Lou Reed - Street Hassle (Official Audio)

[@j.c985]

I’m so glad Lou Reed existed and was a genius, I couldn’t imagine life without him.

[@alexandermontagnet3361]

Same here.

[@annamonaco5959]

it s a universal truth

[@skeletonkey6]

Amen to that 🙏

[@flowerpower8604]

Same, comrade

[@zapbranigan5314]

Seeing him live many times was always amazing. Especially the New York Lp tour. Superb

[@BMB]

many years ago, i was flying back from hawaii to seattle in the middle of the night. my dad passed me an earbud with this playing and we just stared out the window and listened until we landed, neither of us saying a single word. ever since then it’s become tradition for me to listen to this on flights.

[@johnmarshall8165]

Good for you ❤

[@stinkbomb13]

No one gives a fuck. rock n roll

[@lunarvision]

Absolutely beautiful and powerful.

[@PoppinFresh1]

@@stinkbomb13 harsh

[@itemyes]

It's got that feeling for sure. 🔥

[@jekylwhispy4181]

I'm so sorry Lou. I didn't understand you when I was younger. I love you. RIP. I thought you were like the others. Thank you.

[@ennuii6]

Lou never wanted to be like anybody, that’s what people missed

[@lunarvision]

Beautiful, poetic and tragic. This is the definitive Lou Reed song. Dark, disturbing, atmospheric and heartbreaking.

[@chriskaufman2262]

It’s the definitive Lou Reed Song yes.

[@otterbot5997]

I love Lou Reed his music was so dirty and vulgar yet beautiful and elegant.

[@spookymulder8208]

we never met, but you changed my life Lou. thanks

[@ethanhill9460]

Strings do great work here. And Bruce Springsteen's spoken word piece is superb.

[@finylvinyl66]

One of the most honest, heartfelt songs I've ever heard.

[@mikemoore1018]

Late night, lights out, twinkling lights on the stereo, bottle of Bushmills, and street hassle. Sha la la la man!

[@Prospect.1]

We so agree ,,that's what I posted nearly to last word,,he was honest real raw

[@stephendaparma0915]

🖤

[@bicboi859]

🗣 BAKER FOR LIFE!!!!!

[@fluxbot7977]

Baker baker baker

[@lincolnscutt7316]

PD

[@stephendaparma0915]

🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹🛹

[@stefymarty]

How am I only just now hearing this? Absolutely beautiful

[@christopherbreese1299]

Better late then never. Excellent tune

[@full6330name]

That's becsue you don't fuck with Baker. If you fucked with Baker that's what you would get

[@dg8522]

@@full6330name BAKER BAKER BAKER

[@FU05241960]

That's Springsteen at the end

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

May be his masterpiece.

[@AlSedge]

one of them

[@stephendaparma0915]

💯🎯

[@FU05241960]

So many hits to choose from.

[@zechscott9554]

definitely the style (layout?) of song he thought of as his signature & spent his life trying to perfect

[@kimgarsdalnielsen2686]

The one that caugt me. Longe before the Simple Minds cover. But there are so many to choose from.

[@dmuir7526]

I only saw Lou Reed play on three occasions and each were stunning. His poems brought to larger than life drama within each story he tells, are unique. This, PERFECT DAY & PALE BLUE EYES are songs I’ve loved these past 48 years. Lou was 20th century’s Rimbaud.

[@nathangarden3843]

Thanks for saying that. If I hear one more asshole call Jim Morrison the 20th century Rimbaud…

[@duncanwood6095]

Be Thankful 😎🙏🏻

[@Jpro2000]

That guitar solo is unreal and so underrated. Completely captures that era

[@mickgalbiati4802]

LOU + BRUCE= Absolute Matsterpiece

[@jerrysanders4592]

Sorry, Bruce has his own commercial fame, but never was part of this NYC scene. I’d like to know the backstory as to how he came to do this one small part of this song.

[@Chris_the_Dingo]

@@jerrysanders4592 story has it that Springsteen was reording in the same studio at the time (Record Plant in NYC). Lou wanted someone else to do the spoken word part, and invited Bruce.

