from Oannes *

Τα δυο αυτά τραγούδια συνθέτουν μια ενότητα που κατά την άποψή μου αποτελεί το αποκορύφωμα της μουσικής τέχνης ενός ανθρώπου που διαμόρφωσε το ροκ ιδίωμα όσο ελάχιστοι. Μπορεί το πρώτο Velvet να έμεινε στην ιστορία [όχι πως δεν το άξιζε] αλλά το αγαπημένο μου άλμπουμ του Lou Reed είναι το Berlin – μια μνημειώδης παραγωγή του Bob Ezrin.

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These two songs compose a unity which, in my view, is the culmination of the music art of a man who influenced the rock idiom as few others did. Maybe the first Velvet U was the one that went down in history [not that it didn’t deserve it] but my favorite Lou Reed album is Berlin – a monumental Bob Ezrin production.

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❝ This is the place where she lay her head
When she went to bed at night
And this is the place our children were conceived
Candles lit the room brightly at night
And this is the place where she cut her wrists
That odd and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
This is the place where we used to live
I paid for it with love and blood
And these are the boxes that she kept on the shelf
Filled with her poetry and stuff
And this is the room where she took the razor
And cut her wrists that strange and fateful night
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
And I said, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, what a feeling
I never would have started if I’d known
That it’s end this way
But funny thing, I’m not at all sad
That it stopped this way
Stopped this way ❞

❝ Staring at my picture book
She looks like Mary, Queen of Scots
She seemed very regal to me
Just goes to show how wrong you can be
I’m gonna stop wastin’ my time
Somebody else would have broken both of her arms
Sad song, Sad song, Sad song, Sad song
My castle, kids and home
I thought she was Mary, Queen of Scots
I tried so very hard
Shows just how wrong you can be
I’m gonna stop wasting time
Somebody else would have broken both of her arms
Sad song, Sad song, Sad song, Sad song ❞

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Enjoy!

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As always, I’m happy to hear your thoughts, however I’d highly recommend a direct dialogue with the …’source’ [why comments are closed here], so please visit Oannes’ page where you can also listen to the songs!

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* For my friends who didn’t know, or first timers here, Oannes [aka Socratis Papahatzis] is my husband, partner in life and music and the one with my undying admiration. Together we have a band MK-O [the music of Marina Kanavaki & Oannes]. So, it’s my pleasure to share with you his [and sometimes mine] musical selections. • Do visit his site. He has my highest recommendation!