Lou Reed Heroin

[scdean121]

music has went down hill ... now we only have artist that do it for the money not the art...I hate to think that all arts i.e., movie actors, musicians, comedians, etc.

[astroboirap]

loopy lou

[Grendal55]

I loved the Velvet Underground in the 60s but never forgave Lou Reed for Transformer and latterly thought he was a bit of a charletan and that John Cale was probably the talent in the Velvets. But this version kind of captures the pathos and desparation and sadness of heroin addiction better than the original Velvets versions did. Not enough to rehabilitaye the old phoney though!

[Lunatiki2007]

Wouldn't change a thing. This is my favorite version of the song. Some of you youngesters out there who love the lip synching stars of the day who would sound like a dying goat without heavy studio processing will never know true talent.

[berdeforcal]

Amazing song ! A man who plays rock and roll and takes no drugs, is as the businessman who doesn't like money !!!!!! sorry for my english. At a moment of the life the heroin avoids the suicide. We have to have the will to take it moderately otherwise it is a suicide also. It's my life, and I have 45 years !

[luridification]

OK! But Sorry, For me the Lyrics is Brilliant, But The Presentation ist from an old Man. It's not not the Reed I like. He's absoluterly toro old für this song. I think he has to stop to make music. Nothing ist new and if you listen to loutallica LULu it's incredbile BAD. Where is is his genius? it's gone and gone and gone.

[antopiper]

mi si rizzano i peli dall'emozione...

[Seiosh]

great version!

[fonspark1]

love it when people try and tell the author how he should present his creation..

Lou sings HIS songs as he is feeling them at that moment.. not how we may want to hear it...

I prefer the harder versions of this song myself, but guess Uncle Lou felt like something different..

[ollivermilton]

@fonspark1 best comment !

[Davechop54]

nice tune, but old Lou has the timing all f'd up. Too much Heroin will do that to you.

[AICSLUDGE]

@Davechop54 lol he wrote the song, he can play the song however he wants

[adeeperhappiness]

In the right mood this video/song can send me over till i fall down. Makes me think of my youth and the folks around me

[Ludovicostechnique]

Killed it....

[he162a]

I love you buddie, 1966 kiddie, love you Lou.

[jepheroth]

The best version

Fuck Billy idol

[tamponlollipoplicker]

This is such a good verison of this song, even better than the original; for me.

[whtswrngwthupeople]

I checked this out because I first heard the BIlly Idol Version, everyone was saying that this was better but I storngly disagree although this verision is good too but the billy idol version just rocks.

[josephgoodwin28]

@whtswrngwthupeople outrageous comment

[ttraynor1]

@whtswrngwthupeople Lou has rocking versions. Rock n Roll Animal is the album.

[ritter89]

@whtswrngwthupeople Lou Reed wrote this. What you're looking for is The Velvet Underground's version of the song (Reed's old band). Lou's voice solo/live is acquired taste, to say the least, and he tends to strip down his songs to bare bones during live performances, which is also an acquired taste (i don't enjoy many of his solo performances for this reason). The song from VU record is excellent, though, much better than Idol's

[killdaclownz]

I WISH THAT I WAS BORN 1000 YEARS AGO

[dspslade]

@killdaclownz :)

[dogiam]

great video

[Eddie2499]

I guess I just don't know

[distressed7]

"'Cause when the blood begins to flow

When it shoots up the dropper's neck,

 when I'm closin' in on death..."

Heroin! cuttin' the chains of Morpheus. Courtesy of Bayer. No heroin at all.

[morphinlounge101]

two chords is all you need. I love you Lou, You've showed the world feeling rules a million times.

[salmonico]

Fantastic version.

Fucking ugly guitar.

[deeeecraig]

@salmonico Agreed, but no other visual element captures the zeitgeist of the 1993 Velvet Underground shows like that Klein guitar!! No one ever forgets Lou Reed's "Ugly Guitar".

[Snotra]

Heroin destroyed my family. I understand it.

[theblob34]

@Snotra im sorry yiour family and you had have suffered are you ok now

[racketer]

@Snotra it's great isnt it! who the fuck needs family! yipee kay yeh motherfucker!

[Snotra]

This song needs a bridge or something....argh!!

