Friday, October 9, 2009

Soundtrack of My Life: Oh Sweet Nuthin'

Song: Oh Sweet Nuthin'
Artist: The Velvet Underground
Album: Loaded (1970)

No, I'm not going to regale you with a diatribe about how awesome The Velvet Underground or Lou Reed in particular are, were or always will be. They're a great band, but not my everyday cup of tea.

This song, however... absolutely timeless.

My first introduction to it was actually through a good friend, a dude named Stu Reed who used to deliver this classic at coffee houses and open mic nights when we were in university, often mixing in member of our group as the people to say a word for. The number of times I've had the shoes taken right off my feet is actually somewhat staggering.

It also helps that this track is featured in High Fidelity and on the very excellent soundtrack for said movie; it might be the best overall soundtrack put together, offering diversity of styles and paces of music, just as you would expect from a movie about a book about a record store owner.

But the thing with this song is that it's one of those sneaky songs; it fades out of memory for extended periods of time, until I hear it again randomly and remember just how much I love the mellow sadness of this song.

It popped up in the highly recommended Away We Go last weekend and I've known for the six days since that you'd be hearing it here today.

Hope you like it.




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