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And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where
To all tomorrow's parties
And where will she go, and what shall she do
When midnight comes around
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties
Why silks and linens of yesterday's gowns
To all tomorrow's parties
And what will she do with Thursday's rags
When Monday comes around
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear
To all tomorrow's parties
For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown
For whom none will go mourning
A blackened shroud
A hand-me-down gown
Of rags and silks - a costume
Fit for one who sits and cries
For all tomorrow's parties
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Mar 29, 2013 - 16:34 Everybody in my church loves this song... the band got its name — Velvet Underground — from Marquis de Sade's description of the rectum... |
| lily34 (GTFO) | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:20 i love love love v.u. especially john cale. love. |
| Bleyfusz | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:20 <Edit:> Still under the table and laughing.... |
| neuticle (fog fog fog) | Posted: Dec 21, 2012 - 11:19 Nico version please |
| sirdroseph (Outer Mongolia) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 12:09 One of my fav VU tunes! I absolutely love Lou Reeds guitar in this one! |
| Pharlap (Bahama, NC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 12:00 Ummm,.... they were pretty influential. It was said that probably only 10,000 people bought their albums initially. But they all started a band. Perhaps a mild exageration crockydile wrote: I wish they would stay under ground. Never understood why people listen to these guys. Then again, I also don't understand why old men pull their socks up so high...just a matter of taste, I guess. |
| contractor07 (Ann Arbor Michigan) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:57 Audio Response! |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:57 ClaireWild wrote: well.....I'm so.....err,,,,square. Must get out more. No idea who this really is, but I like it. I was looking at the songs you rated (that 18 Dogs song was great, wasn't it?) and I can see why you like this. June Tabor did a version of this with the Oysterband that's okay; the original is sung by a woman named Nico (who was in the Velvet Undrground for a while) who had a cool icy voice. If you like this, you are kind of required to delve deeper into their world further—-much later music was influenced by them. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:56 Horrible. |
| crockydile (Outer Spiral Arm, Milky Way) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:55 I wish they would stay under ground. Never understood why people listen to these guys. Then again, I also don't understand why old men pull their socks up so high...just a matter of taste, I guess. |
| LongGoneDaddy | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:55 just a thought....but who do you think would be best to cover Nico's parts? this sounds more like "all tomorrow's hangovers"! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:55 xenothaulus wrote: This is... horrifying. There is a version by Rapsutina that is beautiful. Play that instead! It's their song, they wrote it , they can sing it. I have the demos and I need to check whether it was John or Lou on the demo. |
| steeler (Perched on the precipice of the cauldron of truth) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:54 ScottFromWyoming wrote: John Cale. Indeed. Saw him more than 15 years or so in a very small club in Chicago and he hit it that night. Amazing. |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:53 Pharlap wrote: since Nico was on vocals originally and she's dead, I think John (Cale) is acceptable in this case horstman wrote: Wow, two no comments yet songs in a row!!! Is Bill feeling the Christmas spirit and handing out new music for our aural consumption. This doesn't sound like Louie, at least on the vocals. Refreshing, but a little disappointing. I love Lou. Wow - both at 1152 Pacific - a tie |
| xenothaulus (NEPA) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:53 This is... horrifying. There is a version by Rapsutina that is beautiful. Play that instead! |
| lemmoth (NYC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:52 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: Who is singing this? Doesn't sound as good as the original... Sung by John Cale as he was alive at the time of this live recording and Nico was not. A great one by the band that they couldn't not play on the reunion tour. |
| Pharlap (Bahama, NC) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:52 since Nico was on vocals originally and she's dead, I think John (Cale) is acceptable in this case horstman wrote: Wow, two no comments yet songs in a row!!! Is Bill feeling the Christmas spirit and handing out new music for our aural consumption. This doesn't sound like Louie, at least on the vocals. Refreshing, but a little disappointing. I love Lou. |
| (former member) (hotel in Las Vegas) | Posted: Feb 17, 2010 - 11:52 I like the old version with the piano more, but I still dig this enough to rank it a 10... |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:55 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: horstman wrote: F.U. I'm first and your an ass http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your Fine. You're an ass. Or, You are an ass. Are You Happy Now? |
| messydiner (Somewhere out there) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:35 horstman wrote: F.U. I'm first and your an ass You're the man now, dog! |
| ClaireWild (Ireland) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:33 well.....I'm so.....err,,,,square. Must get out more. No idea who this really is, but I like it. |
| ScottFromWyoming (Powell) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:25 zipper wrote: izzat warren zevon? John Cale. |
| Shesdifferent (Just visiting this planet this is not my home) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:22 No thanks..... |
| Jelani (Home of the freak, land of the vague) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:22 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: And a douche. Post if you have something useful to say. Very tasteful. Arbiter my ass. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:22 horstman wrote: F.U. I'm first and your an ass http://www.wikihow.com/Use-You%27re-and-Your |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:21 alanthecowboy wrote: I get it. Post some gibberish so you can get your first post in, then go back and edit at your leisure. No worries; I don't attach a lot of significance to the 'first post' thing. To each their own. And not only is it gibberish, its random keystokes. But yeah, you basically get it. |
| messydiner (Somewhere out there) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:19 Jesus, I thought it was Shane McGowan or something... though now that I listen closer it's far to well enunciated for Shane... |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:19 horstman wrote: Read below Cowboy! I get it. Post some gibberish so you can get your first post in, then go back and edit at your leisure. No worries; I don't attach a lot of significance to the 'first post' thing. |
| zipper | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:19 izzat warren zevon? |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:18 ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote: And a douche. Post if you have something useful to say. F.U. I'm first and your an ass |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:17 alanthecowboy wrote: All I can say about this post is that you're first. Read below Cowboy! |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:17 alanthecowboy wrote: All I can say about this post is that you're first. And a douche. Post if you have something useful to say. |
| ArbiterOfGoodTaste (Seattle, WA) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:16 Who is singing this? Doesn't sound as good as the original... |
| alanthecowboy (Lakefield) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:16 horstman wrote: asdhjasdhja All I can say about this post is that you're first. |
| horstman (Syracuse, New York) | Posted: Dec 16, 2009 - 16:15 Wow, two no comments yet songs in a row!!! Is Bill feeling the Christmas spirit and handing out new music for our aural consumption. This doesn't sound like Louie, at least on the vocals. Refreshing, but a little disappointing. I love Lou. |
