Rapper FIRST time REACTIOn to Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side! What is GOING ON...

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Rapper FIRST time REACTIOn to Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side! What is GOING ON...

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[marybreiner]

Back when this song came out, saying colored was politically correct. But truly, our generation didn't care about your race, your gender or your sexuality. We did care about our music. We had a lot to say. We used music to speak what was in our hearts. Also, everyone he sings about in this song was a real person.

[stuff]

Candy is Candy Darling and Holly is Holly Woodlawn both drag queens and Joe is Joe Delasandro a escort/hustle, Sugar Plum Ferry was a drug dealer. These were all real people that hung out with the musicians in NYC 14:32

[martinl]

This song is a reflection of life and culture you have no context of in 2024. Life and culture has totally changed over in the 60 plus years of my life. Lou had his ear to the street. His music reflects a moment in time incomprehensible to younger generations!

[Trke]

I'm a 55 year old white guy from the UK. Growing up as a kid I was taught that referring to a black person as coloured was the polite way as not to offend. Times change and so does language and now it's insulting to use that term so I have to think sometimes before I speak so not to upset anyone unintentionally. This has led to a lot of songs T.V shows being called to be cancelled over recent years because the are no longer PC. This song being one of them.

[loreleimorphee]

I was born in the 60's, trust me , 70's and 80's, were the best years of my life, we didn't care about the gender and the colors of your skin, we could say or do whatever we want without being judged, we had the best musicians and singers of all time.

[_Lisa_S_]

It was produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson
He was touching on topics considered taboo at the time, such as transgender people, drugs, male prostitution, and oral sex.

[judylw]

If I were 21 and naive again, the lyrics to this song would shock me. I'm 69 now, seen a bit of life. Nothing shocks me now. The looks on your face throughout this song gave me some good laughs. 😂

[mrschicken]

Lou Reed is talking about NYC, people moving to NYC, nothing racist, just groovy and people. It’s worthy of your playlist.

[kenlawless]

He's talking about people who were attracted to Andy Warhol's "factory" or the NY counterculture movement of the late 60's. Many of them were what would be called transvestites in their day. I hope I successfully navigated through that without committing a speech crime.

[michaelbailey]

The reference to his backing singers was deliberate. At the time black backup singers were treated like shit so it’s his way of bringing them to the fore.

[ginao]

Your face during this song was priceless 😅This song was played all the time on the radio when I was a kid. Good times! Lol

[mikedintn]

When I saw the title, oh yeah, gotta see his reaction to this song . 😂

[dakklan]

Lou Reed is writing about people he knows, real people, people associated w/Andy Warhol. Go see the video. They are all in the video.

[wayneclark]

I bought this album in 1972 when I was 14, loved it then love it now. BP you sure seem to have lived a sheltered life!! You are often shocked by what we grooved to! 😂😂😂

[williamswiniuch]

Your face during the first two verses are still making me laugh 😂 😂😂

[lindaharris]

When I saw you were reacting to this, I had to watch, just to see your expressions ... priceless.

I believe there is a video that shows who everyone is, that Lou is singing about in the song.

[bubbasmith]

Different times when people weren't as coddled as they are now. When truths were spoken without anyone feeling like they needed to be protected or have had their feelings hurt. Miss those times when color was only worried about by artists and painters and not by people who are bored and need an excuse to complain.

[allenruss]

I knew as soon as I saw the title I knew the wide eyes were coming. You didn't disappoint

[sukie]

Lou Reed was a true Poet & he had a unique way of celebrating people who were marginalized, & often faced violence & rejection by society. Everyone in this song is a real person that was part of Andy Warhol’s circle known as Superstars. Candy is Candy Darling a gorgeous trans woman. She’s also named in The Rolling Stones song Citadel & In Lou’s earlier band The Velvet Underground in Candy Says, which is one of the most gorgeous & sad songs. ..

[robertalker]

I knew this tune was going to make your head almost do a 360. One of my all time favorites.