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Velvet Underground
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They were wild like the USA
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A mystery band in a New York way
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Rock and roll, but not like the rest
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And to me, America at it's best
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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A spooky tone on a Fender bass
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Played less notes and left more space
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Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy
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Kinda far away, kinda dignified.
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Now you can look at that band and wonder where
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All that sound was coming from
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With just 4 people there.
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Twangy sounds of the cheapest types,
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Sounds as stark as black and white stripes,
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Bold and brash, sharp and rude,
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Like the heats turned off
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And you're low on food.
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Like this...
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Wild wild parties when they start to unwind
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A close encounter of the thirdest kind
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On the bandstand playing, everybody's saying
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Well you could look at that band
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And at first sight
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Say that certain rules about modern music
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Wouldn't apply tonight.
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Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind,
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Like "Guitar sale $29.99,"
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Bold and brash, stark and still,
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Like the heats turned off
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And you can't pay the bill.
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Both guitars got the fuzz tone on
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The drummer's standing upright pounding along
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A howl, a tone, a feedback whine
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Biker boys meet the college kind
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How in the world were they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Wild wild parties when they start to unwind
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A close encounter of the thirdest kind
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On the bandstand grooving, everybody moving
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How in the world are they making that sound?
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Velvet Underground.
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Velvet Underground
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Jonathan Richman |