[exaltica]

@Snotra you really dont understand the song but thats ok

[MickeyZero79]

@Snotra A bridge? That would destroy the song.

[killdaclownz]

@Snotra Like Alaska's bridge to NOWHERE?? The song is fine just the way it is. FOURTY years old and still a CLASSIC!!!

[LiamGallagher1806]

@Snotra

A Bridge? Its like saying to John Lennon: Hey dude! Could you please add some powerchords with heavy distortion to Imagine? Or maybe a Jimmy Page Solo?

Damn dude, sorry 'bout your family but you totally misunderstand this song....

[arabianzeppelin]

@LiamGallagher1806 Well said man, by the way Liam rules.

[ZeppzoIV]

@LiamGallagher1806  Nice to see another person who's an Oasis and Lou Reed fan

[theblob34]

this life style has to end and will end this weekend dont do drugs like heroin save yourself im lost know, you dont have to be

[theblob34]

what a heartbreaking song

[85sv]

@ mickeyzero79: could be, i'm just saying that i like the doors version better.. 

[MickeyZero79]

@85sv Well, in that case, have a listen to the Velvet Underground with Nico -- it's the first album (the one with the banana on the cover), and has the original version of Heroin. Groundbreaking album.

Heroin is one of the most iconic songs of rock history -- which is why Reed's performance of it here is so interesting (to VU fans, anyway).

[85sv]

the doors version is better

[MickeyZero79]

@85sv Um...the Doors? Nope. They used the original Velvet Underground version of this song in the movie, still sung by Lou Reed but 30 years earlier.

[twochaudio]

@85sv door's never did Any verSion better then anYone

[slangshotstudios]

@85sv hahaahaha



[CZgrungeCZ]

@85sv What a fuck? :D ...The Doors dont plays this song...its song from velvet underground :D

[Jambo888]

best version of this song

[repelghosts]

klein,schmione play the fucking song faggot...

Gemma

[zlajsi]

try this - The Velvet Underground - Heroin (song only)

[zlajsi]

worst video of the excelent song, seems it needs something

[downsouthninja]

the emotion goes without saying....i remember when i was 12 listening to this on The Doors soundtrack (the movie)\\

[grizbazzen]

@downsouthninja 13 years old here when i heard it... smoked the first weed ect.. still living, no needles in the arm hehehe.. an yeaa the emotions go high on this song. ;)

[Sadlive1975]

very fuckin perfect....really great

[rustylegiron]

and a mainline in my vain leads to a centre in my head and I'm better off dad. When I'm rushing on my run and I feel just like Jesus's son and I guess that I just don't know

[TheFylup]

"And thank god I just don't care and I guess that I just don't know" I couldn't say it any better than Lou right there. Awesome

[beowtina]

breathtaking! hope ur well & stronger shane.

[shanepaulcoward]

Brilliant and poignant song. Was addicted for 15yrs.

[Tunnelof]

Wonderful!

[theblob34]

day without it relayy rattling now big time evil drug

[jioia]

@theblob34 how did it go? You're a week clean now? Or not?;) I'm just curious...

[theblob34]

@jioia yeah im on subutex finding it hard though got major infection from injecting just come out of hospital today

but on replacments ill see this through though ive got to this song breaks my heart tough but i need to remind myself were itll take me if i use again.

[theblob34]

@jioia hey hows it going hope you clean and still with us im getiting really sick now if i dont durvive it this time round i wish you luck love and you goota make it someone got to take care j

[hclee]

This comes from a Japanese Laserdisc 'CURIOUS...The Velvet Underground In Europe', although this Laserdisc doesnt tell the whole story of Velvet Underground, it provides a good basic education for anyone who is curious about the roots of alternative rock.

[lynnej1970]

its a bastrad to break thats forsure...

[hanghang71]

great upload thanks for giving me the oppertunaty to see it

[Debaser465]

This is one of the best versions. It's sort of like the one on Live MCMXCIII.

[TheWanja17]

....

[wornoutcowboy]

Such fatalism!  I love it.

[onlylemon2]

What am I doing with my life? Every time I hear this song, I reflect on my life - I guess I just don't know! Yeah, I wish I had made a big decision, have tried to reached for a kingdom, that I'd sailed the darkened sea. Its awesome. He makes me sad and happy over the whole song.

