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He stopped Subo from singing 'Perfect Day' on America's got talent because he does not like her music.

Cock!

http://new.uk.music.yahoo.com/blogs/behind_the_music/19005/subo-banned-from...

In reply to The Lemming:

why does that make him a cock? Is there a good reason why an artist *shouldn't* care how their music is used?

In reply to The Lemming: I'm with Lou on this one... if that makes me a cock too, so be it

In reply to The Lemming: Another vote for Mr Reed

In reply to The Lemming:
Another vote for Lou Reed and his right to keep his music out of this tawdry circus.

The Velvet Underground were the original counter-culture musicians - what if Cowell's latest monkeys wanted to do a sanitised version of Heroin, Venus in Furs or Walk on the Wild Side ?

In reply to Chris the Tall: Exactly - it was bad enough when they did Hallelujah

In reply to The Lemming: I'd have thought he'd be pleased that someone might want to cover one of his horrendous dirges

In reply to The Lemming: Sound judgement

In reply to The Lemming:
I agree with lou reed.
Mind you I think any of those arses off those programs should sing their own songs, that would sort out a load of them. Can't write them, - can't sing them. Would save a lot of shite on the radio too

In reply to The Lemming:
Yup another vote for Laugh-a-line Lou.

In reply to The Lemming:
Team Reed FTW!

In reply to The Lemming:
I hate the way that everyone uses the song perfect day, I wonder if they'd be so keen to use it if they knew that the song is all about going and getting loaded in a park.

In reply to The Lemming:

Wasn't she supposed to be singing that to the Pope too - ironically considering what it's about?

Then again, he's allowed some pretty dire covers of it in the past - that promo for the BBC was a particular low point.

In reply to Graham T:

Totally agree & I think you should be put in charge of international broadcasting Well done Lou Reed... right I'm off to buy another of his CDs to show support!

In reply to The Lemming:

Lou Reed is a creative song writer, and a creative musician who writes and performs his own material

Susan Boyle is a karaoke singer, who is being used by Simon Cowell to make money by performing other people's songs purely for financial gain.

Perfect Day has been used as a massively successful charity song raising money for Children In Need.

Using it to promote Susan Boyle and boost Simon Cowell's bank balance is quite insulting, and Lou Reed is well within the bounds of being perfectly reasonable to prevent the song being used for commercial gain by those shites.

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In reply to The Lemming: Lou Reed is right

In reply to Chris the Tall: I want to hear Jedward rapping over Venus in Furs.

In reply to Steve John B:


Bet you wouldn't want to hear it twice, though!

In reply to The Lemming:

Good decision by Lou Reed in my opinion.

In reply to Steve John B:

I read that as crapping over venus in furs.
Did not produce a happy mental image

In reply to Graham T:


Think yourself lucky that you probably won't have to listen to them rapping over it, that would be even more mentally disturbing...

In reply to gethin_allen:

Don't most people know that?

It's a pretty heart-rending song to me.

It was a bit of an odd mass fund-raising choice I thought.

And isn't it best in Reed's cutting, gravely voice?

Far better than Susan Boyle singing it!

In reply to Hannah m:

Welsh male voice choir anyone?

'I'm glad I spent it with you refers' to smack? I prefer the Berlin album.

I don't wish her any harm (mostly I do if it's anything to do with the purveyor of the finest Karaoke in the land) but the whole SC circus is the antithesis of anything of Lou Reed was involved with. Hats off to the man.

Regards

D

In reply to The Lemming:

zero out of ten

In reply to Dominion:

It should also be pointed out that the BBC is a great public service broadcaster with a long history of supporting new, challenging and avant-garde musicians.

In reply to The Lemming: +1 to the Reedster

In reply to The Lemming:

Lou is one of my heroes.

Cowell is partially responsible for the terrioble state of modern chart music.

This is how Perfet Day should be covered.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z60mCW_LEhk&feature=related

In reply to The Lemming: Yet another vote for Mr Reed.

In reply to The Lemming:

I can't figure out how she got on the show in the first place. She's British and lives in Britain, as far as I know. I thought America's Got Talent was supposed to showcase America's supposed talents.
Another vote for Lou Reed. It should be up to him to decide who get's to make a fortune from his songs.

In reply to The Lemming:

8/10 - you got me genuinely riled

In reply to Mick's Daughter:

Really?

In reply to The Lemming:
Nice one - very original

In reply to JJL:

There's not much original about calling Lou Reed a cock! Most of his close friends have been doing so for 45 years

In reply to Blue Straggler:

'Subo' could use one of them!

In reply to The Lemming: Televised Karaoke. There is so much genuine talent playing and recording music, but we are just endlessly obsessed with these soulless copycats.

