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The Velvet Underground Pt III

No Dogs in Space

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Lou Reed's I'm Waiting for the Man and Heroin

The band didn't hold back on the drug talk either. In addition to I'm Waiting for the Man and Heroin, they also recorded a song about score and drugs in Union Square. What makes this song all the more impressive is that it's made up of only two chords. It was actually written by Lou Reed in a cab on the way to a cafe bazaar gig,. How many songs has he written in a cab? It's in a movie.

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