Lou Reed - Coney Island Baby

[Imbalaya]

This is music with meaning & soul.

[jackdoldseven]

First time hearing this song...my 10,000th time hearing Lou's voice...Fuck, man. I know the lyrics from only hearing it one time...And this song hits me hard.

[TheLazZzar]

who gives a shitt ,if some of your fukin pics make you like afukin fagg ur music is what counts ..im far from being gay

[no1dane]

The best album Lou ever did . It still rocks big time

[dynmohum]

I love the lead guitar in this song!

[TheArsong]

@dynmohum and damned you are so right !!!

[denimdan86]

you changed my life lou thanks thanks thank you

[astroboirap]

the glory (hole) of love

[streetkicks14]

LOU REED SUKS ASSS. DO NOT SEE HOW HE EVEN BECAME FAMOUS

[denimdan86]

@streetkicks14 die just go and fucking die spray your brains on the gad damn wall like jello

[streetkicks14]

@denimdan86 LOL

[TheBrando382]

@streetkicks14 maybe because he made the best music to grace everyone's ears

[hankrango]

@streetkicks14 you don't need to, asshole. your pathetic existance will be measured by your irrelevance. oh yeah, and while yr down there ... blow me.

[Swannstarr]

PS 192 ...Means ....Public School number 192.....The schools in New York City and the boroughs are numbered....

[thetimeofday48]

shooting billards in the run down poolhall could not be any better with Lou on the airways man them times our so long ago......and yet still mean so much to me.

[SirPatricio]

couchhhh

[FlySparksVideo]

I lost a friend in December. One night me and my friends drove to Kerkrade to see him at the funeral home. He was wearing his favorite sweater, had his teddy-turtle with him in the open casket, and we stood there and tried to cope with it. When we drove back in the dark, we sat quietly in the car, listening to this song..... And you know, I never met someone who doesn't like this. Everyone always kinda quiets down in those first two minutes. Unbelievable music. Ciao, Fly!

[cadeneaux]

tranquillou !

[BlockJuice]

Honestly, Metal Machine Music was better.

[lundehund44]

@BlockJuice after how many tokes?

[jayloo99]

what does PS 192 mean?

[stratocastahguy]

sounds like the dust settling

[mrwibbles1]

Gravyballs - I'm right there with you. Thanks for explaining how great this song is.

It's my favourite Lou Song, and that is saying something.

He really knows how to pair music with lyrics.

[ragozhin]

It is Lou's most under rated record. And a precursor to his great work on Blue Mask.

[Gravyballs2011]

My favorite Lou Reed song.

It draws the listener in. The narrator (could be a guy on the corner) is laying down his story of regret and looking back at his past mistakes and things that slipped through his fingers. Notice how the tempo builds a bit like a chugging steam engine.

Very nicely filled up with tasty guitar inflections and competent backing vocals.

[SolsburyHill22]

I love his "songspeak" like a narrator, it gets you hooked. thats why lou's one of my faves. Underneath that "fuck you" exterior is a good guy.

[jendrix56]

De lo mejor que se ha escrito en estos últimos 60 años de música contemporánea ...llamada Pop o Rock

[antoniosann]

I am 51 and i listen to Lou since i was 15. I get very emotional when i listen to this song. Ido not cry though.

[mirandasblog]

@antoniosann i'm only 29 but when ever I hear the song I think about being 18 and 19 years old and all the crap being that young brings you. I also think about my time in S.F. and I swear the line "the city is a funny place, something like circus or a sewer." describes the Tenderloin to a capital T. it's funny how some artist, like Reed, can right something so long ago that can still touch the young of today, few artist (let alone musicians) can do that.

[antoniosann]

This song is well ahead of its time. and like "Take a walk on the wild side" in terms of style is unique. That means that it does not fall in any cathegoriy of music.

[LEGIONE72]

che pezzo...

[abraibra23]

just perfect.

[rainspirit100]

great pic of lou

[5sagen5]

wow, amazing.

[worldbones]

3 people are jealous and bitter

[LaTalpa1991]

make me cry!

[JimMLINY]

B 4 Ramones, way B 4 and excellent!

[MrArroyoviejo]

I am 56 and it makes me cry too

[francesco0360]

love lou since i'm 14 (now 51) this song make me cry each time

thanks lou

[spelron]

@francesco0360 ingines

[treborif]

@francesco0360 likewise and I'm 51 two....3 4

[thefrogishere]

@francesco0360 Awesome mate!!! Same!!

