@gilliangracee]

+tonecot89 Now Prince as well :(

[@antygoniusz]

+Gillian Bennett let us celebrate just for the idea of those 4 playing one, ultimate, ethernal song somewhere out there.

[@Danny_Cruz]

Yeah...

[@newyorkvulgarian8865]

Can’t keep “You’re going to reap just what you sow” outta my mind every year of my life. I still listen to Perfect Day on rainy days on the streets of NYC. Glad someone like Lou existed.

[@YasminTheJewish]

Thank you. Thanx people like you are among us

[@newyorkvulgarian8865]

@@YasminTheJewish you are so kind, thanks besides Lou Reed always been my idol as young as I can remember.

[@juniornunez2583]

Me too. I be listening to this every time I ride my bike on a beautiful day through riverside park while I’m headed to Times Square and Union Square looking towards the West Side Highway and the Hudson River

[@newyorkvulgarian8865]

@@juniornunez2583 it’s a great song to listen to while strolling by many picturesque NY locations like the places you mentioned. I listen to it while walking the Brooklyn bridge on warm summer nights. Speed walking through crowds in busy Manhattan streets after a night out drinking.

[@etherdog]

I bought the album the day it came out. It kept me hanging on. The movie "Perfect Days" is a perfect match for the song.

[@blake432]

had the honor of meeting him once. RIP Lou.

[@Gr13fKvlt]

Blake How was the encounter?

[@benkenon]

Gr13f Lou Reed was a notorious curmudgeon. I’d wager not well

[@giannagiavelli5098]

wait what? hes dead? NO!

[@giannagiavelli5098]

chrieke 2013. sheesh. RIP slack man

[@Futurevenomzone]

Is it bad that I was expecting this to be a Limmy "Surprisingly down to earth and very funny" reference?

[@ROBERIOPIZZA]

Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park And then later, when it gets dark We go home Just a perfect day Feed animals in the zoo Then later a movie, too And then home Oh, it's such a perfect day I'm glad I spent it with you Oh, such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You just keep me hanging on Just a perfect day Problems all left alone Weekenders on our own It's such fun Just a perfect day You made me forget myself I thought I was someone else Someone good Oh, it's such a perfect day I'm glad I spent it with you Oh, such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You just keep me hanging on You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow You're going to reap just what you sow

[@alexmarshall4331]

Thank you from a cold overcast south east London lalala 👉❤👈

[@auroraborealis13579]

Thank You from California 🌴🌞💚

[@alexmarshall4331]

@@auroraborealis13579 Good morning Aurora!!! 👉🇬🇧👈👉💎👈

[@auroraborealis13579]

@@alexmarshall4331 Good Morning, Alex!

[@alexmarshall4331]

@@auroraborealis13579 Hey Aurora! How's the weather in California? It's clear skies but cold here near Waterloo Bridge South East London LALALA... Stay safe... Alex👉🇬🇧👈👉😷👈👉🙏

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

One of Lou Reed's greatest masterpieces. It is always a Perfect Day listening to Lou.

[@stellacappabianca]

😅😅😅

[@barneyhansford411]

The great Mick Ronson played the piano and did all the arrangements of this song which is one of the greats of all time

[@tachyon2357]

Mick was behind my favorite albums in rock history.

[@yudhasibarani8476]

Ronno the hidden gem in rock

[@RiverRat_1977]