[@jerrysanders4592]

@@Chris_the_Dingo I had not heard that before. It makes sense as other artists have done the same. That’s the only plausible way I can connect those two. Thank you

[@Chris_the_Dingo]

@@jerrysanders4592 yeah, it does seem like a weird pairing at first glance, but Springsteen was more eclectic and urban in the early to mid 70s (prior to his mainstream success). David Bowie even did some really great covers of a couple of early Springsteen songs.

[@YoungBobby-YB]

I sleep better at night knowing The Boss and Lou Reed collaborated

[@n00bster97]

Facts

[@oliverziegler7289]

@@n00bster97 Just stolen from Wikipedia: " Part Three (of Street Hassle), "Slipaway," contains a brief, uncredited, spoken word section by Bruce Springsteen referencing his song "Born to Run" (from 9:02 to 9:39) and a dirge sung by Reed about love and death. It was recorded in E major. "

[@Molina939]

One of the best songs of XX Century, masterpiece.

[@matiaxosk8]

baker...baker..baker!

[@unknownuser2929]

Baker 3 brought me here

[@ericyonwagner1486]

Same

[@collinmc90]

shayk gunt

[@julioq4706]

Gang gang ganggggg

[@dgkallday1128]

#baker4life

[@alexandermontagnet3361]

I feel like I have lived these lyrics earlier in my life before I found myself.

[@VIRGONOMICS]

One of the best tunes ever

[@ferroxglideh5621]

Ladies and gentlemen, the undisputed king of rock and roll... Mr. Lou Reed!

[@IzzyD666]

The perfect song to walk in the park too when it’s fall time and you want to be alone but people watch at the same time.

[@chrisbuckley1785]

Literally perfect. Lol. ✌️

[@Stefy_73]

Grandissimo Lou Reed artista straordinario!!❤❤❤anche lui ci manca tanto 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@lauramelaniemusic9183]

I wore out this album when I first got it. This song still influences my writing to this day.

[@robertguatelli9178]

This was Lou's NYC at the time. It is a great time capsule and a great song

[@gammakatana]

I saw Lou in 92. I still miss someone.

[@bryannepveu6807]

Life's futility, dashed hopes, and the inescapable fate awaiting us all.

[@danh4724]

Stumbled upon this gem from the closing credits of The Squid and the Whale.

[@AlyssaQ420]

Same here.

[@jaywaldron160]

Great film, so see the new Baumbach "White Noise," Danny Elfman score is great.

[@jangreen5618]

great bass riff on this track played by lou himself

[@maxpender7924]

Lou Reed's great operatic classical monologue masterpiece,,,

[@MIB_63]

Reed's most accomplished composition/recording. I just wish this much overlooked album would get the remaster treatment too. It's long overdue.

[@lunarvision]

I believe it is remastered on the excellent Definitive Collection compilation.

[@MIB_63]

@@lunarvision Do you know where I can get a remastered version of this album? I have looked everywhere and it isn't even available on Amazon. I already have the title track on the excellent remastered box set Between Thought and Expression.

[@lunarvision]

@@MIB_63 At this point, I would check eBay or Amazon. Back in the day I bought it from Borders (book store). I had Lou Reed: Different Times best of; so the Definitive Collection was like a breath of fresh air for a noobie of deeper album cuts. Maybe it’s out of print, sadly, due to the remastered inclusion of I Wanna Be Black.

[@MIB_63]

@@lunarvision Thanks for the tips. Much appreciated.

[@atticusfinch8652]

If anything defines rock as a poetic art with depth and literary heft, this is it. For me the best work of art from the greatest exponent of rock as a serious medium, and perhaps the greatest American art form (though many would argue jazz is).

[@pichofiraviyah8492]

the kind of guy that enjoys his own farts

[@ryanshelton7604]

The most pretentious thing I've ever read. No doubt a Great song but good lord man read your shit before you post it lol your not writing a rolling stone article.

[@otterbot5997]

Ever hear of Bob Dylan?

