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Velvet Underground : Loaded
1970

  1. Who Loves The Sun
  2. Sweet Jane
  3. Rock And Roll
  4. Cool It Down
  5. New Age

  6. Head Held High
  7. Lonesome Cowboy Bill
  8. I Found A Reason
  9. Train Round The Bend
  10. Oh! Sweet Nuthin'

Who Loves The Sun

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Who loves the sun
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Who cares that it makes plants grow
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Who cares what it does
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Since you broke my heart Who loves the wind Who cares that it makes breezes Who cares what it does Since you broke my heart
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Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, not everyone
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Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Who loves the rain Who cares that it makes flowers Who cares that it makes showers Since you broke my heart Who loves the sun Who cares that it is shining Who cares what it does Since you broke my heart Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, not everyone Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the...
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| Sun-ah-ah-ah Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, not just everyone Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun Ba-ba-ba-ba, who loves the sun

Sweet Jane

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| Standing on the corner Suitcase in my hand Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest And me, I'm in a rock and roll band, huh Ridin' in a Stutz Bearcat, Jim You know those were different times Oh, all the poets they studied rules of verse And those ladies they rolled their eyes |
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| Sweet Jane, whoa Sweet Jane, oh-oh Sweet Jane I'll tell you somethin' that Jack, he is a banker And Jane, she is a clerk And both of them save their monies, ha And when, when they come home from work Ooh-wah, sittin' down by the fire, oh-wah The radio does play a little classical music there, Jim "The March Of The Wooden Soldiers", all you protest kids You can hear Jack say, get ready, ah Sweet Jane, ah, come on baby Sweet Jane, oh-oh-oh-ah Sweet Jane Some people they like to go out dancing And other peoples they have to work, just watch me now And there's even some evil mothers Well they're gonna tell you that everything is just dirt You know that women never really faint And that villains always blink their eyes, ooh And that, you know children are the only ones who blush And that life is just to die But anyone who ever had a heart Oh, they wouldn't turn around and break it And anyone who ever played a part Oh, they wouldn't turn around and hate it Sweet Jane, oh, wow-whoa Sweet Jane Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane Sweet Jane, Sweet Jane

Rock And Roll

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| Jenny said when she was just five years old There was nothin' happening at all Every time she puts on the radio There was nothin' goin' down at all, not at all Then one fine mornin', she puts on a New York station You know she couldn't believe what she heard at all She started shakin' to that fine-fine music You know her life was saved by rock and roll
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You know you could just go out
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And dance to the rock and roll station
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And it was all right, hey baby, you know
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It was all right Jenny said when she was just about five years old You know my parents are gonna be the death of us all Two TV sets and two Cadillac cars Well you know ain't gonna help me at all, not just you.... Then one fine morning, she turns on a New York station She doesn't believe what she hears at all Oooh, she started dancin' to that fine fine music You know her life was saved by rock and roll, yeah, rock and roll Despite all the computations You could just dance to that rock and roll station And baby, it was all right Hey, it was all right Hey, here she comes now |
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| Like Jenny said when she was just about five-five years old Hey, you know there's nothin' happening at all, not at all Every time I put on the radio You know there's nothin' goin' down at all, not at all But one fine morning, she hears a New York station She doesn't believe what she heard at all, hey, not at all She started dancing to that fine fine music You know her life was saved by rock and roll, yes, rock and roll Oooh, despite all the computations You know you could just dance to the rock and roll station |
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| All right, all right And it was all right Oh, you listen to me now It was all right Come on now, believe me It was all right, it was all right |
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| Hey, it's all right, hey, it's all right Hey, it's all right now, hey, it's all right now Hey, it's all right, hey, it's all right, now Hey, it's all right now, hey, it's all right now Oh baby, oh baby Oh baby, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Now it's all right now, oooh, it's all right now Oh, all right, all right now

Cool It Down

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Somebody took the papers And somebody's got the key And somebody's nailed the door shut And says, hey, what you think that you see
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But me I'm down around the corner You know I'm looking for Miss Linda Lee
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Because she's got the power to love me by the hour Gives me W-L-O-V-E, oh
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Hey baby, if you want it so fast
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Don't you know that it ain't gonna last
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Of course you know it makes no difference to me
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Somebody's got the time time Somebody's got the right All of the other people Trying to use up the night
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But now me, I'm out on the corner You know I'm looking for Miss Linda Lee
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Because she's got the power to love me by the hour Gives me W-L-O-V-E, oooh
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Hey, if you want it so fast
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But don't you know honey, you can get it so fast
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But of course you know it makes no difference to me
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Oh oh, you better cool it down
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You know you better cool it down You know you better cool it down You know you better cool it down
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Oh oh oh, hey, if you want it so fast Now look it, look baby, don't you want it to last But of course you know that Hey, it makes no difference to me Oh oh oh, you better cool it down Now baby, you better, oh, cool it down Don't you know you better cool it down You know you better cool it down
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You better cool it down Oh baby, cool it down You better cool it down Oh, you better cool it down

New Age

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| Can I have your autograph He said to the fat blonde actress |
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| You know I've seen every movie you've been in From "Paths of Pain" to "Jewels of Glory" |
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| And when you kissed Robert Mitchum Gee, but I thought you'd never catch him |
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| Over the hill right now And you're looking for love |
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| You're over the hill right now And you're looking for love |
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| I'll come running to you Honey, when you want me |
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| I'll come running to you Honey, when you want me |
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| You know I know everything you've done Anyway I hate divorces |
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| To the left is a marble shower It was fun even for an hour, but |
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| You're over the hill right now And you're looking for love |
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| You're over the hill right now And you're looking for love |
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| I'll come running to you Honey, when you want me |
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| I'll come running to you Honey, when you want me |
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| Something's got a hold on me And I don't know what |
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| It's the beginning of a new age |
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| It's the beginning of a new age It's a new age

