Pale Blue Eyes
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| “Pale Blue Eyes” | |||||
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| Song by The Velvet Underground | |||||
| Album | The Velvet Underground | ||||
| Released | 1969 | ||||
| Recorded | November-December 1968 TTG Studios, Hollywood |
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| Genre | Rock and Roll | ||||
| Length | 5:41 | ||||
| Label | MGM Records | ||||
| Writer | Lou Reed | ||||
| Composer | Lou Reed | ||||
| Producer | The Velvet Underground | ||||
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"Pale Blue Eyes" is a song written by Lou Reed and performed by The Velvet Underground. It was included on the band's eponymous 1969 album The Velvet Underground.
The song has five verses. First verse starts: "Sometimes I feel so happy, Sometimes I feel so sad." The refrain goes: "Linger on, your pale blue eyes".
[edit] Cover versions
"Pale Blue Eyes" has later been adopted by several bands/artist.[1] In addition to Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker from VU, also Eric Andersen, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Finn, Counting Crows, Hole, Marisa Monte, R.E.M. and Patti Smith have their own versions of this song.
The instrumental version of the song was used in Julian Schnabel's 2007 film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Pale Blue Eyes" at All-Music Guide (Retrieved on June 23, 2007, and again on March 22, 2008)
- ^ Full Credits for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)" (Retrieved on March 22, 2008)
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