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Vicious (Lou Reed song)

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Released
  
1973

Label
  
RCA Records

Writer(s)
  
Producer(s)
  
David Bowie (Executive)Mick Ronson (Asst.)

"Vicious" is a song written by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1973 and originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album.

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Origins

Lou Reed said it was Andy Warhol who inspired the song. "He said, 'Why don't you write a song called 'Vicious,'" Reed told Rolling Stone in 1989. "And I said, 'What kind of vicious?' 'Oh, you know, vicious like I hit you with a flower.' And I wrote it down literally."

Personnel

  • Lou Reed: lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • David Bowie: backing vocals
  • Mick Ronson: lead guitars
  • Herbie Flowers: bass
  • John Halsey: drums, cowbell, congas, maracas
  • References

    Vicious (Lou Reed song) Wikipedia


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