Fun Music Information -> Lou Reed

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Quotes:

America seems to breed real animals. Submitted by: Sutch	There's a bit of magic in everything and some loss to even things out. - Lou Reed Submitted by: LucidLupin
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Music Performer Pseudonyms:

Also known as: Lewis Allen Reed (Firbank). Submitted by: under

Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:

Song & Band Name	Song & Band Name
"Wild One," Bobby Rydell	"Walk On The Wild Side," Lou Reed
"Houdini," Walter Brennan	"Magician," Lou Reed
"Where Are You Now?," Jimmy Harnen w/ Synch	"Nowhere At All," Lou Reed
"I Want To Boogie With You," Lou Reed	"Boogie Down," Al Jarreau
There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available.

Remove a Letter From a Song Title:

"Sweet Jan" originally "Sweet Jane"

Ingrid McCannless

"Walk On The Wild Sid" originally "Walk On The Wild Side"

Peter

Add a Letter to a Song Title:

"Caroline Slays" originally "Caroline Says"

Natalie Snortman

"Caroline Sways" originally "Caroline Says"

Natalie Snortman

"Caroline Spays" originally "Caroline Says"

Natalie Snortman

"Caroline Stays" originally "Caroline Says"

Natalie Snortman

"Walk On The Wild Slide" originally "Walk On The Wild Side"

jonny

Change a Letter:

"Salty Can't Dance" originally "Sally Can't Dance"

Shoes

"Wally Can't Dance" originally "Sally Can't Dance"

Boof

"Walk On The Wild Ride" originally "Walk On The Wild Side"

That would be pretty hard to do.

Joe Siebert

"Sweet Jake" originally "Sweet Jane"

Another sex change by changing a letter.

Ursula Turpin

"Caroline Sags" originally "Caroline Says"

Daisy Pappus

There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.

Song Parody Lyrics:

Original Song Name	Parody Song Name	Parody Author
"Walk on the Wild Side"	"Walk on the GHA Side"	Michael Hack
"Guilty (Spoken)"	"Sorrow"	Digimon2020
"Walk on the Wild Side"	"Haircut High 'n' Tight"	Susanna Viljanen
"Take A Walk On The Wild Side"	"Take A Walk In The Wild Life"	Green Bloodied Hound Dogs
"Take a Walk on the Wild Side"	"Take a Wok and Cook Wild Rice"	John A. Barry
"Take A Walk On The Wild Side"	"Hitch Your Love On A Hay Ride"	Lionel Mertens
"Take A Walk On The Wild Side"	"Take A Shot At The Child Side (Michael Jackson's"	Malcolm Higgins
"Walk On The Wild Side"	"The Dark Side"	Steve Kalafut
"It's Such A Perfect Day"	"Will Agrudis Glover's New Alphabet (A-M)"	Will Agrudis Glover
"Walk on the Wild Side"	"Bit On The Wide Side"	Guy DiRito
There are additional song parodies available.

Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:

First Band/Song Name	Second Band/Song Name	New Song Name	Submittor
Born To Be Wild Steppenwolf	Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed	Born To Walk On The Wild Side Don't stop me!	Paul Warren
Sad Song Lou Reed	A Song for You Leon Russell	A Sad Song for You	Sutch
Walk On The Wild Side Lou Reed	The Other Side Red Hot Chili Peppers	Walk On The Other Wild Side	Mickey D.
The Last Great American Whale Lou Reed	Rubber Blubber Whale John McCutcheon	The Last Great American Rubber Blubber Whale	Raphael
There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available.

Misheard Lyrics:

"Walk On The Wild Side" Misheard Lyrics: And the call-girls go, doo doo doo, doo ... Original Lyrics: And the coloured girls go, doo doo doo, doo ...	"Walk On The Wild Side" Misheard Lyrics: Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that hash. Original Lyrics: Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that bash.
"Walk on the Wild Side" Misheard Lyrics: Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that bash Original Lyrics: Then I guess she had to crash Valium would have helped that vache	"Perfect Day" Misheard Lyrics: You're going to Reed, just watch your soul. Original Lyrics: You're going to reap just what you sow.
There are additional misheard lyrics available.