[jhjyjfg]

Lou reed

[MultiMuiris]

hi



[Molesworth2K]

Quite possibly Lou's most honest song - and the closer you get to the real Lou Reed, the better the song is! I love this ... it's the part of Lou Reed that I'd really love to know ...

[genericusername337]

@Molesworth2K I agree - i used to be a big lou fan until I got sick of his apathetic junkie attitude. but I'm goin back through my playlist now and there are some lou reed songs that really are gems. i don't care much for the lou reed in the interviews but this one isn't so bad!

[poughkeepsiejohn1]

When he mentions at the end that he's sending this out to Lou and Rachel, I think Rachel was his girlfriend at the time. Only thing was, Rachel was a transvestite. Typical Lou Reed.

[rideintothesunful]

great song, simply great!

[rainbowpagun]

nyc loves lou reeds

[tracygalvin]

I had this on an 8 track from Columbia Music House. This one and "Sally Can't Dance". Those were the days.

[panzercat1939]

@tracygalvin I might only be 32 but man do I wish I lived in those days,my pops was the biggest Lou Reed fan in the world and outplayed this album three or four times.When I asked him one time to tell me what it was like to live in such a unique era of music he said,"Well hell,they kept letting Lou make albums,so that should tell you something."I only now get what he meant.

[knightschwartz]

most laid back song ever made?

[dugongyogurt]

yeah, what he says

[MrNielsSorensen]

Fantastisk nummer. Fra før det gik op for os alle, vi skal dø. Smukt, mand.

[torben146146]

den bedste lou sang ever

[fran78rm]

la mia preferita

[elansvc]

flawless

[notmygeneration]

great song! I could imagine Patti Smith doing a great cover of this song.

[gremby]

RELAXING.



[starman408]

musica bueno

[Rodriguezx123]

this song...

this song is

the answer

but to what?

[cadin2020]

This was difinitely '79 tunes early high school, finding songs like this made a new understanding.. one definitely needed at that time... but definitely a great change from the yound life... alot of his other albums too.. I love that the "City is a funny place,,, different people have paculiar tastes....".............

[cadin2020]

This was difinitely '79 tunes early high school, finding songs like this made a new understanding.. one definitely needed at that time... but definitely a great change from the yound life... alot of his other albums too..

[glimmer2158]

Lou Reed looks like Joel Grey in that photo.

[TelegramSam59]

The real genius of Lou Reed emerges in the line "He said that I was a little too lightweight to play linebacker,so I'm playing right end".Spoken just like a kid in high school.True brilliance is rarely obvious.Thank you Lou.

[bowiemars]

esta cancion fue dedicada por lou , para el travesti raquel su novia

[programkill]

man i'd swear i'd give the whole thing up for you

[tanpiltanpil]

What can you say? Just class...........

[MrVelderado]

the Best City Song Ever

[natalik]

wow. how can any beating heart not fall inlove with Lou Reed after hearing this song...?

[theMWDE]

lou is my god!!! thanks for addding this beautiful great song

[mugwamp4]

i wanna play football for the coach"....one of lou's best

[daviniaosgood]

absolutely love this song, reminds me of my younger teenage years ;D

[MrMikeytenerife]

Fab track from Lou, havn´t heard this for years

[WhiteTieUdie]

THE  BEST!!!!

[5lowrollD]

beautiful guitar work here.

[MrGrieves1000]

the brillance of lou's work is something that we as music loving humans will be forever indebt. this is one of those songs that is like looking at a beautiful painting or reading a novel. mr reed, god bless you. the depth of your art will never be fully understood by most people but those of us who recognize it have been blown away over the years with your countless masterpieces. please never stop making music

[phbe2]

what happened to Rachel ?

[stoprejectingmynames]

I JUST realized the person on the cover is Lou Reed. Fail.

[HHr1aaSanaKi]

this song makes me feel like i really am in coney island,on some of its roller coasters leading me right into the sea's deepest blue waters.................. <3

lou reed i love you,man

[baluja123]

Not too many of you will remember this one. But for those who do, and for those who happen to get into Lou Reed...it's worth the 6 minutes it takes to listen.

[TRUTH4IDIOTS]

Absolutely Motherfuckin' BEAUTIFUL. God Bless Lou Reed.

[cluppio]

this is not just a song... thank you Lou for sharing your life

[afterdavit]

good song

[francesco0360]

shit, this song is just wonderful, each time make me cry

[charliewada]

luv it

[GigiBuffabio]

this is my favourite song

[Totentrekker]

if I was playing music I wish I played this one, it is beyond music, it is itchy all over

[rivs59]

holeintheground...............­.... I dont know what you said...but I think it was, "this is a awesome song , Lou Rocks" or something like that.

