“To me, Lou stood out. The actual deal! Somefactor important to American track and to ALL MUSIC! I omit him and his canine.” — Keith Richards
On what would had been Lou Reed’s 82nd startday (March 2), Keith Richards launched a cover of “I’m Waiting for the Guy,” a observe originally written through Reed in 1966, then fileed through the Velvet Belowflooring the following 12 months. Previously covered through David Bowie, OMD, and French singer Vanessa Paradis, the track is smart in Keith Richards’ fingers. As one YouTuber put it, “Seeing Keith in keeping withshape this Velvet Belowflooring classic is watching him take a victory lap over his addiction. He’s been clear of that lifestyles for many years and now he’s telling the story about someone else, although he lived it for a very long time. It is a triumph for him.”
Richards’ cover will seem at the forthcoming album The Power of the Middle: A Tribute to Lou Reed, the place songs transfer from Reed’s “flooringsmashing years with the Velvets into his majestic solo occupation.” Contributors come with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, Rickie Lee Jones, Bobthrough Rush, and Rosanne Money. The album might be launched on File Retailer Day (April twentieth). Get extra deets right here.
Beneath, as an advantage, watch Reed and Bowie in keeping withshape “I’m Waiting for the Guy” together, apparently at Reed’s fiftieth startday bash in 1997.
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