Misheard Lyrics Stories:

"Sweet Jane"

Misheard Lyrics:

C. J.!

Original Lyrics:

Sweet Jane

Story about this misheard lyric by: pickle*

I heard this on the Bob Harris show on BBC 6 Music and started thinking about 'The Fall & Rise Of Reginald Perrin'. As Reggie's boss in the series was called C. J. It's not the first time a Leonard Rossiter series comes to mind with a song because 'Vienna' by Ultravox made me think of Rigsby's cat of that name in 'Rising Damp'!

Song Parody Fragments:

"Walk on the Wild Side"

Better Lyrics:

Said "hey ya Boo-Boo, take a walk on the wild side"

He said "hey ya Yogi, take a walk on the wild side

And Ranger Smith goes..."

Original Lyrics:

Said "hey babe, take a walk on the wild side"

He said "hey honey, take a walk on the wild side

And the coloured girls go..."

Submitted by: Mickey D.

Repetitive Song Lyrics:

"Take A Walk On The Wild Side"

The Repetitive Lyrics:

Doo, Doo Doo

Why They're Repetitive:

65 times each chorus has to be a record!

Submitted by: Michael Chas

Nonsensical Song Lyrics:

"Walk On The Wild Side"

The Nonsensical Lyrics:

And the colored girls go 'doot da doot da doot
da doot doo doo doot da doot dadoot da doot doo doo'...

Why They're Nonsensical:

How many black girls do you know (or white girls, for that matter, or people of any race or gender) that walk around saying 'doot da doot da doot'? I'm sorry, but this just makes no sense at all.

Submitted by: Ross

Misrhymed Song Lyrics:

"Caroline Says (Part One)"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

Just like poison in a phial
She was often very vile

Why They're Misrhymed:

Funniest line from the most harrowing lp ever ('Berlin',1973)

Submitted by: Paul Program

"Walk On The Wild Side"

The Misrhymed Lyrics:

She always kept her head
Even when she was giving head

Why They're Misrhymed:

Head and head don't rhyme. This has always bugged me.

Submitted by: Gary Ingalls

Dirty Song Lyrics:

"Walk On the Wild Side"

The Dirty Lyrics:

But she never lost her head
Even when she was giving head
She says, Hey babe
Take a walk on the wild side

Why They're Dirty:

The first time I heard them - which was in my parent's car, with my two older brothers and me in the back seat, and my mom, dad, and little sister in the front. Dad has the radio on the local podunk (pop 5000, farm-friendly) radio station, and they play the top 100, whether Perry Como, Ferlin Husky, or Jimi Hendrix. Lou got into the charts, and EVERYBODY got to learn about Candy and Holly. WHY the lyrics are dirty - well, basically they aren't anymore, just barely. But in 1972...

Submitted by: Glib Persiflage

Song Lyrics That Name Check Celebrities:

"Images" The Lyrics: You might think the images boring Cars and cans and chairs and flowers You might find me personally boring Hammer, single, Mao Tse Tung, Mao Tse Tung Who They Mention: Chinese leader - Mao Tse Tung Submitted by: Tania WYEP	"Starlight" The Lyrics: Movies with real people, what you get is what you see Starlight open wide, Andy's Cecil B DeMille Come on L.A., give us a call Who They Mention: artist Andy Warhol ] filmmaker Cecil B. DeMille Submitted by: Tania WYEP
There are additional celebrity lyrics available.

Song Lyrics That Mention Brand Name Products:

"Walk on the Wild Side"

The Lyrics:

Then I guess she had to crash
Valium would have helped that bash

Product Brand Name:

Valium Prescriptions

Submitted by: Mickey D.

Song Title Space Change:

"The Pro Position" originally "The Proposition"

Submitted by: Yvette Bristle

Band Name Anagrams:

Dour Lee Submitted by: Lucille Ball Sized hail

Real Places Mentioned in Songs:

"Smalltown"

The Lyrics:

Where did Picasso come from
There's no Michelangelo coming from Pittsburgh
...
I hate being odd in a small town
If they star let them stare in New York City
at this pink eyed painting albino
How far can my fantasy go?
I'm no Dali coming from Pittsburgh
No adorable lisping Capote

Why:

Pittsburgh, PA (hometown of Andy Warhol, who the song is about
New York City - Warhol's adopted home

Submitted by: Tania WYEP

"Take a Walk on the Wild Side"

The Lyrics:

"Holly came from Miami F.L.A...."

Why:

Well. There's another Yank demonstrating his knowledge of his own postal system. At least we know Mr. Reed can mail a letter to Florida.

Submitted by: princejellyfish