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Lou Reed, Peter Hitchens and the ridiculous Daily Mail.
- Thread starter Nibble
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Eamonn Holmes on Sky News this morning:
"I didn't even know Perfect Day was about Heroin"
"I didn't even know Perfect Day was about Heroin"
Gritt23
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theboybilly
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Norman Potting
Well-known member
Perhaps someone should explain "Walk On The Wild Side" to him as well.
Lord Bamber
Legendary Chairman
BBC saw fit to use 'Perfect Day' as its Children in Need song a few years back in '97.
spring hall convert
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Check this out then
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...ow-Lou-Reeds-excesses-finally-caught-him.html
The lyrics that they accuse of glamorising drugs both mention ill health/ death
They clearly don't understand that sexuality isn't the 100% Gay/ 100% Straight choice they think it is. Fair play at least they don't print open homophobia any more.
They can't resist having a pop at the BBC
This from the paper that was outraged about Thatcher's memory being besmirched by people celebrating their death.
Normally I won't click on a Mail article, knowing that I'm fuelling their advertising but I just couldn't resist this one.
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Indeed he would Nibs. I think I'll take a leaf out of his book too (as it were) & laugh at the stuck-up tosser that Hitchens is: & who he no doubt aspires to represent.
Just saying like but I did not know perfect day was about drugs but I am in my 70's and the whole drug scene passed me by.
You can almost taste the barely suppressed GLEE at his death.
spring hall convert
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Is there a pinch of envy in there too? It might just be my imagination
life on mars 73
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- Oct 19, 2010
- 264
Where are the heroin references in Perfect Day ? I thought it was about celebrating spending a lovely day with someone, doing simple things like going to the zoo and stuff.
Marxo
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One of the great enigma's of our time: the Hitchens brothers. How could they be so different?
A fish called Glen Ponder
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- Mar 13, 2012
- 50
To be fair to Eamonn Holmes, Lou Reed did say a number of times that the song was not about heroin but about an obsession from a jilted lover (and it was not as so he tried to hide his addictions and the drug references in so many songs) – That said, easy to see how the lyrics can be thought to be about heroin and addiction generally.
Unfortunately clicked on the bile that is the Mail but will congratulate them on putting together some fantastic iconic images. RIP
Unfortunately clicked on the bile that is the Mail but will congratulate them on putting together some fantastic iconic images. RIP
Superphil
Dismember
I've never seen Trainspotting, but I did know that Perfect Day was about Heroin. As indeed are a number of his songs, I heard "Waiting for the/my* Man" on the radio this morning too.
Song is called "Waiting for The Man", Reed sings "Waiting for My Man"
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Algernon
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Ref: Duke's mound?
Superphil
Dismember
The song is called "Waiting for The Man", Reed sings "Waiting for My Man"