Parvati Magazine December 2013 - Remembrance | Page 22
MUSIC
REMEMBERING
Lou Reed
MUSIC
cannot deny its lyrical genius, heart, purity and maturity. Listen for yourself:
It’s best not to wait for luck to
save you
pass through the fire to the light
Here is Lou Reed’s recording of “The Power Of The
Heart”.
Here is Peter Gabriel’s
cover of the song.
As you pass through the fire,
your right hand waving
there are things you have to
throw out
That caustic dread inside your
head
will never help you out
Years ago, Lou Reed wrote
an album called Magic
and Loss. It is probably
the best way to remember Lou Reed beyond the
cigarette smoking, black
leather jacket wearing
New York rock’n’roller and
in my eyes the cool urban
shaman.
You have to be very strong,
‘cause you’ll start from zero
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