@barneyhansford411 Ronno composed, arranged (orchestrated), and conducted all of the piano and string parts, as well as playing that entire, lovely, and melancholic piano masterpiece that frames the entire song… Bowie only wrote most of the the lyrics and outlined some basic chords that Ronson filled in… not only with the full layout of the song, but he wrote the sheet music as well, which includes arranging all of the individual instruments, with their separate compositions within the song… Ronno also knew how to arrange the placement of all the different instruments in the studio for the proper balance of sound since he was a professionally trained musician, composer, and instrumental arranger (he also played the violin and mandolin). Ronno contributed to the lyrics as well according to Angie B!! Mick also did this to most of the other songs on the album, and only for a few bucks… thinking he was doing a favor for a friend and would be looked after and treated as an equal… but Bowie knew how to take advantage of him (just like he did to the Spiders…) Ronno also engineered most of the entire album (and parts of others), yet his name doesn’t show up on one credit since Bowie claimed them all for his own greedy narcissistic self!! Ronno gave Bowie his image during the Spiders from Mars period!! So without Mick Ronson David Bowie wouldn’t have received all the the attention and accolades he got… which were mostly due to Ronno… who (along with the other Spiders) was unceremoniously fired like a day labourer!! The D.A. Pennebaker movie shows everything Ronno did to encourage Bowie, and Bowie always played with him side by side as equal frontmen, when Ronno was the whole package behind the scenes!! Sometimes when I hear this song it angers me that Ronno didn’t get the credits, royalties, and the professional respect he deserved from Bowie. So whenever I hear this song (especially in Trainspotting) I think of Mick Ronson as the real mastermind behind the scenes!! (Brian Eno would never let Bowie take advantage of him, especially in such a disrespectful way)!! Bowie was just a leach!! He didn’t even visit his ‘friend’ and former partner when he was dying of cancer and begging friends for small jobs to keep a roof over his family’s head!! It’s a shame he was so disrespected by Bowie, as Ronno should’ve been one of the great composers and arrangers like John Williams, John Barry, Michael Kamen, etc. But Bowie deliberately held Ronno back and also wouldn’t let other people in his organization tell Ronno how much of an asset he was and what he really deserved and the position he held in creating David Bowie’s image and career!! The documentary “Beside Bowie” brings everything into the light, only it wasn’t made until after Mick had passed away (Ian Hunter was there helping to take care of his mate and make sure he had an income)! David Bowie didn’t even attend Ronno’s funeral, nor contribute a single penny to support Mick’s family and the monument they felt he deserved as recognition for his musical contributions that brought an element of fame to the small eastern seaside town of Kingston upon Hull in the County of Yorkshire in Northern England!

[@aldrichuyliong8143]

"I thought I was someone else... Someone good" Damn that goes straight to the feels.

[@Nicholas-tv4do]

Depression, love, drugs, suicide, family, friends, music, literature... Who gives a fuck, let's just enjoy Lou's work for a few minutes.

[@gomathcheatz2601]

Nicholas Fillipone how about for an hour on loop and you just sit ba... *_ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ_*

[@RadagonTheRed]

As someone who has been batting opioid addiction for the last 15 years, the lyrics in the song speak to me so painfully.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

Lou was adamant it was not written about heroin.

[@fedda9999]

i hope you are doing well

[@johnbarry1965]

The greatest feeling ever is forgetting who you are

[@anneominous7172]

Love you, man.

[@cathyclayton8444]

Actually for me the greatest feeling is knowing exactly who I am

[@MauRelita]

F A C T S

[@adamhagen6639]

This proves you don’t need a perfect voice to make a masterpiece.. Love all the imperfections and pitchyness, feels so natural.

[@emmanueludoh77]

Exactly how I feel about this Nico tune. Perfectly imperfect! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5-qfaSOj5KZbZI

[@salvo3650]

Agree

[@karolk7711]

Yes, then you became songwriter writing songs for artists who actually can sing, not trying to be some rockstar

[@FucklesTheEnchilada]

@@karolk7711 well it worked for Lou.

[@riffraffrichard]

That's exactly what's beautiful about its human and real. There is no perfect voice just different ones.

[@javascriptkiddie2718]

This song perfectly describes how I feel about this song

[@ThePatriot2]

Javascript Kiddie facts

[@yunglegend146]

underrated comment

[@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060]

God I love your pfp.

[@NotYoDad482]

« Next time is next time Now is now ». Thanks you Perfect DayS.

[@skyrulez4837]

Trainspotting & Perfect Days Iconic song for movies which can't be more different

[@andregrolly]

The best new literary style is the KZbin coment, I can listen to first-person narrarives of what each piece of art meant to each individual person, and that is so inspiring and humbling and rich.

[@JoannaSternbergYoutube]

this comment needs more attention! you are so right

[@stephendoyle4416]

Can you believe many official uploads disable comments? Breaks my heart for all of the lost stories

[@iost5459]

Which is why it’s a travesty most songs on official pages got their comments auto disabled by youtube. It leads us to uploads from other people rather than the artist just to see comments. In other words, fuck you youtube!

[@jeffreymccarty1388]

Far out

[@dongately2817]

This songs about heroin - I always listen to it when I’m ready to go out, fuck somebody over, and score. You’re gonna reap what you sew.

[@iNiCkGOD]

3 years ago today we lost Lou . Thank you Mr.Reed for everything youv truly changed my life. Rest easy legend

[@silentpatriot4283]

Dre DaKid 😭

[@aod7284]

Everything except Lulu

[@phoenixmastrogiovanni157]

I've struggled with alcoholism for years, this song hits like nothing else

[@AmyEG1988]

Cheers…

[@jbranum3087]

Keep coming back. You don't have to drink again even if you want to and you don't have to be alone even if you want to.

