Roky Erickson - Heroin

[tunes111able]

I heard Roky once said Lou Reed was his only real competitor.

[SHamed92]

@TorinoCobra could you please provide a link to download this song in lossless or 320kbps mp3? because I've searched for hours on end and I can't find it

[avastyer]

Holy shit! What an amazing cover.

[SHamed92]

what a trippin cover

[TheKenney81]

looks like Jim Morrison from the LA W oman sessions

[evilsemla]

Heroin is beautiful!

[oliveriosteinn]

what a fantastic cover. Love the VU version but if you wanna go cover a great song, this is the way.

[cchelloo]

Why do you guys keep saying Lou? I mean sure he did sing it, but he was still with velvet at the time, so please give some credit. Sheesh.

[pinkfloydfan]

Why does this sound so great? I kind of forgot about LOU.. haha

[vegaspoet]

guess i just don't know.

[TPAwavelink]

Wow! That was Awesome! Never expected him to do this! KILLER!

[zelenko55]

this is so damn amazing i have to swear: what a FUCKIN COVER!!!!!! Way to go Roky

[rahman020264]

superb.com

[sisterdiggins]

Goddamned amazing!

[muzkok]

Lou Reed + Allman Brothers = Roky Erickson. I love it.

[elieattie]

this is awesome man

[lionstanding]

Frenetic....Roky, being from The Great State of Texas and all, kinda brings a new tenor to the line "I feel just like Jesus' son" which I, Mah Own Damned Self, had always construed to be in the possessive form, yet Roky brings the Texas Dimension/Dementia..."I feel just like Jesus, son"....

[KingCrimson776]

it's like he mixed it with "You Can't Always Get What You Want"

[nickthelick]

I actually think this is a fucking awesome version of Heroin... I love Heroin by Lou (best version is on the live album Rock N Roll Animal, personally speaking), but this version has fuckin' BALLS man! This version is like the rush of the hit, whilst Lou's is the nodding off... =O) The drug ain't bad either! XOD

[pfordsq]

" I like Lou Reed. I'm the only one who can hold him in my hand , y'know" - KSAN April Fools Day '79. The only other , released , version by Roky that I know was the extremely lo - fi version with Evil Hook Wildlife E.T. This is with The Explosives. Roky just hit 'em with "Boys , we're gonna do "Heroin" tonight !" "WHAAA??!!" "I THINK IT'S IN "E".". They'd never played it , prior to that.

[0katiekate0]

This version makes no improvements on the original...the whole mood of the song is lost...it no longer conveys the topic as lou reed does so expertly. Yeah, it rocks out a not but I'm totally unimpressed

[nonirockify]

@0katiekate0 Maybe he's got a different take on heroin, hence diff approach. His version sounds like the freedom of a heroin high wheras Lou was more on thre reality of the WHOLE 'experience'

[muzkok]

@nonirockify Well said, He should call this Oxy, because this is exactly how rowdy and apathetic I feel on it. He's fucking great.

[jodroboxes]

Now THIS is music! lady gaga, go eat youself!

[jetblacknewyear001]

Superb



[honeyflymusic]

I have a different version on my gremlins have pictures cd...

[Silenus6]

better than heroin

[kodachromecosmonaut]

@Silenus6

not quite

[Silenus6]

@kodachromecosmonaut All things considered? The high AS WELL AS the life-demolishing, relationship corroding, soul obliterating low?

[kodachromecosmonaut]

@Silenus6

i was dope sick when i was watching this.

always in retrospect does heroin become the enemy.

[jacobladders]

how can such a analweed dislike this steller cover

[ashetonpop]

I have the vinyl mLP, I can highly revommend it!!!

[JungleKitchenComedy]

I think this is my new favorite song

[gregsageisdead]

please post night of the vampire from this album cause it's so good!!! better then the other version that's posted all over you tube

[written12]

What a version! This is so amped out and relentless. All shouty and in your face. Not at all like the dark, languorous Velvet's original. But it really works.

[crotatone]

dig the roky uploads. any chance of putting up "song to abe lincoln" from 'gremlins have pictures'? it'd be much appreciated!

[TorinoCobra]

@crotatone Just put'er up.

[crotatone]

@TorinoCobra aw man i found out too late, wmg blockage, laame -_-, thanks any how