[TheHoleInTheGround]

@rivs59 I translate: I heard this song on the train throughout the journey, distracted by observing the passing landscape. Wonderful song. :)

[MOUCHADOR]

"...meravigliosa."

[TheHoleInTheGround]

Ho ascoltato questo brano in treno per tutto il viaggio, guardando distratto fuori dal finestrino lo scorrere veloce del paesaggio. Meravigliosa.

[mobskirt]

@TheHoleInTheGround grande

[TheHoleInTheGround]

Wonderful album, i love Coney island baby!

[LLaOOnda]

weich

warm

wohlig

Lust auf ... mehr ;-*

[paulslacknoise]

lou reed for president

[JustAnotherJimiFan]

One of my favourites. 'Achilles last stand' of 'Presence' came the same year from Led Z. Well and a lot of punk...:-)...'death of rock n' roll' I believe was written by Todd R that same year. Fitting.

[b00scout]

man, I would give the whole thing up for you

[lonelyboy03]

Thanks Waldo! GREAT Lou Reed cut man! I had this album as a kid.

[carlotta8]

un grnad classique !!! excellent

[fewgoodmen40]

ONE of lou reeds best ever songs,

Thanks lou ,god bless

[Arvid87]

The best song I know

[louiseduvee]

Thanks for this.

[spaceponyxpress]

Escaped from Freeport High School in 1959. Got busted on the Long Island Railroad for reclining in the wee hours heading toward Penn Station. Couldn't wait for the next train at Jamica, took the E to Fourth and headed back home east until he hit the spot that changed his life. Cuffed on St. Mark's Know his nephew, know his sister, they live in the neighborhood. The Freeport Red Devils play tough football.

[LONGDISTANERUNNER]

BEST SONG HE EVER DID

[losfrikisdecuartoeso]

Y en todas las cosas distintas que provocaron cada una de las situaciones que viviste. Pero recuerda que la ciudad es un sitio extraño. Una especie de circo o cloaca. Y recuerda que la gente es distinta, y tiene gustos muy peculiares. Y la gloria del amor. Es la gloria del amor la que te sacará adelante. Ahora soy un chaval de Coney Island. Y ésta se la quiero dedicar a Lou y a Rachel. Y a todos los chavales del PS 192. Tíos, os juro que lo dejaría todo por vosotros.

[WaldoJeffers25]

Gracias por la traducion! :)

Escucha a 'Billy' en mi canal, creo que te gustará!

[brucebut1]

@losfrikisdecuartoeso,jbbutter­field says,mucho bueno y vaya con dios!

[losfrikisdecuartoeso]

Sin embargo, recuerdas a la princesa que estaba en lo alto de la colina. Y que te quería aún sabiendo que te equivocabas. Y ahora mismo, podría aparecer con todo su esplendor. Y con la gloria del amor. Si, la gloria del amor. Cuando todos tus amigos de tres al cuarto se ha largado, y te han dejado tirado. Y hablan a tus espaldas, diciendo que nunca llegarás a ser una persona decente, empiezas a pensar otra vez en todas las cosas que has hecho. Y en quién fué Qué fué

[losfrikisdecuartoeso]

Y el tío más raro que conocí en mi vida, estuvo siempre así, a mi lado, firme. Así que tengo que jugar a fútbol. Cuando estás completamente sólo en la noche y descubres que tu alma está en venta, y empiezas a pensar en todas las cosas que has hecho. Y empiezas a odiar casi todo lo que te rodea.

[losfrikisdecuartoeso]

Cuando yo era un chaval de instituto, aunque no lo creáis, quería jugar a fútbol americano por el entrenador. Todos los compañeros mayores que tenía me decían que era un tipo cruel y despiadado, pero aún así, quería jugar a fútbol por el entrenador. Me dijeron que pensaba muy poco para jugar de defensa, así que me pusieron de extremo. Yo quiero jugar a fútbol por el entrenador, porque sé que una persona tiene que permanecer ahí, derecha, y no caer. O sino se morirá.

[smerdley]

"Man, I swear I'd give the whole thing up for you..."

This was Lou Reed at his finest.

[SEANDI777]

thank you for th Lou

[liketheleaf]

Hmmmmm j'aime

[Thcjazz]

Thank you for including this. The soundtrack of many people's life.

Simply historical.