[@jamiechappell9116]

stay safe bro

[@phoenixmastrogiovanni157]

@@jamiechappell9116 not a bro

[@r2dxhate]

I should not be seeing this comment when I'm drunk.

[@marieeeckhout1689]

J'ai connu cette chanson grâce au film de Wim Wenders "Perfect Days", magnifique. 👋

[@thiagom.3097]

Conheça Lou Reed, el3 é maravilhosa

[@HamtaroSan85]

Perfect Days est pour moi un des meilleurs films de 2023 sans hésitation. Une très bonne performance d'acteur de la part de Kōji Yakusho et une histoire qui nous incite à apprécier les choses simple que la vie a à nous offrir et les moments passés avec nos proches, un très bon feel good movie !

[@Claudia-wx3vq]

Lou Reed brought me here

[@geryon1162]

i cannot imagine this song in any other setting but the end of the world

[@chuleta441]

That'll be soon

[@andrewalison2882]

Soooo true.them mushroom clouds are rising.AA som.U.K

[@mikepatrick5909]

@@andrewalison2882 A virus outbreak is used before a nuclear war...

[@mrleet4101]

I’m killing myself to it right nos

[@SuperBandMom]

Just keep hanging on anyway 😘😘😘

[@motorxrules1]

This is such a clever song. From the lyrics describing a mediocre life that's not too downtrodden but subtlety sad. Firmly hammered in by the chorus. Not only by instruments but by a slight voice break indicating a hidden struggle. Perfection.

[@nneisler]

It is indeed a clever song that combines a bright, upbeat melody with melancholic lyrics. The juxtaposition creates a unique and compelling listening experience, and the slightly strained vocals in the chorus do add to the emotional impact of the song. It's a great example of how music can communicate complex emotions and experiences in a way that words alone cannot.

[@angelj4ne]

think ur reading a little too into it

[@johnhatchel9681]

Its about heroin.

[@guitarheroplayer-fs5js]

@@nneisler doesn't sound to bright and upbeat to me.

[@thefriend4264]

​@@johnhatchel9681no, its a poem that reed wrote to his gf

[@kaned5543]

The use of this song in episode of 9 of Our Flag Means Death felt so great, even more so now that I'm hearing the whole thing and learning the lyrics

[@John_Notmylastname]

I hope everyone reading this finds the love they deserve. Even when you think you don’t, you most certainly do. We all do.

[@hwoods01]

I'm 55 and waiting.. I'm getting anxious

[@hildagadea1685]

GRAZIE.... LO AUGURI A TUTTI ... TROVARE L'AMORE CHE SI MERITA ...

[@craigthomas2455]

Personally, this is an example of the pure power and magic of music. When a song causes a physical reaction in your body! It may be a shiver up your back, goosebumps all over or make you burst into tears.... that's the power of music. Humans have known this since we've had ears to hear with. It's a beautiful thing.

[@madgebuick6285]

Xx

[@annenouveau1308]

The movie of wim wenders is beautiful really, with a marvelous and plenty of charm 70 years japonise old actor ,and I saw it twice, but I am not here for that reason; i am just a 64 year old woman and I was listening perfect day and so others songs of Lou ( for example in is record "berlin" ) because they are magnificent and wonderful. I was 14 and now i am 64 and I still continue to hear his records. I am just an old french woman. But in my head and my heart, I am not old

[@sapphicfilmnerd]

Wim Wenders is 👑 I saw it twice too

[@user-fo5gc8rf9k]

"You're going to reap just what you sow" This part was always so ominous to me...everytime I hear it I think about my current problem (whatever it may be) and think "fuck, you're gonna reap just what you sow"

[@soulCracka1]

...I thought I was someone else, someone good...

[@leshoc]

great line

[@annyfenton1]

You are, buddy.

[@SuperDevolution]

Such a devastating line, one I think most of us can relate to at times.

[@nigelgrolla2268]

reminds me a bit of Charlie Brown

[@toffeeapple4145]

He's singing about a fkn drug

[@flyingmerkel6]

Many years ago, I had a Perfect Day with my new wife. We're still married, but her health is deteriorating fast. Perfect days are becoming rarer.

[@sawtoothiandi]

Thats Tough! Godspeed!

[@sawtoothiandi]

Your love for each other is the true essence of being alive as human in the universe today! I send up a prayer that she recovers!!