In reply to toad: Good for Lou.
If subo was young and hot with that average voice she would be unheard of.
Lou is a genius and it's good that he has stopped great song being covered by a crap singer.

In reply to dek:

A close friend?

In reply to The Lemming: If a few more artists stopped reality tv shows using their music it would help the demise of such drivel on the box and subsequently, the world might be a better place for it.

In reply to jubolo:

I think what would happen is that the songwriting factories such as The Matrix would provide unused songs or create new ones in a very generic style for the contestants to sing. Or indeed, given that they are the copyright holders for a lot of more modern pop, they'd just let people use their hit songs. Ker-chinng. No more "Hallelujah" etc (btw I thought Alexandra Burke's version was good!) but the shows would live on.

In reply to Mick's Daughter:

For the same reasons that people used to queue up to see the bearded lady
at freak shows

In reply to The Lemming:

I'm with Lou Reed on this one; it's his song and therefore his decision. I know I wouldn't want my work bastardised by just anybody, especially if I didn't like the style of that person. I also can't take anybody who affectionately refers to Susan Boyle as 'Subo' seriously in any way at all. Someone doesn't instantly become 'cool' because you give them a 'cool' nickname! "Yo dawg...you watch Subo last night?!" Get to f*ck!!!

In reply to Looking for Lucky:

Hasn't stopped you trying though

In reply to The Lemming:

You still get 0/10 for a particularly rubbish troll, but here's a thought...why doesn't she just pick a different song to do?

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Nicely done sir!

In reply to Blue Straggler:

Where's al qaeda when you need em?

In reply to jubolo:
Yes I think instead of wasting resources trying to stop terrorism they could be more effective working with terrorists to channel their bombings in a more productive direction: X Factor, traffic warden conventions, the building where tw*ts make Go Compare adverts with subtitles so you can't even mute it...

In reply to Blue Straggler:

It was quite telling that with 2 hours to go she didn't have time to learn another song. Surely any performer (not just people doing original material) would have more than one song in their repertoire. Even the guy with a guitar in the pub could knock out a quick American Pie if he couldn't do Perfect Day.

In reply to toad:


That's how Don wrote it isn't it? Made it up shortly before taking to the stage, in order to insult his own audience with a deliberately rubbish song.

In reply to Blue Straggler: nope, lost me. Sorry?

In reply to Hannah m:

I thought this was a contested opinion? Whilst it's the commonly accepted interpretation of the song, I thought it's also suggested that it doesn't quite fit with his often more explicit and open drug use references, and so possibly could be interpreted differently. I guess that's a largely insoluble question though.

In reply to Liam M:
You could ask him?

In reply to The Lemming:
I've just read the comments on the yahoo news - they are hilarious, complete opposite of everyone's reaction here

One of the most influential musicians in the history of rock derided as a one-hit wonder from 30 years ago. "Where is he in the charts ?". Remind me again of Boyle's contribution - oh yes, she was the first person who can sing without the benefit of good looks, at least as far as Cowell and the other idiots were concerned

In reply to trouserburp:

I think he has been asked before, but has remained aloof in his answer.

In reply to Chris the Tall:

"Subo is to big for that cheep sh1t any way up,
who is lou reed any way"

In reply to Blue Straggler:
I suprised there aren't calls to burn all his records along with copies of the Koran...

Oh hold on, there are...

In reply to Steve John B:

I want to hear Jedward beling slowly dismembered to the sound of Sister Ray

In reply to The Lemming:

I'm with the pro-Reed faction here.

I'll support anyone who wants to stop Cowell's karaoke circus from piggy-backing off their creativity.

If she had any guts, she would have asked him a permission to sing "Heroin".

In reply to The Lemming:

How is it under that bridge?

In reply to gethin_allen:

Yeah totally! I hated that BBC cover version.

In reply to Rob Naylor:

Well put that man!

In reply to Mick's Daughter:


It's about selling advertising space on TV programs. Susan Boyle became an advertiser's dream ticket when she became a youtube runaway success story, and then went on to have a number one US album

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_Boyle#Studio_albums

as well as other places all over the world.

She is a commercial success for her record company, and a sure way to get advertisers to pay money for having their commercials aired on tv shows where she makes an appearance.

And that is her "real" value.

It's a promotional value, it's about selling advertising, the show is not about being a showcase for America's talent, it's about maximising advertsing revenue from tv channels that show Simon Cowell's karaoke artists.

Sorry

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In reply to The Lemming: Let the old growler murder it i say . It isnt even one of Lou's best songs .

In reply to death drop:

How about Lou Reeds says "Donate all advertising revenue from the TV show in which Susan Boyle sings Perfect Day to charity"?

And then they'd be responsible for them not having her on the show singing it...

In reply to death drop:

You have a point. It aint up there with any of the tracks from 'Berlin' or the Velvet Underground stuff