Like many of the scores i post, i posted this because i had previously found no adequate transcription of the piano part for this song, so i did it myself. Lou talks enthusiastically in the liner notes about getting the perfect guitar sound he wanted for this concert an acoustic guitar with the sound of diamonds and the. Their evidence was that lou reed used to take the drug undisputed, but hardly conclusive, and that perfect day was used for the scene in trainspotting in. There was lou reed, looking like a leather jacket, singing the first line of a. We already purchase the product so i kept listening to the music. Next up, luke owen looks at 1996s trainspottingchoose life. Trainspottings five greatest musical moments music reads. Lou reed perfect day trainspotting top soundtracks youtube. Dave from sunderland, united states lou reed famously went on record say he thought durandurans version of the the song was his favorite and much preferred it to his own. The lou reed song perfect day was recorded in 1972 but became really famous only decades later, when it was featured in the film trainspotting your task is to listen to the song and complete the lyrics. With trance heading into cinemas next wednesday, the flickering myth writing team look back at their favourite danny boyle movies. The movie, however, entertains me every time i watch it. Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film trainspotting and after a starstudded version was released as a bbc charity single in 1997, reaching number one in the united kingdom, ireland, and norway.
This books was written with lou reed fans in mind, not bettye kronstad fans. A perfect day an intimate potrait of life with lou reed. For those who think i am being harsh, look the title of the book. Trainspotting was one of the 90s most important films and its soundtrack was a. Below, in an extract from his new book, britpop cinema. So i went looking on this website and found the cd of perfect day by lou reed.
Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film trainspotting and after a starstudded version was released as a bbc charity single in. By continuing to use this website, you agree to our policies regarding the use of cookies. Trainspotting is a 1996 british black comedy crime film directed by danny boyle and starring ewan mcgregor, ewen bremner, jonny lee miller, kevin mckidd, robert carlyle, and kelly macdonald in her debut. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. Irvines semiautobiographical novel was wildly popular in britain for three years prior to the films release.
Recorded live during last summers meltdown festival at londons royal festival hall an event organized by noted performance artist and reeds main squeeze laurie anderson perfect night isnt exactly unplugged. The book gave me a rather hard time and i wouldnt read it again. The group soon became a part of andy warhols factory scene, which housed a great number of the most freaked and experimental artists at the time. Few films are fortunate to be at the right time and right place and take the world by storm as trainspotting did, but the ultimate proof of this films greatness is that if you watched it alone or with a large group of people, in 2008 or in 1996, it has the same effect absolute power. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Elton jhon, lou reed, bono, david bowie, brett anderson, tom jones, perfect day. High quality lou reed inspired leggings by independent artists and designers from around the world. Though the novel is much denser and certainly more detailed than the film, the script captures the essence of the book. Lou reed perfect night live in london 1998, cd discogs. I must have read the first page of trainspotting more than twenty times since purchasing the book years ago, and each time i would put it back in fear of all the scottish dialect. How trainspottings iconic soundtrack shaped the film. Lou reed perfect day page 2 steve hoffman music forums. Just a perfect day drink sangria in the park and then later, when it gets dark we go home just a perfect day feed animals in the zoo then later a movie, too.
Posted on august 10, 2014 august 10, 2014 lou reed, song meaning video lou reed perfect day song meaning it is a song about disillusionment with love. The song that everyone would like to receive as a love message. Trainspotting is a book about fucking underage women, about beating bums in the street, about the maxim that there are nae friends in this game. How trainspottings iconic britpop soundtrack shaped the film. Ill be your mirror, perfect day, the kids, vicious, busload of faith, kicks, talking book, into the divine, coney island baby, new sensations, why do you talk, riptide, original wrapper, sex with your parents, dirty blvd. Jesse from new york, ny perfect day aswell as sweet jane were also performed by lou reed himself in the christina ricci film prozac nation released in 2001. Jist associates, about bar brawls and rape and rude bodily functions. Beautiful sound, poetry and the voice of lou reed is a musical instrument in and of. Live in london is an impressive collectionmuch better than the halfhearted concert walkthroughs most artists release to fulfill their contractsas well as an essential document for reeds fans. Find out at which radio station you can hear lou reed perfect day. After initial infatuation stage there can be period of disillusionment in love, people find others and themselves to be less than their expectation.
