Lou Top 100 Songs

Pernod time · Post by **Pernod time** » 19 Mar 2005 18:55

The other night I went to an excellent "No Wave" evening at a club called Helsinki here in Zürich,where little seen (but fantastic) NYC movies such as "Downtown 81" and "Liquid Sky" were shown, what was interesting is that the club have a jukebox on the wall with 50 favourite CD's voted by the band Sonic Youth. To cut a long story short, the boss of this club told me that Lou Reed has also submitted a list of his 100 favourite songs to the club for a future retrospective. Apparently Lou misunderstood the requirement, but the guy from the club thinks its a great idea anyway. I dont know the list but will be sure to post it when I see it.

Chance · Post by **Chance** » 19 Mar 2005 23:17

Good man! THAT is something I think we'd all like to see.

You know, in 1965 John Lennon got a jukebox and stocked it with his favorite songs. The Beatles took it with them on tour that year, and recently, those songs have all been compiled on a 2 disc set called "John Lennon's Jukebox." It occurs to me that Lou would be a fantastic candidate for similar treatment. Maybe if we can get a look at this list, we could all pool our musical resources together and put together our own "Lou Reed's Jukebox." I don't mean we try to track down all 100 tunes, but I bet we could put together a really nice, thoroughly enjoyable double set.

Saffie · Post by **Saffie** » 21 Mar 2005 01:43

Wow - that be the Cool!

My #1 Lou Reed solo song is "Perfect Day". I've heard two versions of it, both just gor-gee-uss.

Cameo Role · Post by **Cameo Role** » 21 Mar 2005 03:06

I think it's Lou's one hundred favs, not his own songs.

Saffie · Post by **Saffie** » 21 Mar 2005 07:20

Oh, right - gotcha. Well, that would be interesting, would it not?!!

Pernod time · Post by **Pernod time** » 22 Mar 2005 20:50

There something about the Helsinki jukebox on the Sonic Youth website. Apparently the next round will be dedicated to Alan Lomax. I'm sure some of Lou's favourites would be similar to the records on both of these lists

http://www.sonicyouth.com/main/index.html

Homme Fatale · Post by **Homme Fatale** » 27 Jun 2005 11:02

Happened to find this...

LOU REED?s FAVORITE 100 SINGLES

Picked by Lou Reed for the Curated Juke Box
at the Helsinki Music Club in Zurich, Switzerland.
May 2005

Ornette Coleman Lonely Woman
Eddie And Ernie Outcast
Roland Kirk That Old Rugged Cross
Ray Charles Night Time Is The Right Time
Little Richard The Girl Can?t Help It
The Excellents Coney Island Baby
Lorraine Ellison Stay With Me
Elvis Presley Mystery Train
Carl Perkins Honey Don?t
Chuck Berry Little Queenie
Billy Lee Riley Red Hot
Wanda Jackson Let?s Have A Party
Nolan Strong & The Diabolos The Wind
Roy Orbison Crying
Roy Orbison Ooby Dooby
Elvis Presley That?s Alright Mama
Fats Domino The Fat Man
Dion & The Belmonts I Wonder Why
Hank Williams I?m So Lonesome I Could Cry
Bo Diddley Bring It To Jerome
Bo Diddley Bo Diddley
Chris Connor When Sonny Gets Blue
Chet Baker My Funny Valentine
Jimmy Scott Someone To Watch Over Me
Lillian Leach and the Mellows Smoke From Your Cigarette
Little Richard Lucille
Otis Redding I?ve Been Loving You Too Long
Jimi Hendrix Are Your Experienced?
Ike and Tina Turner I Think It?s Going to Work Out Fine
Ike and Tina Turner River Deep, Mountain High
Sam Cooke Mean Old World
Otis Redding Try A Little Tenderness
Jerry Lee Lewis Whole Lotta Shakin Going On
J.J. Cale Crazy Mama
Ry Cooder Little Sister
? And The Mysterians 96 Tears
Cannibal and the Headhunters Land of a Thousand Dances
Huey Piano Smith & The Clowns Don?t You Just Know It
Bobby Charles See You Later, Alligator
Clarence Frogman Henry Ain?t got No Home
Jimmy Reed Big Boss Man
Jimmy Reed Hush Hush
John Lee Hooker Boogie Chillun
Albert King Born Under a Bad Sign
Booker T. & the Mgs Green Onions
Wilson Pickett Ninety-Nine and a Half
Sam & Dave Soul Man
The Youngbloods Sunlight
The Left Banke Walk Away Renee
The Left Banke Pretty Ballerina
The Students So Young
Valerie Jackie and the Starlites
The Easybeats Falling Off the Edge of the World
The Paragons Gloria
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Work With Me Annie
Hank Ballard & the Midnighters Annie Had A Baby
Little Richard Tutti Frutti
B. B. King Rock Me Baby
Al Green Belle
Al Green Georgia Boy
Ricky Nelson My Bucket?s Got A Hole In It
Ricky Nelson Hello Mary Lou
James Brown There Was A Time
Laurie Anderson Superman
Kate Bush Wuthering Heights
The Beach Boys God Only Knows
Link Wray Rumble
Ann Peebles Can?t Stand the Rain
Skeeter Davis The End of the World
Bob Dylan Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan It?s Alright Ma
Bob Dylan Foot of Pride
Peter Gabriel Solsbury Hill
The Carpenders Superstar
Charlie Dore Pilot of the Airwaves
Rolling Stones Start Me Up
Bobby Bland Turn On Your Lovelight
Solomon Burke Keep A Light In the Window
James Brown Think
Sly & The Family Stone Everyday People
Sly & The Family Stone Everybody?s A Star
Etta James I?d Rather Go Blind
Carla Thomas Gee Whiz
Clarence Carter The Dark End of the Street
Aretha Franklin I Never Loved A Man
Johnny Taylor Who?s Making Love
James & Bobby Purify I?m Your Puppet
Aaron Neville Tell It Like It Is
Lee Dorsey Get Out My Life Woman
Fats Domino Ain?t That A Shame
James & Bobby Purify Shake A Tailfeather
Detroit Rock & Roll
U2 Stuck In A Moment You Can?t Get Out
John Lennon Mother
John Lennon Jealous Guy
Moe Tucker Spamn Again
Stevie Wonder Livin?n For The City
Marvin Gaye What?s Going On
The Commodores Night Shift
The Chiffons He?s So Fine

?The Curated Juke Box, Helsinki Club Zurich, Switzerland
Idea and Concept: Frank Heer (frankheer@mac.com)
Host: Helsinki Club Zurich, Switzerland

arjan · Post by **arjan** » 27 Jun 2005 15:01

Homme Fatale wrote:Happened to find this...

LOU REED?s FAVORITE 100 SINGLES

Nice of him to include tracks by Maureen Tucker and Laurie Anderson. Sadly, no John Cale songs though

And a bit of poetic licence with the "singles" concept, no way was "Lonely Woman" by Ornette Coleman, brilliant as it is, a single...

Homme Fatale · Post by **Homme Fatale** » 27 Jun 2005 15:03

Or "Are You Experienced?" Lou listed his top 100 songs.

Pernod time · Post by **Pernod time** » 27 Jun 2005 15:58

Thanks for posting this, I didnt get down to the Helsinki bar the last few weeks, so I missed it. To be honest i'm disappointed with Lou's list, everyone likes the songs of their youth, but didnt he listen to any new records that came out in the last 25 years? There have been one or two good ones

, I suppose it explains the poor quality of his own records in recent years, if he's not inspired by the music thats happening now, but chooses to remain in the past.