The Velvet Underground - The Gift

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[@genericusername337]

absolutely perfect. this is the first version I heard of this song and thought it was the original. I lost it and redownloaded the original without meaning to. I didn't realize this was a live version and thought it was some elusive cover. I missed it so much.

[@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws]

Love John Cale!!

[@Switcharoo12]

Thank you Lou R.I.P Cheers

[@vasilii6417]

"...... gently in the morning sun." 💥

[@TheDenman47]

luv

[@MaximeFabas]

Thanks for the upload!

[@MrEedward]

Wow, many years back - i looked it up. This is from the VU Live MCMXCIII disc released in 1993. It was from a three-night stand at a Paris club called L'Olympian. John Cale on vocals.

[@alessandrofaggioni6598]

Fantastico ! ! !

[@MrEedward]

This is a fantastic version. This is fairly recent recording from their reunion tour of a few years back (maybe more than a few, now).

[@maxnewws]

Marvelous

[@joanotla5596]

It wasn't until 7 minutes in that I clocked a difference in the lyrics from the album version

[@ChrisHenniker]

This is one of Lou Reed's funniest works.

[@adam4643u]

+cduffynyc Pretty sure it's because Lou and the band weren't getting any recognition thanks to Cale's ''imaginative'' side

[@lyf4pac2biggie]

written by Lou in college

[@Iamkvann11]

Classic

[@standingwave73]

"Little red mikoks (sp) of blood"? Brilliant!

[@slimtimslide]

"Little runic arcs of red"

[@AuntyEsther]

@@slimtimslide It's actually "little rhythmic arcs of red" - I used to think it was "rumigarts of red" myself till a FB group to do with Lou Reed informed me of the real lyric.

[@dudefelix]

White Light/White Heat? Seriously? more like "Live MCMXCIII" NOT?