Wednesday, October 9, 2019

Two Bastard Faves, United for Halloween

Being a New Yorker, is it any wonder that I grew up a fan of late, lamented local hero Lou Reed? I am also a fan of former Bronx resident Edgar Allan Poe. In an interborough collaboration appropriate for the runup to Halloween, here's Brooklyn-born Reed reciting an adaptation of Bronx-dwelling Poe's The Raven:





And the raven goes 'Neh neh neh neh neh neh nevermore.'

Tomorrow begins weekend two of a busy October, so I'll be posting mainly short, seasonal bits for the next few days. Oddly enough, the 'grotesque and gothic' Halloween fare is quite a distraction from the real horrors of everyday life lately.

CORRECTION: In the comments, DVHughes informs me that the vocal on this is by guest star Willem Dafoe. Thanks for setting me straight.

2 comments:

  1. Not Lou Reed, but Willem Defoe.

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  2. Oh, dear, I've been played by that tricksy Lou.

    Thanks for the information!

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