Lou Reed - The Late Show 1992 HD

Lou Reed interviewed and performing live, for "The Late Show" January 28th 1992, promoting the album "Magic & Loss" Recorded on TDK E-HG E180 VHS videotape at SP, tape archive 608. Magic and Loss was originally intended to be primarily about themes of magic after hearing stories about magicians in Mexico. However, when tragedy struck during the writing process, Reed expanded the album's focus to themes of loss and death as well. Inspired in part by the illnesses and eventual deaths of two close friends, Magic and Loss was written for songwriter Doc Pomus, who had given Reed his start in the music business some 25 years earlier and a woman Reed has identified as "Rita", popularly assumed to be Rotten Rita, who along with Reed was a familiar figure at Andy Warhol's studio, the Factory, in the mid-to-late '60s. Photographs of Pomus and a woman's face can be seen at the center of the lyric booklet included with the CD release.
Jazz singer Little Jimmy Scott performs backing vocals on track 3, "Power and Glory". Reed's live performance of the album filmed on March 18, 1992 at Pinewood Studios in London, England, was released on VHS and LaserDisc.
The single "What's Good"/"The Thesis", released in March, was Reed's second number-one hit (after "Dirty Blvd.") on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, occupying the top spot for 3 weeks. The 12" version of the release contained Reed's reading of "Harry's Circumcision" and "A Dream". A longer version of "What's Good" was previously released on the 1991 soundtrack album to the Wim Wenders film Until the End of the World.
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[@BlackRoomProductions]

Knocked it outta the park again with this interview STV, thanks.

[@andreeopthof376]

Lou Reed = musical hero. I will always love his VU stuff. And his solo stuff as well. 'Nuff said.

[@edwardmulholland7912]

Lou Reed - wow. The 14 year old Velvet Understand fan in me is very happy. One of the greatest - ever.
Thank you for this.

[@w00df0rd]

The timestamp says 'Pal Room' for 'Dreamin' (Escape)'. Thanks for upload

[@joyceh2721]

This is great Steevee, thanks mate. "I write for people who didn't have idyllic starts". 👍✌️❤️

[@nilles3000]

that means all people mostly only the ones who were kept free away from it by good people and taught something decent

[@anthonypearson31]

Very nice quality STV, great to see this

[@Joker6052-v7k]

Miss you lou

[@drillbag]

this is great!

[@richalderson6069]

I always wonder when I'm about to see a Lou Reed interview if he's gonna be friendly or hostile. Thankfully he was talkative and friendly here.

[@nanchanger]

Saw him live several times, great songwriter AND performer...

[@in3rcia218]

which years and where?

[@nanchanger]

@@in3rcia218 Mid 80s at the Ritz a couple of times and the Beacon Theatre, NYC...

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

FANTASTIC interview of an erudite man.

[@UnauthorisedService]

Nice archive 👍bought the album back then but barely played it... had a bit of an epiphany listening to the song “ magic and loss “ a few years ago though ... love it 👍

[@yaelpalombo4093]

💖🙏💐

[@Wheresnorth4romhere]

Transformer is the go to album but i personally like Berlin the best. Raw, Arty and just so Lou Reedy!!!

[@floglobe]

thank you for posting

[@ScottishTeeVee]

You're welcome

[@in3rcia218]

thanks so much for all the material that you give us ❤️

[@BlackRoomProductions]

Been listening to this album a lot over the past few months so this interview came at the perfect time

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Glad you enjoyed it and Thank You for looking over so many things on this channel

[@BlackRoomProductions]

@@ScottishTeeVee watching it for the 2nd time already. Much appreciated by this fan STV, thanks again.

[@robertandthecavalry2062]

At least he did something different. I bought one of his albums in 1996 when I turned 20. Anyway, he did more than wallow in popular dementedness. Cheers for the videos

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and commenting Robert

[@cristinavillegas2229]

Charlrs Bukowski said if you never whent mad you've had a boring life

[@okgo8315]

My friend sang on Walk on the Wild Side, Dari Lalou of Thunder Thighs backing vocals trio. We spent the evening together the day they recorded the bv's at De Lane Lee studios (i think it was) London.
Dari and Karen, who were close friends of mine in Rome in the 60's, would break into 'Do doodoo doodoo do doodoo etc' throughout the evening but it didn't make sense without the track.
They were only paid a meagre session fee for their legendary voices.👍🇬🇧

[@ScottishTeeVee]

Thanks for watching and sharing the memories

[@kamalmanzukie]

that's amazing

[@ScottishTeeVee]

@@kamalmanzukie Thank you for watching and commenting

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

Wow; never knew they were British.

[@okgo8315]

@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music ..... Dari and Karen are American, Casey is British.👍🇬🇧✌️

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

When I was young my friend who is ten years older than me CheryL pLayed Lou Reed for me the first time . . .She told me when I got oLder I would Like it . . .

[@ScottishTeeVee]

So was CheryL right, do you know like Lou Reed?

[@sodiumlights]

my favourite album of Lou's. Hoping Warners release a deluxe edition 2022.

[@cristinavillegas2229]

Life is for the living death is for the dead happen s to everyone it's the only thing in life that's fair

[@nullvoid244]

That haircut

[@mvjonsson]

The mullet.