Heroin
1967 · From The Velvet Underground & Nico
Written in 1964 while Reed was a staff songwriter, and Tucker abandoned her drums at the climax, unable to hear.
★ 7.7
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Venus in Furs
1967 · From The Velvet Underground & Nico
Cale's viola drone, Reed's ostrich guitar, Tucker's tambourine: one of three songs the band recut in Hollywood.
★ 6.8