[@pauljenkins6807]

I hope that you two have many many more perfect days

[@flyingmerkel6]

@@pauljenkins6807 Thanks. Things may not be perfect, but they're still good.

[@nobodysXghost]

is it from addiction? no matter the disease, that is very tough. but your love is beautiful.

[@francescadellabona4988]

I'm imaging an epic orchestral version of this song during the final scene of an apocalypse movie

[@PuppysMum]

That would definitely be perfect.

[@marcusaurelius7419]

Finally listening to this song on a perfect day. Unironically. God bless.

[@Wildguns76]

God bless so much

[@rafahounds]

I met Mr Reed as an 18 year old hippie, DuPont Circle , summer of 69. I knew nothing about him except for what he told me, and I didn’t believe him. We spent the afternoon and night trying to score junk from DC’s local junkster, Beethoven, and his associates. I was all acid and a little speed. A new world for this dippy hippie. Cut to 1970 a friend and I were at a place where they were playing The Velvet Underground and Nico. Wow, that’s the guy....!Loved the album, a whole new level for me. Cut again to last night and I finally said, “I really need to listen to Perfect Day.” Never heard it before. What can I say. Another day, touched by Mr Reed, reaching back from one day and night in 1969. “You’re going to reap just what you sow” ... indeed. Thank you.

[@elmochaorejas6122]

the best record that Lou Reed ever made, this song is just a perfect song

[@paulgraymedia]

jaime nuñez I'd rather take a walk on the wild side ;)

[@Luchacooks]

+Paul Gray Lana omg

[@coreyreck6144]

jaime nuñez

[@RunsingBagaiNakGila]

A Japanese toilet cleaner brought me here.

[@nammm25]

me too.

[@user-oc5hy9sd4c]

Trainspotting 1996 was before

[@97magner]

Bro, me too ❤

[@chiaradiclemente4432]

Beautiful...

[@peteeckford3336]

same 😂

[@gong256]

It’s so kind of Mika to sing this for us 😊

[@werwer_yt]

Are you a fellow vod watcher that had to investigate?

[@gong256]

@@werwer_yt feasibly

[@spottybubbles2861]

Holy shit Mika CAN sing 😮

[@radicalmars]

he actually does sound like mika, im never gonna unhear that now

[@koenbook901]

Where can I find this. The SDMP vods? May I have a timestamp?

[@buckybarneswhothehellisbucky]

that piano solo after you just keep hanging on

[@DoctorBlankenstein]

Clint Francis Barton played by David Bowie

[@jonathanrandol794]

Bowie okayed the keyboard... The Piano is ALL Mick Ronson. Musical savant...

[@florantejrhermosado5170]

This song made lorde cry 😢

[@qerqeqg.9255]

who is lorde

[@olegbutt07]

@Qerqeq G. Randy marsh

[@mickcarlon8147]

Mick Ronson rules. His piano, his orchestrations.

[@worer850]

love this song. Remembering sitting in the park with my father dying of alzheimer's. Singer together.. ❤❤ 😢

[@jizzicasupsupa4953]

sticking needles in my vein listening to Lou. ahhh what a perfect day. oh what a horrible sickness.

[@evilfuzzybunny100]

wtf

[@yharnamhunter8759]

Get off that shit before your loved ones find your corpse

[@jeeperscreeperskilla]

saaaame

[@lsdelicious8844]

Shake it off sugar

[@mobmike93]

Jizzica Supsupa hope ur ok im an addict too im detoxing and i kno the struggle hang in there ^_^

[@Thefabrizzio97]

The piano at 2:22 is just beautiful!

[@loltadynicneni913]

anyone here after our flag means death ep. 9 finale? yeah, so this is the sound of my heart breaking, goodbye. btw, the bridge at 2:25 slaps.

[@josephrivera1679]

If the phrase “it’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all” were transcribed into an emotion-evoking song, this would be it.

[@nutbastard]

It doesn't matter, but I had a perfect day today. It wouldn't be notable but I can't remember the last time I had one. Today was one. I wrote a whole long post about why today was perfect but it was a bit too self indulgent. Suffice to say, my last year and change has been astronomically shitty. I'm pretty sure I saved my relationship with the love of my life today. It can happen, no matter how shit your life is. Every once in a while, you get a perfect day. Step 1: Show up Step 2 is up to you. UPDATE: I did not in fact save my relationship. She's gone. I ruined it. I guess I reap just what I sow.

[@the-bottom-of-a-black-hole-.]