[@leesakowski9145]

@@otterbot5997 Yeah ...I think Lou once said that ' if you were at a party with Bob Dylan, you'ld tell him to shut up.'

[@FungusMossGnosis]

@@leesakowski9145 Party's are overrated. So's Dylan, so's Reed. But Reed never would have claimed to be a better songwriter than Dylan, even at his most drug-addled.

[@eddietasker9110]

Lou's masterpiece? One of many. For me, he's the most genius man who's ever lived. Thank you so much Lou, for every masterpiece you blessed us with.

[@Prospect.1]

U gotta luv Lou ,, he was so honest in his music ,to the point of pain at times I think ,, this is a masterpiece in my humble opinion,, I can just see this happening back then in NYC luv the string part ,,everybody is queen for a day ,,sha sha a la la come on let's slip away

[@tomallen5837]

Is the first song I play every year on New Year's. It just seems so grounding

[@GB-pr2cx]

Man, the discussion about the overdose is chilling. I've known dealers like that.

[@milesjolly6173]

Interesting song. Love the opening riff. One of Lou's lesser known gems.

[@finylvinyl66]

For Lou Reed fans, this is very well known. And considered one of his greatest tracks.

[@milesjolly6173]

@Peter Baum yeah you're right I should really get rid of "lesser known" and replace it with "many". My point though was that most people, when you say Lou Reed, they probably don't think of this song first of all. It's probably more likely to be Perfect Day, Walk on the Wild Side, or Satellite of Love. That was true for me until I found this and some of his other work. But this is definitely a masterpiece.

[@jean-louisberlatier3433]

That's the secret garden' song of all whom Lou will eternally speak to

[@mjmatteo]

Peter Baum Coney Island Baby and Sad Song too

[@seankeef9838]

Diamond

[@flowerpower8604]

Holy Grail song

[@nikolaremi5793]

ха.. :) да

[@floridaspringhoppers.7354]

Baker three baby!

[@DonnaPurcell-ys9ql]

I'm just so happy I can still listen to this took many years Still know every word Thank you Lou Reed

[@andreasdahm8786]

Timeless masterpiece

[@tgf7w7]

I came to Lou late in life, and he left much too early. RIP my friend.

[@mikrophonie5633]

Sha la la maaaan

[@salfromthego]

Sha la la man.

[@cescorosa61]

The entire album is a supreme masterpiece, the work of a great musician and surefoot singer, an artist. What more

[@sharkfin2033]

Really??? I listened to the album and there’s only 3 good songs in my opinion :/

[@TheIanoTube]

@@sharkfin2033 what's the other two? Thank ya

[@whitephosphoruswillypete]

Is “I wanna be black” a masterpiece?

[@cescorosa61]

@@whitephosphoruswillypete la complessità dell' album è enorme. Registrato con tecnica binaurale è un mix di performances dal vivo e in studio. Una patina opaca, dal colore indefinito, copre tutte le canzoni. Lou Reed è stato un maestro nel produrre con caparbietà i suoi dischi. E questo è uno dei suoi capolavori inimitabili.

[@whitephosphoruswillypete]

@@cescorosa61 Could you please translate that to English for me? Thanks.

[@lullsbaby9321]

This isnt just a song. It's a canvas. Its pebbles caught in your shoe when youre walking down a rocky street. It's your euphoric smile when you've had a few, but not enough to say you're tipsy. It's the storybooks your parents read you to sleep. It's your frustration of getting stiffed $30 for a bad bag. It's the vision that set fire to the hand that made Mona Lisa.

[@stevegould5233]

You got it 7:54

[@Soniabegonia77]

Well said and the sting of the getting burnt on a bad bag that hits home. Been there before.

[@natelivemusic]

9:00 Bruuuuuuuuuce !

[@kostasxrysogelos]

Whenever I listen to this I get a Jim Jarmusch-like feeling. All the persons participating here could well be characters in "Stranger than paradise" or "Down by the law".

[@MrWatchtower]

Baker Baker Baker!!!

