Original Performance: The Velvet Underground
Written by: John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison
Written by: John Cale, Lou Reed, Maureen Tucker, Sterling Morrison
Versions:
- European Son (3:25)
Available on Velvet Underground & Nico.
CreditsBrian Lebarton: Bass
Joey Waronker: Drums
Beck Hansen: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Bram Inscore: Percussion
Thorunn Antonia Magnusdottir: Vocals
Lyrics:
European Son [Version (a)]:
You killed your European son
You spit on those under twenty-one
But now your blue car's gone
You better say so long
Hey hey, bye bye bye
You made your wallpapers green
You want to make love to the scene
Your European son is gone
You'd better say so long
The clowns bid you goodbye
You killed your European son
You spit on those under twenty-one
But now your blue car's gone
You better say so long
Hey hey, bye bye bye
You made your wallpapers green
You want to make love to the scene
Your European son is gone
You'd better say so long
The clowns bid you goodbye
You killed your European son
You spit on those under twenty-one
But now your blue car's gone
You better say so long
Hey hey, bye bye bye
You made your wallpapers green
You want to make love to the scene
Your European son is gone
You'd better say so long
The clowns bid you goodbye
You killed your European son
You spit on those under twenty-one
But now your blue car's gone
You better say so long
Hey hey, bye bye bye
You made your wallpapers green
You want to make love to the scene
Your European son is gone
You'd better say so long
The clowns bid you goodbye
The Song:
In March or April 2009, Beck got together with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Thorunn Magnusdottir and recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. "European Son" is the closing track.
The original VU version of "European Son" starts out as a short song over a fast bass riff, before turning into a long noisy jam.
Beck and his Record Club mellowed it out considerably.
In March or April 2009, Beck got together with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Thorunn Magnusdottir and recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. "European Son" is the closing track.
The original VU version of "European Son" starts out as a short song over a fast bass riff, before turning into a long noisy jam.
Beck and his Record Club mellowed it out considerably.
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Record Club version:
Velvet Underground original:
Record Club version:
Velvet Underground original:
Notes:
- Beck has long been a VU fan. In the early 2000s, he took to covering "Sunday Morning" and "Who Loves The Sun?" on stage sometimes. He also covered "I'm Set Free" once with Thom Yorke. Also, the song "Beautiful Way" is based on the VU's "Countess From Hong Kong."
And, as said, for the Record Club, Beck has covered the entire debut VU album: "Sunday Morning," "I'm Waiting For The Man," "Femme Fatale," "Venus in Furs,", "Run Run Run," "All Tomorrow's Parties," "Heroin," "There She Goes Again," "I'll Be Your Mirror," "The Black Angel's Death Song," and "European Son."