Lou Reed on September Songs

[ATHENOULINI]

BEST EVER COVER OF WEILL'S MASTERPIECE!

THANKS LOU OF MY ADOLESCENCE FOR COMFORTING ME THROUGH MIDDLE AGE :)

[fanofprotopic]

wow, this is NOTHING like the album version which I prefer

[gadflyonthewall001]

That's John Cale on bass. I think this is from the Velvets reunion in the 90s.

[inkpadutah]

@gadflyonthewall001

No it´s not John Cale and it´s not the Velvets

[themattster1991]

This is as bad as William Shatner.

[spiteclassictv]

@themattster1991 troll

[spiteclassictv]

Respond to this video...  Amazing Cover!

[TakagiGoro7563]

This song starts laid back, but builds up intensity. Lou's guitar solo is gorgeous!

[gossip00]

For its a long, long while, from May to December

And the days grow short, when you reach September

[neeilmarquis]

With respect to one of my favorite artists, Lou can be a drag when he drones on, as he does here. The irony is that his other version of September song is a near-masterpiece. He puts a lot of heart into that version.

[fanofprotopic]

this isn't NEARLY as good as the cover of the song Reed did on the "Lost in the Stars" WEill tribute album

[DrSamba1]

@fanofprotopic I have to agree. As much as I like Lou Reed's earlier cover, this would be better just as a blues instrumental.

[sverbot]

is that clapton?

[buledogue]

It's Greg Cohen on the upright bass, ins't it?

[mariadelamor21]

I love this song. I like close my eyes and only listening.

[jazergiles]

the fingers at 3:58 do not belong to that bass player......

[Eivob]

take a walk on the weill side!

[sallythewerewolf]

@Eivob LOVE IT!!! Big Weill fan here, so I'm stealing that...:)

[DaithiDublin]

This isn't the version from the Lost in the Stars album I used to have. He played a much more upbeat version and I can't find it anywhere. It's so frustrating because it was such a good song...

[slessorpr]

Just goes to show some ppl will sing anything 4 money. Is Lou already dead or just thinking abt it.? I love this song and Kurt Weill and I have seen it done by many different artists. Look at Jeff Lynne's version and he makes Lou look lame. What more can I say?

[rohanhaggart]

@slessorpr any version would make this look lame. lou reed if tone deaf and should be banned from singing altogether...especially other people's songs.

[TheARKADIASUN]

One of his best...thanks, very moving

[jabrenna]

searching for this for years...

thanks

[cri64italia]

Se non lo conoscete, vi consiglio il film :

September song.

Un'opera d'arte

[lucy83452]

dove posso trovare il dvd da acquistare?

[UnderTheBamboooTree]

is that greg cohen on DB?

[SeptSongs]

Yes - it is the great Greg Cohen... who is also a wonderful guy as well as superb bass player.

[tilallaby]

awesome !

[clairc9]

Pretty song!

[mylesag2]

This is soooooooooooo  crappy.

[barakpick]

This ti SO boring! there is a much better version by lou!

[ProzorVerloc1]

hv u got a link?

i don't think it's boring

[barakpick]

I haven't got it. It might be from an album named: "Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill", but I'm not sure.

[NewsOrAim]

Lou Reed does do a cover of September Song on that album, but its a different, faster arrangement (and he sings).

[BAKARDAN]

wow  who's the midget on the drums

[benmeltzer]

Danny Frankel

[ManfredAulbach]

Lou Reed singt und spielt üblicherweise dieses Lied von Kurt Weill dermaßen fies, daß man es am besten gleich in den Müll schmeißt. Jedoch gibt es genau diese eine - absolut geniale - Interpretation von Lou Reed, welche die beste je überhaupt war und vermutlich auch in Zukunft sein wird, nach der ich schon lange gesucht habe. Und jetzt endlich bei YouTube gefunden habe. Hier ist sie! Danke Leute!