[@stephenmascari950]

- ...actually, this is a song in 4 parts - the instrumental from minute 7 to minute 9 is it's own entity...stunning ....

[@joenicholls461]

Saddest song Lou ever wrote for me, this is the star of a massively overlooked album in his catalogue

[@Deathfromabove5]

Street Hassle for me is his overlooked masterpiece one of the best of peak 70s Lou. When his best albums are brought up I almost never hear this album brought up and I really don't get it. This song alone is one of the best in his discography

[@mikemoore1018]

@@Deathfromabove5 my favourite lou album. It is a masterpiece.

[@landlinesandpercolators8822]

*And* it's in binaural.

[@snigdhajyotidas3057]

The Squid and the Whale. :D

[@josesandoval9837]

YES

[@MrMkcampbell]

It has always reminded me of Last Exit To Brooklyn. Difficult but beautiful as all hell.

[@charlottedavis-wj2tv]

Sound Opinions on NPR just did an hour long show on Lou. It was soooo good! Highly recommend!

[@JunaydM]

Baker! Baker! Baker!

[@travisdickey6213]

One time, i bought this album. And i listened to it a bunch of times, and i enjoyed it

[@petemc5070]

Love has gone away

[@jangreen5618]

great photo of lou on the cover of street hassle, so cool , looks like a pair of raybans

[@carlamoffatt9096]

Unarguably the best.

[@Ariana-yt3dv]

B A K E R .

[@lethalbox909]

Thank you Baker for introducing me to this song.

[@Alejandro-xw6fi]

Para mi entre tantos temas esto es obra pura esto es poesia, esto es volar....Gracias genio!!! Saludos de Lima-Peru!

[@pascualcarreras1910]

Obra maestra!!! Todo en Lou me ha gustado, pero esta en particular.... GENIO!!!

[@brian13534]

the most perfect record!! and i was there live at the bottom line. the best show, thanks Brian

[@NYisconstipated]

Favorite Lou track

[@Soniabegonia77]

I came to hear the Bruce Springsteen spoken word part in the song cos yesterday was the Boss's 75th birthday. I'm a huge fan of Lou Reed but ya gotta love the Boss too.

[@fcruz43215]

This is epic, yo...you 37 who gave this a thumbs down, wow. You have your opinion and all, but to me, this is simply brilliant.

[@chrisbuckley1785]

People are entitled to there (wrong) opinion

[@isaacgraham5727]

To me, as someone who has been a huge New Order fan my whole life, this is fascinating to listen to because to me this just sounds SO influential to early New Order when they wrote their best stuff. Forget that Temptation is practically a cover of this song, that baseline in the final part of the song sounds like it could have been written and played by Peter Hook

[@pen2199]

What do you think of the fall, it's just that I'm manc

[@PrecipitationAndCorderoy]

Interesting take. Never really associated New Order’s sound with Streep Hassle.. but now you mention it 🤯

[@jasonroswell51]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZPGZmebor6Lp6sfeature=shared

[@petMonster28]

Lou was influential to everyone. Seriously.

[@whitephosphoruswillypete]

You listen to Joy Division?

[@derekgibbs7271]

Still sounds so amazing 😎🎶

[@ennuii6]

Freedom is underneath the glass we sip from

[@FRSTLST-e2z]

are you saying you STOLE your coaster??

[@ennuii6]

@@FRSTLST-e2z No , liberation is under our noses, we get a peck of it once in a while , but how often do we act on it?

[@ennuii6]

@@FRSTLST-e2z also I appreciate you defending this song under every comment, you my friend.. understand music. A lot of people forget this song is supposed to be a harsh truth. An ugly confession. People forget this is art

[@MelBee128]

Partly this is Lou's love song about Rachel, his transexual girlfriend who he had recently split from. Also inspired by Eric Emerson who was a regular at the Factory and supposedly ODed but they threw his body in front of a car so the cops wouldn't investigate any drug stuff. Crazy I know.

[@sammavacaist]

Lou lived a crazy life and knew other people who did too.

