Perfection. Great band + the finest urban symphonist who ever lived. RIP Lou. Happy Birthday. We miss you terribly.
@GreenManalishiUSA Жыл бұрын
This performance is from an interesting and transitional phase in Lou's career, a time of, in his own words, Growing Up In Public. He was writing songs that sounded deeply personal, and he was presenting himself in an almost vulnerable way: no makeup, sunglasses or black leather...no more rock and roll animal or godfather of punk, but not yet the "new Lou" that would emerge with The Blue Mask and eventually return him to larger audiences. Concert footage from this era is a rare treat.
@peterzang8 ай бұрын
Just an astonishing performance. The fact that Berlin got trashed at the time of its release, is one of the great injustices of rock.
@craigwinters57248 ай бұрын
It got a great review in Rolling Stone magazine, which is why I bought it. Don't regret it.
@ConnieLynchitzWhoElse2 жыл бұрын
In-fucking-credible. You can see how much Lou digs this band, and yet their time together was fleeting.
@waltermameli20262 жыл бұрын
Lou Reed was one of a kind.....never to pass this way again.....
@ffvffv5709 Жыл бұрын
The band was so tight they almost got a smile from Lou. Almost.
@pollinseclectic82542 жыл бұрын
Best version I have ever heard. Reed was a brilliant performer, the musicians are excellent, and the heart breaking song, brings it all together
@lawrencelappin7936 Жыл бұрын
This is the greatest music video I have ever seen. Lou Reed forever!
@judydyer Жыл бұрын
It was a time of many authentic talents....I lived in NYC then and these guys were all over downtown and nobody thought they were stars until much much later. they were just persons full of independent energy......
@michaelteret4763Ай бұрын
Oh, Lou…. It’s lonely here without you.
@krisscanlon40514 ай бұрын
When I get back into Lou which happens at least twice a year I go into it very hard...can't beat him... Lou was really into his stage presence then.
@seanmccallon6 ай бұрын
One of my favorite Lou Reed performances.
@mspeakayharris36082 жыл бұрын
Actually his most subversive moment was going on that same show and singing Street Hassle, albeit a cleaned up version and one without Bruce, but it was magnificent just the same!! I actually remember watching it live on TV. Anybody want to do the world a favor, dig up that tape and upload it please!!!!
@Dirksketches8 жыл бұрын
wow what a great version, love the drumss!!
@geoffharveymusic8 ай бұрын
Michael Suchorsky...legend😊
@stoneglad5 ай бұрын
Such a great performance and version of this legendary song
@bobgray12269 ай бұрын
Dwelling on the past in America 😢 watching incredible music like this
@yanshane4 жыл бұрын
Could this be the most subversive move Lou ever made? To go on a show like this and perform the Kids? Holy shit.
@davidwhitman14723 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! Only Lou. Great performance too.
@juanpablopenza25202 жыл бұрын
@@davidwhitman1472 I agree, tottaly. On 2000 I could saw lou here in Montevideo, Uruguay. Until I say it was the best concert I saw in my life
@reavsey1 Жыл бұрын
He holds back on the "Slut" word though.
@krisscanlon4051 Жыл бұрын
IKR...just so subversive...only Lou
@SimonRobeyns Жыл бұрын
only lou would do that and say hey this is a song off of berlin, the album nobody understood at the time and you probably wont even today fckin legend
@styrmugnsell45609 ай бұрын
Lou Reed was really something.. He will always be missed.
@sugarjoe503 жыл бұрын
Saw Lou's Bottom Line shows with this band. Great memories.
@MrThegreg1019 жыл бұрын
it would nice to have the whole show
@dominikma_3 жыл бұрын
what a version, wow!
@perkcartel2 ай бұрын
Breathtaking.
@alangray91178 ай бұрын
I wish someone would upload the whole segment from 1980.
@alexdelarge58005 жыл бұрын
the drummer is full beastmode
@Espacemtl26 күн бұрын
Sublime. Peak of his power.
@andreatondini3116 Жыл бұрын
Lou il più grande di tutti❤❤❤
@reavsey1 Жыл бұрын
WOW!!!!!
