music.wikisort.org - Composition"Lady Godiva's Operation" is a song by the Velvet Underground from their second album, White Light/White Heat (1968). The lyrics of the first half of the song, sung by John Cale, describe Lady Godiva; the lyrics of the second half, sung by Cale alternating with Lou Reed, are full of oblique, deadpan black humor and describe a botched surgical procedure, implied to be a lobotomy.[2] Cale plays electric viola while Sterling Morrison plays bass, an instrument that he disliked, despite his competent abilities.[3][4]
1968 song by the Velvet Underground
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| Released | January 30, 1968 (1968-01-30) |
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| Recorded | September 1967 |
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| Studio | Scepter Studios, New York City |
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| Genre | Experimental rock[1] |
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| Length | 4:56 |
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| Label | Verve |
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| Songwriter(s) | Lou Reed |
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| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson |
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The song was covered by the Fatima Mansions as a single.[5]
Personnel
- John Cale – lead vocals, electric viola, medical instrument vocal noises
- Lou Reed – co-lead vocals, electric guitar
- Sterling Morrison – bass guitar, backing vocals, medical instrument vocal noises
- Maureen Tucker – percussion
References
- "Lady Godiva's Operation The Velvet Underground". AllMusic.
- Wawzenek, Bryan (30 March 2018). "Doctor, Doctor, Give Me the News: 40 Songs About Doctors". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Hoffman, Eric. "Examinations: An Examination of John Cale". Mental Contagion. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
When I had to play viola, Sterling had to play bass, which he hated.
According to the website, the quote is from John Cale’s autobiography, What’s Welsh for Zen (NY: St. Martin’s Press (2000)). - Pinnock, Tom (18 September 2012). "John Cale on The Velvet Underground & Nico". Uncut. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- Green, Jim. "Fatima Mansions". Trouser Press. Retrieved 22 February 2016.
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[de] Lady Godiva’s Operation
Lady Godiva’s Operation ist ein Lied der experimentellen US-Rockband The Velvet Underground, der auf ihrem zweiten Album, White Light/White Heat, im Jahr 1968 erschienen ist.
- [en] Lady Godiva's Operation
[ru] Lady Godiva’s Operation
«Lady Godiva's Operation» — песня американской авангардной рок-группы The Velvet Underground, она появилась на их альбоме 1968 года — White Light/White Heat. Лирика первой половины песни (в исполнении Джона Кейла) описывает Леди Годиву. Лирика второй части песни (в исполнении Кейла вместе с Лу Ридом) наполнена косым, невыразительным чёрным юмором и описывает неудачную хирургическую операцию. Кейл играет на электроальте, в то время как Стерлинг Моррисон играет на бас-гитаре, на инструменте который он не любит, несмотря на его умение на нём играть.[1][2]
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