[BetrayedRepublican]

The version of September Song you wanna hear was recorded for "Lost in the Stars" a compilation of Kurt Weill songs. It is a really remarkable album.

[Tunnelof]

Lou is great

[slalomluke]

It would be just an okay cover, but at 2:45 the intensity of the band and the music and everything clicks perfectly, it made the song quite good for me.

[dojufitz]

I didn't like this one by Lou....a great song but sounds like a micky take of someone doing a version of how Lou Reed would do it. butchered. sorry Lou.

Better luck next time. lol.

[VincibleDionysius]

Woah Lou Reed is like a certain version of Neil Young - they are both on par.

[AsphaltedLife]

That's one ugly drummer. Is it Cale on upright bass? Good song, nice chord changes.

[juankenon]

no its some other cat, though the patchy video quality kinda make him look like it...and the other guitarist like eric clapton sporting a beard.

[AsphaltedLife]

yea they're like copy cats or is it copycats?

[juankenon]

teehee :)

[swimfinsonline]

as i watched, i became irritated with the liberties reed had taken with one of my favorite songs. but the dread he works up in the chorus won me over. a classic reinterpretation i think.

[mariadelamor21]

!Qué bello....! Really beautiful!

[Nomoweho]

Reeds version on the Weill tribute album is vastly superior to this.

[SeptSongs]

Well, it depends whether you want a faster, more upbeat 1985 Reed sound or a more langourous, sensuous, 1994 Reed sound... both are great. But then, most things by Lou Reed are...

[SeptSongs]

I would say objectively that this is one of the greatest performances/recordings of any musical genre in history... Weill should be honored that Reed approached his inspiration with so much artistry

[OsvaldoPaese]

Very much agree but he has so many good songs. he's a big influence on my own songs too.

I love the "Berlin" album. But on the same token, i love love the "White Light White Heat" album with the Velvet Underground.

This is a great song though.

[louiecostello]

do you just go through every september song on youtube commenting them?

[xcs317a]

Great song by uncle Lou!!

[angelrox10289473]

how come i cant find that song!u kno......well somewhere it goes ba do wa do ba do wa

[Brigg57]

it's the music as much as Lou Reed's almost-deadpan voice which makes this such a very satisfying version of a lovely song

[gmlch]

goosebumps all over

[nabyloo]

really really bautiful

[WhiskeyDeadMan]

Lou reed is one of the few artists in the world of music

[ketogah]

My grandma and I watched this on PBS together. She used to play this on the piano. She was really touched by Lou Reed. Love you Lou

[DukeDe]

Fantastically dreary. I love it!

[anthrax088]

How can you say there is an original?

[casamusic]

we love Lou. Lou Reed sucks.

[blazeboi91]

ohhh nooo!! i already know the lyrics sing them sing the M-E-L-O-D-Y lol man that song is ruined now

[Mick175d]

Lou has emphasized the lyric within the basic structure of the original song. Ruined it? While I love the original, I think what he has done is re-imagine the tune in his own inimitable style.

[abnl]

Brilliant.

[3038074]

specialurad Psixastvis)))

[DannyHiggs]

What happened to the beautiful melody of this song????

[elmorsa]

there is another version of that cover. one more "rock and roll"...

[ronrusse]

nov dec planet of the apes es

[danrose]

sad demonstration of demolition of a melody

[Liedliebhaber]

"And I think it's gonna be a long, long time... 'Til touchdown brings be 'round again to find, I'm not the man they think I am at home, Oh no no no! I'm William... Shatner."

[ronrusse]

i dont get it, plus elton suxxxxxxxxx

[ronrusse]

hes always done that, slow things, speed them up so what,its his song es

[hoss1962]

Maxwell Anderson wrote the lyrics - give the guy some credit

[machito24]

one of my favorites songs of weill, Lou is the best poet.

[captaingoatboy]

not his song

[yostie]

Last night I dreamed I was Lou Reed. Jeff Yost... Google that one up.