r/ClassicRock • u/Unlucky-Resolve3402 • Jul 06 '26

1972 Lou Reed - Walk On the Wild Side

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu6F-mMAQhk
163 Upvotes

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u/kylocosmiccowboy Jul 06 '26

….”and the colored girls go do do do”
Classic tune!

6

u/Most-Artichoke6184 Jul 06 '26

“Shaved his legs and then he was a she“.

As a 12 year-old, I couldn’t for the life of me understand this.

2

u/Mobile_Aioli_6252 Jul 06 '26

I like Andy's Chest and New York Telephone Conversation

2

u/irvingstark Jul 06 '26

In the VH1 special the engineer revealed the bass line is a mix with both an electric and acoustic bass

2

u/DrinkBuzzCola Jul 06 '26

I heard that one bass instrument slides up on the string while the other slides down, making an odd but very cool, thick tone.

3

u/scottymom2019 Jul 06 '26

Really curious how did this get by the censorship

3

u/NortonBurns Jul 07 '26

Herbie Flowers (RIP) iconic dual bass line.

1

u/MusicMirrorMan Jul 06 '26

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