The Velvet Forum

...the most beautiful song in the history of rock 'n' roll, IMO. Unbelievable song.

Yeah, it is beautiful. I don't think it's THE most beautiful song, but it's very beautiful.

I love the little guitar "solo" near the end--it's the icing on top of the cake/it really makes the song.

Linger on... your pale blue eyes........

LOUIE LOUIE!

OooOooh...........................

Obviously you have never listened to Disco Mystic.

"Lou Reed wrote this song for Hank Williams who died of an overdose of pills in a hammock in the back of a limousine on the way to a gig." -Patti Smith / Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA / January 30, 1976

"Lou Reed writ this song for a Swedish boy he once knew." -Patti Smith / Concerthouse, Stockholm, Sweden / Oct. 3, 1976

Patti Smith wrote:Lou Reed wrote this song for Hank Williams who died of an overdose of pills in a hammock in the back of a limousine on the way to a gig. (Roxy Theatre, Los Angeles, CA / January 30, 1976)

Patti Smith wrote:Lou Reed wrote this song for a Swedish boy he once knew. (Concerthouse, Stockholm, Sweden / Oct. 3, 1976)

Don't trust between-song banter by Patti Smith, she's completely bonkers.

Hey Arjan, why in the world did you change "writ" to "wrote" in the second quote? I can tell you one thing--she definitely says "writ" (she's notorious for using the archaic I think)--I have the bootleg--"I Never Talked To Bob Dylan", or, as I, for some reason like to call it, "I Never Slept With Bob Dylan".

Arjan...my sanity depends on your response...

Yes from memory she definitely says "writ" Candy Velvet, Arjan must have just thought it was a typo, I wouldn't get too worked up about it

The song was written about Shelly Albin. Patti's comments are obviously just quips, as Arjan pointed out

I love Pale Blue Eyes but I still think 'Heroin' is The Velvets most nightmarishly beuatiful song, hell it might even be my favorite song in the world.