"Heroin" Song

A "Heroin" Song is a experimental avant-pop social-critique rock song composed by Lou Reed (in the early 1960s).

• Context:
  • It can be considered one of The Velvet Underground's most iconic tracks.
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  • It can depict the experience of Heroin Addiction
  • It can use Minimalist Instrumentation and Lyrical Content that conveys both euphoria and despair.
  • It can be recognized as a pioneering work in experimental rock and avant-pop genres.
  • It can have influenced countless artists and is often cited in discussions of the evolution of rock music in the late 1960s.
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• Example(s):
  • The earliest-known recorded version (~1965).
  • The best well-known version recorded in Album: "The Velvet Underground & Nico" (1967), produced by Andy Warhol.
  • The version recorded in live performance: "Live at Max's Kansas City" (1972), capturing the raw energy of the band's performances.
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • The Black Angel's Death Song.
  • "Sweet Jane" Song.
• See: Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, The Velvet Underground, TTG Studios, Experimental Rock, Avant-Pop, Verve Records, Lou Reed, Andy Warhol, Rock Music, Heroin.

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References

2024

• (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heroin_(The_Velvet_Underground_song) Retrieved:2024-8-28.
  • "Heroin" is a song by American rock band the Velvet Underground, released on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. Written by Lou Reed in 1964, the song, which overtly depicts heroin usage and its effects, is one of the band's most celebrated compositions. Critic Mark Deming of Allmusic writes, "While 'Heroin' hardly endorses drug use, it doesn't clearly condemn it, either, which made it all the more troubling in the eyes of many listeners." In 2004, it was ranked at number 448 on Rolling Stones list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", and was re-ranked at number 455 in 2010.

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