She's My Best Friend - The Velvet Underground

She's my best friend
Certainly not the average girl
She's my best friend
Understands me when I'm fallin down, down, down
Oh it hurts to be that way
Down, down, down
Oh it hurts to know
That that kind of fellah is a newspaper Joe
Dropped his teeth on the floor
Caught his hand in the door
Guess that's the way that things go
If you want to see me
Sorry but I'm not around
If you want to be me
Turn around I'm by the window where the light is

She's my best friend
Better than a dog or car
She's my best friend
Understands me when I'm fallin down, down, down
Oh it hurts to be that way
Down, down, down
Oh it hurts to know that that kinda fellah
Is a Mulberry Jane
She made jam when she came
Somebody cut off her feet
Now the jelly rolls in the street
If you want to see me
Sorry but I'm not around
If you want to be me
Turn around I'm by the window where the light is

She's my best friend
Certainly not the average girl
She's my best friend
Understands me when I'm fallin...

Fallin down
Fallin down...

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• Underground
• VU

[Timmybear]

What does that even mean? A song that was recorded ten seconds ago is old too. When did art get an expiry date stamped on it?

[pmfont]

who cares? VU rules... and you most certainly do not

[OhFFSGimmeAName]

@shoekstra1419 Well, the song is about heroin...

[theblahman]

@Darksunshinerain87 The only band who could touch them was Syd Barrett led Pink Floyd in my opinion

[Hister333]

@MrPeguin666 I dunno "Head Held High" always annoyed me. Try that.

[MrPeguin666]

Damn't! Why can't I just find one bad song by them! This proves they're witches. Burn Lou Reed! lol

[Darksunshinerain87]

@sco8d Yeah, I actually see what you mean now. And Harrison was an unbelievable song writer all by himself too. I do like the Beatles a lot and I'm happy to listen to them, especially Sgt. Peppers. But the Velvet Underground is the ultimate. They are my Beatles, if that makes any sense. I listen to A LOT of different music but The Velvet Underground would have to be that band that if at gun point, I was forced to pick a band , I would pick without hesitation.

[Darksunshinerain87]

@sco8d Yeah you're right. I meant to say one of the first bands. I love the Kinks as well. I'm starting to see that the Beatles are a tad overrated. Other greater bands don't get the same recognition or didn't when they came out. Just look at VU. And it's young woman, not man. Girls can have sweet taste in music too. :)

[Darksunshinerain87]

@shoekstra1419 I KNOW! I love that line. I wonder what it's about. It just sounds macabre to me but I bet there's a meaning to it. I fucking love Lou Reed.

[shoekstra1419]

love how Lou sticks filthy references in even his prettiest, poppiest songs. "she made jam when she came."

what a nasty, brilliant motherfucker

[hermygagala]

@Darksunshinerain87 Plus the Beatles really didn't do anything knew except for Acid Rock and Psychedllic rock. Their music is pansy ass compared to the VU. And Nazareth revelutionized music a lot more than you think. Maybe not as whole they didn't influence as many bands as the Beatles or The VU. But Nazareth was part of the elite that helped create metal as well as being one of the most versatile bands of all time. Dan McCafferty of Nazareth has so much range and versatility in his vocals.

[hermygagala]

@Darksunshinerain87 Nazareth isn't just metal bud. Also you should listen to Epitaph by Judas Priest. Judas Priest I will give you is a essentially a metal band but they do have some softer stuff. But you know nothing about Nazareth they are one of the first to create metal but they have a lot of other stuff. The best evidence is in there first and second album. Also you are wrong about the Beatles being the first band to write and record their own music plenty of other artists had done that.