@MyDannywilson6 күн бұрын
love lou R.I.P. X
@ronmillichamp9969 ай бұрын
Wow.
@rickklinger24098 жыл бұрын
The 'Growing up in Public' tour. Those shows were outstanding.
@jeffshoemaker24625 ай бұрын
They sure were. One of the best bands I ever saw.
@bendream5446 жыл бұрын
Who says you can't dance to Berlin?
@cinzialabanti2753 Жыл бұрын
Grande, Grande e ancora Grande
@JackieAprileJr Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload
@mariarichards23937 жыл бұрын
brings back great memories.
@aliceborealis9 ай бұрын
So THAT'S stone cold sober Lou Reed! Not bad!
@d.s12094 жыл бұрын
Amazing!!
@JamieThomas_Musician2 ай бұрын
This is amazing, thanks for posting.
@stephendaparma33032 жыл бұрын
Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 🖤🖤🖤
@stupot72812 жыл бұрын
So Good ..
@peterhajdin19665 жыл бұрын
Wow thanks for sharing this! Never seen this before.
@cmcillekens9 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot Jack ! What a great version !
@joel1052008 жыл бұрын
Yes! I'd love to see the rest of this!
@yella817 жыл бұрын
It's available on DVD - "On Stage". There's also a great rendition of "Street Hassle".
@gabriellapitzalis52818 жыл бұрын
Thank you, thank you so much !!!
@bighollywoodproducer6 жыл бұрын
Great find. thx! Just realized that this version drops the entire first verse of the album version.
@mikescheibinger5191 Жыл бұрын
1:58 elvis and james brown like this a lot
@Smintjes5 жыл бұрын
If he would have played this during the Take No Prisoners tour, it would have sounded like this :) Brilliant!
@SimonRobeyns Жыл бұрын
that was tight just wis he said the word 'slut' in that phrase as it really emphasises the whole song so much more when using it
@DredgenX4 ай бұрын
this is the best version of this song ever and its not properly recorded anywhere! Amazing performance, on par with Queen with the chords
@TestTest-zk9cy2 жыл бұрын
Wow
@andreamastrangelo11223 жыл бұрын
Bellissima
@loyaldude102 жыл бұрын
Love Lou reee
@EmmettSherlock6 жыл бұрын
Holy shit lol thanks!
@nw68532 ай бұрын
Huge fan of Lou & The Velvets. This is awesome ! A previous comment reckons 'This is what he's like sober' - maybe he was here, but the left eye 'at half mast' is to me quite likely a sign of substance use. Doesn't take away from the great man, just saying. Still a huge loss. Tremendous band too ❤
@danigs0072 жыл бұрын
W O W !
@Lu-pt2bf10 ай бұрын
Berlín? , ls compañía discográfica lo denunció por hacer este disco tan genial
@Espacemtl26 күн бұрын
This is earlier than 1980. Mid-70s sometime.
@Danlewinsky9 жыл бұрын
Because of the things that they heard she had done The black Air Force sergeant was not the first one And all of the drugs she took, every one, every one
@Lu-pt2bf10 ай бұрын
❤
@mspeakayharris36082 жыл бұрын
Hey Jack Stern it's me again. I got to thinking: If you have this much of Lou's set then you must have the whole set. Would you let me know when you post the rest of it??
@mgmegt59207 ай бұрын
When people ask what brings me to Syracuse I say cause Lou Reed was an alum.
@nullvoid24425 күн бұрын
Strange criteria. He was almost expelled.
@jss21424 жыл бұрын
His performance here a little looks like Joe Cocker's. Of course, I know that he is the very unique musician. I'm just talking about the great impression that he wants to convey here.
@SimonRobeyns Жыл бұрын
actually a very good remark, very clever and in a way seemingly correct
@mjjames2442 Жыл бұрын
Might be autobiography? A song about EST?
@lautaroperata51344 ай бұрын
jaja mirá la canción que fue a tocar. Top 3 de las canciones más tristes de él.