[@jameswarhol442]

@@sammavacaist - I wouldn't say Lou lived a crazy life. NYC was pretty fucked up the 70's. He actually got married (to a woman), left, ditched hard drugs and booze, and moved to the NJ suburbs. He was pretty much went straight edge from the early 80's til he died.

[@DJ_Duck_Sick]

@@jameswarhol442 he was the lead singer for the velvet undergound, he shot drugs and fucked all sorts of weird people. wtf u talking about

[@tomallen5837]

@@DJ_Duck_Sick I think you're shooting your opinion off from the couch Zachary. Your armchair opinion is completely wrong. Just look at any of Lou bio's. He even wrote songs about straightening out.

[@TheHoneypot27]

thanks for the information Mel. i was aware of the trans relationship, but didn't know the od and being put out in the street came from the factory. i am so grateful to have lived through the 1970s; kids now don't have such experiences as we had then.

[@stephendaparma0915]

🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤Louuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

[@Artylandia]

Part A: Waltzing Matilda Waltzing Matilda whipped out her wallet Sexy boys smiled in dismay She took out four twenties cause she liked round figures Everybody's queen for a day Oh babe, I'm on fire and you know I admire your body Why don't we slip away Although I'm sure you're certain, it's a rarity me flirtin' Sha la la la this way Oh sha la la la la - sha la la la la Hey baby Come on, let's slip away Luscious and gorgeous, oh what humping muscle Call out the National Guard She creamed in her jeans as he picked up her knees From off of the Formica topped bar And cascading slowly, he lifted her wholly and boldly Out of this world And despite people's derision proved to be more than diversion And sha la la la la later on And then sha la la la la la He entered her slowly and showed her where he was coming from And then sha la la la la he made love to her gently It was like she'd never ever come And then sha la la la la, sha la la la la When the sun rose and he made to leave You know sha la la la la, sha la la la la Neither one regretted a thing Part B: Street Hassle Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Mmmm Slip away Oooh Oooh Oooh Oooh Hey, that cunt's not breathing I think she's had too much of something or other Hey, man, you know what I mean I don't mean to scare you But you're the one who came here And you're the one who's gotta take her when you leave I'm not being smart or trying to be cold on my part And I'm not gonna wear my heart on my sleeve But you know people get all emotional And sometimes man they just don't act rationally Oh, they think they're just on TV Sha la la la, man Why don't you just slip her away You know, I'm glad that we met man It was really nice talking And I really wish that there was a little more time to speak But you know it could be a hassle Trying to explain myself to a police officer About how it was your old lady got herself stiffed And it's not like we could help But there's nothing no one could do And if there was, man, you know I would have been the first Oh when someone turns that blue Well, it's a universal truth Then you just know that bitch will never fuck again By the way, that's really some bad shit That you came to our place with But you ought to be more careful around the little girls It's either the best or it's the worst And since I don't have to choose, I guess I won't And I know this ain't no way to treat a guest But why don't you grab your old lady by the feet And just lay her out in the darkest street And by morning, she's just another hit and run You know, some people got no choice And they can never find a voice To talk with that they can even call their own So the first thing that they see That allows them the right to be Why they follow it You know, it's called bad luck [Bruce Springsteen] Well hey man, that's just a lie It's the lie she tells her friends 'Cause a real song The real song she won't even admit to herself The beating in her heart It's a song lots of people know It's a painful song With a load of sad truth But life's full of sad songs Penny for a wish But wishin' won't make you so, Joe But a pretty kiss or a pretty face can't have its way Joe, tramps like us, we were born to pay Love has gone away And there's no one here now And there's nothing left to say But oh how I miss him, baby Oh baby, come on and slip away Come on baby, why don't you slip away Love has gone away Took the rings off my fingers And there's nothing left to say But oh how, oh how I need it, baby Come on baby, I need you baby Oh, please don't slip away I need your loving so bad, babe Please don't slip away

[@RedGoldGreen-Dub]

Excellent track 💙👌🏻

[@hughiedavies6069]

If people were like music I'd be grateful

[@drstevie]

so good.