It was originally featured on transformer, reeds second postvelvet underground solo album, and as a double aside with his major hit, walk on the wild side. Lous first wife claims that he was not on drugs at that time claiming that she was his handler to keep him off them and that he wrote perfect day exactly describing a day they had together around the time they got engaged i posted the quote in a lou thread recently. Iggy pop, lou reed, david bowie, joy division on of the best soundtracks ever. The first sign that the live acoustic set perfect night is going to be dodgy is the liner notes, where reed enthuses over the feedbuckera device that wipes out feedback. Transformer is imo as close to a perfect album as lou reed ever got although new york is close in the running. Trainspotting was based on the novel by irvine welsh, who has a bit part in the film as a drug connection. Lou reed originally recorded perfect day written by lou reed and lou reed released it on the album transformer in 1972. Theres no point lying, this is a challenging novel, sometimes you have to read things twice or pause to think about them to fully understand whats being said. Indeed, as the av club put it at the time, overall, perfect night. Love was everywhere and you wore flowers in your hair. Like boyle, reed finds beauty in the mundane just a perfect day, feed animals in the zoo. Furthermore, hearing the soundtrack is a great reason to watch trainspotting.
Listen to your favourite songs from perfect day by lou reed now. Perfect day lou reed piano accompaniment sheet music. Perfect day is a song written by lou reed in 1972, originally featured on transformer, reeds second postvelvet underground solo album. Decurtis great gift of storytelling gives fascinating insight and perspective to reed. With its hallucinatory visions of crawling dead babies and a grungy plunge into the filthiest toilet in scotland, you might not think trainspotting could have been one of the best movies of 1996, but danny boyles film about unrepentant heroin addicts in edinburgh is all that and more. Lou reed perfect night live in london releases discogs.
Boyle uses lou reeds perfect day a song etched with irony as the somber tone doesnt match the rather the nostalgic and sometimes menacing lyrics. The difficulty of this exercise is below b2 level intermediate. Beautiful sound, poetry and the voice of lou reed is a musical instrument in and of itself. I noticed the artists great voice and the words this was a perfect day. Anthony decurtis captures the soul and the essence of lou reed in his terrific new biography of the brilliant, cultureshaping musician. The true meaning of lou reeds perfect day auralcrave. Lou reed s new york is the most affecting of these, showcasing reed s view of the city from which he siphoned his power. By 1997, the unplugged craze, in which nearly every rocker under the sun decided to look back on their songbook with tasteful and unamplified maturity, had just about run its course, but that wasnt about to stop lou reed from belatedly trying the same gimmick for his performance at londons 1997 meltdown music festival. Lou reed perfect day page 5 steve hoffman music forums. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. The photographs consist mostly of textural landscapesthe new jersey. Bowie with helping to be able to use various hit songs in the original movie inexpensively because he had ties with lou reed and iggy pop, and helped boyle out because he was a fan of shallow grave 1994.
Danny boyles trainspotting is a film in which everything goes the right way. Read this book, and explore the fcking genius that was lou reed. He formed the group the velvet underground with welsh multiinstrumentalist john cale, second guitarist sterling morrison, and drummer maureen tucker in new york in 1965. Cover versions of perfect day by lou reed secondhandsongs. The most beautiful song on the album, and perhaps the most beautiful song by reed. Based on the novel of the same name by irvine welsh, the film was released in the united kingdom on 23 february 1996. His parents pick him up from the hospital with hopes of cleaning out his system. It was also covered by gare du nord, alex braun, ettore fioravanti, midnite string quartet and other artists. Perfect day was known as such a sublime, beautiful song, which it clearly is, so theres no. I would recommend his music to any one who is a fan of music from the 70s.
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