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Song of the Day #4,760: ‘Perfect Day’ – Lou Reed

I was shocked to see Lou Reed’s name on the list of 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees, a class formed a full 17 years after his initial eligibility. Reed was nominated in 2000 and 2001 before finally making it in 2015.

The long delay made more sense after I learned The Velvet Underground was inducted back in 1996. Even that seminal group had to wait its turn, however, with nominations each of its first five years of eligibility before getting voted in.

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Song of the Day #2,531: ‘Walk On the Wild Side’ – Lou Reed

lou_reed_transformerContinuing my look at celebrated albums from my birth year of 1972, here’s Lou Reed’s Transformer.

This was Reed’s second solo album, and his second in 1972 — his self-titled solo debut came out in April of that year, while Transformer was released in November.

The album was produced by David Bowie and Bowie’s frequent collaborator Mick Ronson, both big Velvet Underground fans, and they gave Reed’s work a bit of a glam makeover.

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