Head Held High

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| Mama told me ever since I was seven Hold your head up high |
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| My parents told me ever since I was eleven Hold your head up high |
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| They said the answer was to become a dancer Hold your head up high |
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| Oh, just like I figured, they all was disfigured With their head up high |
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| Now I am older, I'm getting so much bolder With my head up high |
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| Oh, as I figured, just like I figured Set your heads up high, baby |
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| Oh, now just like I figured, you know they was disfigured Hold your head up high |
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| You know they says the answer was to become a dancer Hold your head up high, boy |
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| Oh, just listenin' to what everybody told me Yeah yes, they did |
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| But still the answer was to become a dancer Hey, hold your head up high |
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| And now I'm older, they say I'm so much bolder Got your head up high, oh-oh-oh |
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| Oh, the answer was, hey, become a dancer Head up high |
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| Well, but just like I figured, they're always disfigured They got their heads up high, oh-wow |
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| But the answer was, now boy, become a dancer With your head up high, oh |
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| Head held high, yeah, yeah, yeah Head held high, oh baby Head held high, oh-wow now Head held high, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah Head held high, oh, wow now Head held high...

Lonesome Cowboy Bill

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Lonesome Cowboy Bill
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Rides the rodeo
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Lonesome Cowboy Bill
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Lonesome Cowboy Bill
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Rides the rodeo
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Ever since he was a little lad
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Rode the rodeo Bucking broncs, yeah, sipping wine Got to see him go And all the ten-gallon girls
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Love to hear him yodel-lay-hee-o He goes: lonesome Cowboy Bill Rides the rodeo Lonesome Cowboy Bill You got to see him yodel-lay-hee-o Oh, lonesome Cowboy Bill Yes, still rides the rodeo Up round Colorado shores Down by the Ohio Sometimes even New Orleans Down by Mardi Gras Yes, and all the ten-gallon girls To hear him yodel-lay-hee-o He's a Lonesome Cowboy Bill Rides the rodeo Just a Lonesome Cowboy Bill You got to see him yodel-lay-hee-o
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You got to see him in the rodeo
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When he's riddin', going too darn fast
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You got to hear the people scream and shout
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Oh... Oh, Lonesome Cowboy Bill Rides the rodeo He Lonesome Cowboy Bill You got to see him yodel-lay-hee-o I said you got to see him yodel-lay-hee-o (Yodel-lay-hee-o) Oh, he's a Lonesome Cowboy Bill (Yodel-lay-hee-o) Lonesome Cowboy Bill (Yodel-lay-hee-o) He's a Lonesome Cowboy Bill (Yodel-lay-hee-o) he's a Lonesome Cowboy Bill

I Found A Reason

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| Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba I found a reason to keep livin' Oh, and the reason dear is you I found a reason to keep singin' Wow-whoa, and the reason dear is you |
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| For someplace you've never gone before Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Honey, I found a reason to keep livin' And you know the reason dear it's you And I've walked down life's lonely highways Hand in hand with myself And I realize How many paths have crossed between us Oh, I do believe you are what you perceive What comes is better than what came before Oh, I do believe you are what you perceive What comes is better than what came before Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba Ba-ba-ba-ba, ba-ba-ba-ba |
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Train Round The Bend

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Train headin' round the bend Takin' me away from the country I'm sick of the trees, take me to the city
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Train goin' round the bend
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Oh, train comin' round the bend, ah Been in the country, oh, much too long Tryin' to be a farmer But nothing that I planted, ever seemed to grow Train comin' round the bend, oooh, whoa Train comin' round the bend Hey, I'm just a city boy I'm really not the country kind Oh, I miss the city streets and the neon lights You see the train comin' round the bend, oooh, wow The train comin' round the bend All right, oooh, oooh... Once, she's going twice She's going good up and down She's going once, she's going twice Ah, she's gonna, train comin' round the bend You know, the train comin' round the bend Then along out of nowhere Takin' me back where I belong I've been here once, and I don't think it's too nice But the train comin' round the bend, oooh The train comin' round the bend |
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Oh! Sweet Nuthin'

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| Say a word for Jimmy Brown He ain't got nothin' at all Not the shirt right off his back He ain't got nothin' at all And say a word for Ginger Brown Walks with his head down to the ground Took the shoes right off his feet They threw the poor boy right out in the street And this is what he said Oh, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all Oh, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all Say a word for Pearly Mae She can't tell the night from the day They threw her out in the street Just like a cat she landed on her feet And say a word for Joana Love She ain't got nothin' at all With every day she falls in love And every night she falls And when she does, she says Oh, sweet nothin' You know she ain't got nothin' at all Wow, oh, sweet nothin', hey, hey She ain't got nothin' at all Oh, let me hear you... Oh, say a word, say a word for Jimmy Brown He ain't got nothin' at all, not a thing Not the shirt, shirt on his back No he ain't got nothin' at all And say a word for Ginger He walks with his head to the ground They took shoes, took the shoes, from his feet, from his feet And threw the poor boy right out in the street And then, he said Oh, sweet, sweet nothin' She ain't got she ain't got, she ain't got nothin' at all Sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet, nothin' She ain't got Sweet, sweet, nothin' sweet, sweet, nothin' Nothin' at all Sweet, sweet nothin', got nothin', oh! sweet nothin' Oh, oh, oh, ain't got nothin' at all Oh, let me hear you (Oh, sweet nothin' ain't got nothin' at all) ... Oh, sweet nothin' (Oh, sweet nothin' ain't got nothin' at all) ... |
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| She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all She ain't got nothin' at all, sweet nothin' Ain't got nothin' at all, sweet, sweet nothin' She ain't got nothin' at all