The Velvet Underground - Sister Ray (full length)

"Sister Ray" is a song by The Velvet Underground that closes side two of their 1968 avant-garde rock album White Light/White Heat. The song's lyrics were written by Lou Reed, with music composed by John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Maureen Tucker and Reed.

"Sister Ray" was a concert favorite of the band, who regularly closed their set with the song. The studio recording of the song was recorded in one single take that lasts over seventeen minutes, while live versions were known to last as much as half an hour or more. The triple live album Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes, released in 2001, features three live performances of "Sister Ray" from 1969, with approximate running times of 24, 38 and 29 minutes.

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• Sister Ray
• The Velvet Underground
• John Cale
• Sterling Morrison
• Maureen Tucker

[spacepartysan]

you either hate it, or have sex in your car to it:)

[MrPeguin666]

The worse the quality of speaker you have, the better it sounds

[aboxxinc]

This song just isn't long enough

[GetOffMyLawn2012]

Best thing ever recorded!

[completeaddiction]

only at 11:04 so far

[Mistertbones]

Without Buddy Holly, the Beatles wouldn't have existed.

[arjun2191]

Egad! The riff from this song is nicked straight from the Everly Brothers' "Love Hurts"! Check the song out on YouTube.

If you want to laugh at the sheer devilish wickedness of the Velvets, play the Everlys' song... and then "Sister Ray". They couldn't be more different.

[tuber232rebut]

sayd he cdouldnt hit it syd ways:)

[artistsandbox]

the velvet underground was a good idea

[metallicarules1234]

sucking on my dingdong? haha

[thesinner922]

Check my logic.

The Beatles changed all, most importantly, everything went from singles to albums couse they never had their singles included in the albums. No Beatles (and Dylan), no Lou Reed, no VU.

But u can't compare the two bands. VU were as anti-beatles as they come. But the fact is, this shit right here is pure PUNK, driven by Mo's groove (dat special Underground groove) and Lou's epic lyrics. VU music got cult like 15 years after they broke up - fukin light years ahead of it's time man.