[@mortimersnerd1]

Shalalala my man

[@mrmarkjames2177]

This is how my movie will begin

[@rduquet]

I Love this,,,😎 Bob from Michigan

[@Renzo.Bernales]

Temazoo

[@josephadam5081]

Simple Minds cover was how I discovered this classic 😊

[@FRSTLST-e2z]

the verse at 5:02 has a similar vocal style to parts of Scatman's World despite these two songs being polar opposites also similar to The Devil Went Down To Georgia in some vocal intonations. Lou has a style of talk-singing I don't hear often.

[@tonyd7601]

Brutal, honest, discordant...his greatest hit Walk on the Wild Side was completely filthy and it was so cool sounding no one noticed. BTW that's Bruce Springsteen in act 3.

[@jeremynicholas2055]

Astonishing

[@MrJelle94]

BINAURAL :)

[@deadheaders86]

mqtgoestohell.bandcamp.com/releases Here is the only other binaural album I can listen to.

[@karendavis568]

Any hardcore heroin addict can understand this song, especially part 2. As a a woman, unfortunately I've been a topic of these types of conversations. I dont touch dope anymore, but this song brings up many feelings being from NYC and knowing the scene. Lou reed, said he didn't start using h till the 80"s but this just seems like a real a hard time user to me to come up with this dialogue...whenever it was written.

[@cjm5781]

I don't know where you heard that comment about him not using H until the '80s but it's actually the complete opposite. He first used it in college in the early '60s and was on and off it throughout the '60s and '70s. He got clean in the '80s. His real drug of choice, though, was methamphetamine, and alcohol of course.

[@Bumblebee-u9d]

I LOVE U LOU REED.

[@dtn111]

3:51 - 6:54 on repeat...

[@DavidLazarus]

Though shorter, I like Simple Minds's rendition of this on their Sparkle In The Rain album. In fact, that's what has me here listening to the original.

[@chrishanna2817]

That is a tremendous cover.

[@anecdoteskywalker]

They think theyre just on TV. Sha la la la man.

[@alexanderbertallo1995]

On youtube I usually just listen this song from minute 9:00, but on my mp3 I listen the whole song... much more intense... I guess some stories need to be told from start...

[@mickeythompson9537]

Guest vocal by Bruce Springsteen, I think.

[@rduquet]

Shaaa--laa --La - Lahhh Man,,, Just Slip Away,,, 😎 Bobby D.

[@Soniabegonia77]

I love Lou Reed, and the Velvet Underground.

[@martinwolf3060]

Sos increíble Lou ❤

[@Soloryo]

The whole hmjack move eek to. Went. ⛽️🎃💥!!!!

[@joeagger]

this song is breathtaking! equal parts beautiful and disturbing... the lyrics feel like they could've inspired one Rickie Lee Jones, particularly in her own masterpiece Pirates

[@default254]

Dead ass can't get over the scrumptious string instrumental

[@neilclark1681]

Tramps like us, we were born to pay

[@adrianrainbow4106]

"First thing they see allows them the right to be, that's why they follow it man, it's called... bad luck."

[@pommelhorsepommelhorse8731]

don't let it be you

[@FU05241960]

Devil take the hindmost

[@adrianrainbow1995]

@@FU05241960 Nor Jesus!

[@NoItsAmmen]

I was terrified of this exhibit as a kid.

[@anecdoteskywalker]

Me too man. I got the whale tattooed on my arm to remind me of what being a kid feels like. Going to get the squid next.

[@marshsherrif2824]

don;t we just live in times of wonder?

[@justinhiggins2210]

come on let's slip away, poetic opiod

[@atlasking6110]

Springsteen's Part: Well hey man, that's just a lie It's the lie she tells her friends 'Cause the real song The real song she won't even admit to herself The beating in her heart It's a song lots of people know It's a painful song With a load of sad truth But life's full of sad songs Penny for a wish But wishin' won't make it so, Joe But a pretty kiss or a pretty face can't have its way Joe, tramps like us, we were born to pay