035: The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
Discord and Rhyme: An Album Podcast
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The Velvet Underground's Venus in FERS
Sterling Morrison was quoted as saying Nico would say, the name of the song is Fum Fatau Lou and I would sing it our way. Mo Tucker played with mallets instead of drumsticks she joined the underground in 1965 after Angus McLeese walked out. Reed seems to have been so proud that he was writing about something taboo that he forgot to set his words to memorable music. The lyrics Venus and Furs is about bondage and domination kinky sex stuff that's still mostly taboo today.
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