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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I'm Waiting for the ManThe Velvet Underground
I'm Waiting for the Man
1967 · From The Velvet Underground & Nico
Recorded in Hollywood with Cale on piano, the rhythm pushing like a subway train under Reed's flat delivery.
★ 7.7
Sweet Jane
1970 · From Loaded
Tucker was pregnant, so Yule played bass and drums, and the bridge stayed missing from the mix for twenty-five years.
★ 7.5
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
Sunday MorningThe Velvet Underground
Sunday Morning
1966 · From The Velvet Underground & Nico
Cale spotted a celesta in the studio, Warhol suggested paranoia, and the last track cut became the album's gentle opener.
★ 6.5
Rock and RollThe Velvet Underground
Rock and Roll
1970 · From Loaded
Tucker was pregnant, so Doug Yule played drums, bass and the solo; Reed's Jenny finds her life on the radio.
★ 6.0
Oh! Sweet NothingThe Velvet Underground
Oh! Sweet Nothing
1970 · From Loaded
Reed's parade of characters with nothing to their names, sung by Doug Yule over seven closing minutes of Loaded.
★ 4.6