"Love is unreasonable sometimes. Or maybe that was lust. Maybe love is certain is all and won't take yes for an answer. A bliss for lust, a lust for bliss." ,dan'

[@barneyronnie]

Ssgt. John Boyd - Vietnam '68 - 69, '70 - 71; You were Someone Good - One of the Best! RIP

[@shikimasaoka7479]

Tears come to my eyes when I listen to this song reminds me of my days with my son who used to be around me

[@carmonaangel84]

He’s with you in your heart. You’re amazing

[@curlyfm]

I love how that song is so positive yet there is undertones of misery. A perfect reflection of life. Reap just what you sow. Positive outlook, and attitude - good things are abound. Negative outlook - bad things await. You are the master of your own destiny

[@why_so_serious]

Neoliberalism in a nutshell

[@cooliostarstache5474]

​@@why_so_serious What are you talking about?

[@why_so_serious]

@@cooliostarstache5474 lol, just joking

[@jojojojo-yf1qn]

my love for good music brought me here._.

[@jojojojo-yf1qn]

Flabby Wall1 🙄oh nooo

[@MOMO-cn2qb]

@@jojojojo-yf1qn oh really well Jim Gordon brought me here

[@biggywan9765]

I am listening to this song in honor of My good friends mother who passed away last night via overdose, Rest easy Gina theres no more pain for you on this earth.

[@cocob6752]

Sorry for your loss and friends loss id be lost w-o mama and im 35 .

[@psychedeliccarrie5921]

Westworld, Our Flag Means Death, Titans, The Mist, Fear the Walking Dead, this song just hits hard everytime.

[@jwill7998]

Trainspotting Last Man on Earth

[@DETRACT0RD00M]

You know this song is about heroin right? Haha!

[@jwill7998]

@@DETRACT0RD00M According to Lou Reed, it's not.

[@mickeyaugrec7560]

All That Jazz, when the Ann Reinking mistress character finds Fosse in bed with the new dancer.

[@psychedeliccarrie5921]

Westworld again holy shit

[@stevelaconte8802]

He was underrated, everyone knows him from take a walk on the wild side but he was awesome and may he rest in peace

[@tbrj]

I'm not sure that I would refer to Lou Reed or the velvet underground as "underrated"

[@JKTube]

@@tbrj: Only in the sense that they should have sold a lot more records and been much more successful than they were.

[@armarq8091]

Underrated? Lol most stupid word for mister Reed who is world famous

[@jeremy1392]

Just remember that line. "You're gonna reap just what you sow." Spread kindness and love into the world and eventually you'll reap your harvest. But don't plant in spring and then expect to harvest in summer. Be kind to others without expectation that they will be kind to you, and eventually they will.

[@rabbit3212010]

That sounds like it makes sense. Obviously you're young and I hate to have to tell you that your post is some entitled crap. Maybe when you're older you will realize that nobody reaps what they sow. I'll give you some context. My son, my only child took his own life at 25. Just a few short months ago. The day after everyone who had traveled to be there to walk with me and support me came to the beach for the day. I gave no direction. Just be there. They all came and for half of them it was an 11 hour plane ride to a country that they probably couldn't find on the map. And we had a perfect day. I sowed my life into my child. I can't believe that I lost him because of some cosmic pay back. If I could reap what I sowed then my beautiful son would still be here being a father to his infant sons. Sorry for the long response. I'm grieving.

[@Ellenberg88]

2 years. RIP Lou

[@chelsiaroberto971]

I am unable to contemplate how one song can make me so incredibly happy and be the absolute perfect illustration of profound sadness at the same time. This is the power of music. I have a very beautiful memory every time I listen to this song, it reminds me I place where I felt for the first time , that I belong and that I am seen with passionate eyes. It is such a perfect day indeed. Thank u for this masterpiece.

[@steffanhoffmann]

Probably the most laid back, and yet somewhat similarly, dramatic song; anybody composed. Thanks Lou. RIP mate. 🇬🇧 🤝 🇺🇸

[@r2dxhate]

You're right, it is dramatic. It's like giving in to an emotion as deep and uncontrollable as rage., except inverted into a jaded sadness.

[@eagleman1542]

Always think of "Trainspotting" when I hear this awesome tune; Renton's O.D. scene, in particular...

[@dongately2817]

Perfect use of music in a movie - Lust For Life was chard hitting but I think I like this more.

[@eagleman1542]

@@dongately2817 I agree.

[@forevercomescrashing]

I worked in record stores since I was a teenager, but didn't discover this song until I was 20 through Trainspotting

[@eagleman1542]

@@forevercomescrashing Same with me; classic movie and song, in my estimation.