@bobgray12263 ай бұрын
So funny lou reed and frank zappa were both my favorite artists but neither of the two seen eye to eye...
@slimjim42399 ай бұрын
so much better than the later po faced performer
@Gabriel_Mayall799 ай бұрын
Better than Elton John and Freddie Mercury
@alexcampbell30328 ай бұрын
Combined! If that's not too much to imagine!
@amcfool15 жыл бұрын
a song for all time, basically defines nihilism.
@davidmonaghan79263 жыл бұрын
I dont think its nihilistic at all. I think its incredibly compassionate. Beautifully compassionate. And compassion is not something he was really known for. This song is about an absurdly damaged woman that he cares deeply about who is having the worst thing in her life happen to her. Its a BLEAK song, because its about the judgement of others doing damage. He is bearing witness to her agony. And that is beautiful. So beautiful it crushes my heart
@Jef-sj6zc5 ай бұрын
His ' singing ' is ridiculous ; it's not singing anymore . Listen at the original . I know this is an other version of the song but man , he could at least keep it recognizable . He really had his best time with the Velvets and early seventies . Berlin and R&R Animal are briljant for example. And it got even worse when he picked up his guitar playing about that time ( the 80's )
@itnow7 жыл бұрын
how bizarre
@andrewtedlow65522 ай бұрын
Amazing. Who but Lou pens a song about losing your kids to child welfare?
@kendallevans40799 ай бұрын
No one wants to tell the emperor he is naked.......
@alexcampbell30328 ай бұрын
You're naked Special Boy King.
@kendallevans40798 ай бұрын
@@alexcampbell3032 LOL...I bet you don't even know the origin of that saying, do you little boy?
@alexcampbell30328 ай бұрын
@@kendallevans4079 I'm not nearly as educated as Your Majesty, but please cover up your hairy Royal Arse, it's scaring the Corgis.
@TomFazzini7 ай бұрын
An ego in full flight. Great version though
@michaelzarro8871 Жыл бұрын
Sorry love Lou rip but the album version is much better
@franninotom9174 жыл бұрын
Pero qué le pasaba al tío éste, las expresiones raras de careto, se le cerraban los ojos, etc. Parecía que estaba completamente colocado en ésta actuación. Cuando cantó en Madrid en verano de 1980, el público empezó a lanzarle objetos, porque mucha fama pero no cantaba nada de nada.Aunque tampoco tenía él la culpa de tener una voz pequeñita y meliflua. No todo el mundo tiene la suerte de nacer con una voz tipo Tom Jones, Nino Bravo, etc.
@pablolizon79713 жыл бұрын
Sólo hace falta sentir para transmitir
@franninotom9173 жыл бұрын
@@pablolizon7971 Pero es que transmisores como éste los hay en todos sitios. Y qué careto ponía, como si estuviera grogui.
@franninotom9173 жыл бұрын
@@pablolizon7971 Saludos desde Valencia, la tierra de las grandes voces jeje. Ah, como éste músico y contante ( nó cantante), tenemos en España una buena colección, siendo el máximo exponente el gran Joaquín Sabina. Un tío humilde que dijo que nunca perdería la voz porque...¡ nó tenía! JAJAJAJA.
@franninotom9173 жыл бұрын
@@pablolizon7971 Sí, era todo carisma y se fué demasiado pronto. Los excesos se pagan; en su última entrevista se le ve muy desmejorado, desvalido y como si estuviera de vuelta de todo. Nadie ha ocupado el vacío que dejó en su estilo.
@juanmanuelelez1982 жыл бұрын
Lou Reed no tenía una gran voz. Pero su fraseo medio narrando, medio contando. Ha marcado escuela. Lou Reed, con sus altibajos, es un referente de la musica popular de los últimos 50 años. Lou Reed, si cerraba los ojos, o gesticula era por que sentía, transmitía la historia por el escrita, y la música. No imagino a Chuck Berry cantando Wagner o Rossini. Y colocado, que más da. Lou Reed, fue uno de los grandes. Y las voces de Baritono o tenor, son estupendas en la Opera. No quiero ni pensar en pavarotti, cantando rock n roll.