So helpless...

[hamburger659]

its a complete submission to the helplessness too.

the song is very relaxing.

[theroachksu]

Well at least you're not hooked on heroin. I'd imagine that the whole "where am I going with my life" concern gets a bit more serious when you're battling a nightmare addiction.

[theblob34]

me to have you magned to get clean yet i hope you have im trying to its just so fucking hard

[smoothsunsets]

loving this......alot, thanks

[Tunnelof]

Love it very much

[punkrocker1974]

GREAT !!!

[TheTroubleWithKathy1]

thanx for posting this...

[killdaclownz]

I feel just like Jesus' son

[EpicChef]

@killdaclownz

And i guess that i just dont know...

And i guess... that i just dont know...

[ckshyes]

讚

[lickdacat2]

@ckshyes 你他妈的

[doctorgonzo75]

amazing.... where was this my whole life??

[musicjunkie207]

I guess that I just don't know........

[pbini]

This is good. any chance you can post the whole session?

[MickeyZero79]

This comes from a Japanese documentary about the Velvets, I'm pretty sure this is the only solo performance with Lou Reed and the Klein.

[beembow]

is japanese!

このバージョンいいね！

[cimvictimlip]

What language are the subtitles??

[cddmrccddmhl]

heroine is not great but lou reed heroine is ths best ever ale

[theblob34]

true heroine is evil its killing me so i going to detox lou reeds good though

[LinaJN]

i think it was much better the studio version and also that he s not like the old times nothing to say about the guitar it sounds very good but his voice... come oon it s not lou reed---....---

[Borst79]

thx 5+

[tomtiddler]

Excellent..Lou Reed was way ahead of his time! I have spent hundreds and hundreds of hours listening to VU and Reed over the years!

Great post...

[Cheeese16]

Best version of this song i've ever heard...just amazing:D

[cimvictimlip]

word:)

[coldblooddripping]

Piss Off caliumn! You know shite!

[caliumn]

I know shite huh? well i lost 3 years of my life to that shite and my family and everyone ive ever loved... not really, im just taking the piss, fuck off "coldblooddripping" maybe you should get back on the good stuff and stop being a douche. peace.

[caliumn]

I love how all you supposed junkies/ex-junkies or just you crazy "moderators" out there are still in homes with computers and working internet. Find me a real heroin addict with this stuff that isn't famous.

[TheInkongruent]

good point

[animacarpitus]

f idiot.. that shit ruined my f life

[Cookmeisters]

Unreal

[supermax1776]

Here's to Mr. Laurie Anderson! Viva Lou!

And all the bozos makin critical comments, "You can all go take a fuckin' walk"

[jpcquadnet]

moderation... lol how bout just one more? and I hate to get dope sick...

[cowgirlinthesand13]

Love the shadows, dissolves a bit slow, like to see more closeup of the guitar picking, especially since he is playing a custom (Steve Klein) custom guitar. Nice version of the song.

[ericrob123]

HEROIN! MODERATION ITS POSSIBLE!

[R41stl33n]

Yea, one or two time a month maybe.

[wpodin1488]

i think he means one or two times a day

[jobbymacnuff]

agreed just look at bill burroughs

[kewken1]

Speaking out of experience? Lawl

[salamagogo]

I said the exact same thing for a year or so...I imagine it can be done...but its not the norm by any means

[scraps1946]

Thank God i don't do that shit no more!!! But the song is true.

[mikaelgoransson]

fantastic version

[bobb22879]

everytime time i here this i just need a fix

[minamadcap]

yesss and now i'm gonna get my self one :)

[SPRMSSVBLCKFOTSEN]

junkie music makes my heart beat faster

[coldblooddripping]

Lou Reed The true poet Big ups from South Africa

[coldblooddripping]

Lou Reed The Poet Big ups from South Africa

[MississippiSkip]

great guitarist

[7777srd]

absolutely

[damnfine90]

Very much so.

[wpodin1488]

Nice, 1st time I have seen this on here. Great song

[tommymwood]

so sweet

[ole20mufc]

perfect..

[ewlance]

Beautiful Klein guitar, headless and ergonomic. Didn't know Lou was such a serious connaiseur of fine instruments.

[DrBenway83]

Love that guitar, love that song, love that man!