[@seanwickham8905]

I wonder if T2 will have as good a soundtrack.

[@jonfazzone5125]

Lou Reed’s Vocals along with Guitarist Mick Ronson’s Piano & Strings on Perfect Day are Perfect

[@janpakowski3084]

I think that Mick Ronson is one of the best guitarists and even pianoplayers in the world, but truly underrated

[@alexx0987]

This is the musical frame to my beautiful days 😊❤

[@mariavictoriamarquez4961]

Qué bella canción!!!! Gracias W Wenders por hacérmela conocer. Una maravilla la película Días Perfectos!!!

[@ice-tsbodycount4054]

Trainspotting. Deep Overdose scene.

[@dermot51]

Well it is about 'horse' ain't it?

[@Sovairu]

@@dermot51 No, this song is about a date Lou Reed had with his then fiancée. It was only ever associated with anything else after it was used in Trainspotting.

[@dermot51]

Well I know he had a heroin habit in the early70s then again all lyrics are open to interpretation I suppose, cheers!

[@Sovairu]

@@dermot51 It's not open to interpretation when Lou Reed specifically said in interviews that this song was about that date, and nothing more.

[@dermot51]

Well he ain't gonna glorify gear to the media is he? but if that his 'official' explanation , so be it

[@jrgira11]

Thank you Trainspoting for putting me on to such a great song!

[@vinx3078]

"hanging on By a thread Hanging on Shouldn't let go If I let go All will fall Fingers bleeding Down to the bone now Can't let go Nothing makes sense Hold on Hold on Hold on"

[@oogieboogie8043]

NOOOOOOO

[@whateveryouhearditwasntme4109]

Shut up I can't take this

[@SuperClaire35]

Too soon 😭

[@Matty442]

I just re watched ofmd and I cried even more this time it was so much worse knowing what was going to happen

[@SamuelEMPowell131]

The first time I properly listened to this song I was a teenager about 16, laying at the bottom of a half pipe with my friend who is now a music producer, I had heard it before from trainspotting. We were sharing a head phone each and staring at the stars, I will never forget that night, Thank you Lou, while I'm here I wanna throw my friend some love for all the good times, try searching Lonely Gimmick - All Along the Watchtower, it gives me Lou vibes and I think my friend is really talented and deserves more recognition, he records it all himself on his laptop

[@ru2388]

Oh such a perfect song...

[@Anonymous58815]

Perhaps sir would like for me to call a cab.

[@eddiespruill605]

Anonymous58815 Why thank you Mother Superior

[@kaiser8411]

Anonymous58815 NOIDED

[@Tennyfun05]

Anonymous58815 what is this from??

[@catalyst4385]

I think it's from Trainspotting

[@MagickFlavour]

Anonymous58815 I'd fuck this music and make it cum

[@sheylamercedes2196]

This is a masterpiece

[@davidweston9115]

Haven't heard this since Trainspotting. Cheers to you Lou Reed. What a beautiful, clear, voice. Not pushed or changed to make it louder or uglier. So rare these days. (those days too).

[@bsadewitz]

Hah, that was roughly 7 centuries ago now, right? Are you in the UK? I thought that since you left this 6 hours ago, perhaps you were listening to this upon rising, too. A 6h-old comment in a sea of 2yr+ comments--just had to answer this one.

[@CameronLopez-rs9sl]

there's a new movie train spotting 2 but its a real downer

[@stupiedbeech766]

Thanks Chris and Jeff now I can’t listen to this song the same way

[@Whattheheckdude02]

Huh?

[@LordCuckoldacus]

@@Whattheheckdude02 look up puhskinti day 2019

[@Whattheheckdude02]

@@LordCuckoldacus wtf how can one unsee what I have just witnessed

[@goat9629]

@@Whattheheckdude02 what is it?

[@898ozzy]

@@goat9629 It's a holiday.

[@imsimpingforbillkinandpp2425]

*the irony of this song and the contrast of the vibes the artist gives, its like a song that will play on your last remaining days on earth* btw, lorde’s 73 vogue question is the reason why i am here,,

[@huguesmassin8903]

Yep, normal, the guyis talking about heroin and not a person. Just like a last day of life.

[@jessiegasc3650]

Sameeeeeee 😅

[@Isrealkillskids]

lol u got it good for u

[@jessyv8]

Same

[@nicoleralston2837]

Same

[@dustinboyd4345]

I fucking love this song

[@ninconanco4926]

The right song for sad days. 🎶🌻🎶