Venus in Furs

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"Venus in Furs" is a dark, avant-garde rock song by The Velvet Underground, inspired by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s novel and known for its themes of sexual fetishism and its droning, experimental sound.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf avant-garde rock song
song
album The Velvet Underground & Nico NERFINISHED
artist The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED
associatedAct Nico NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement 1960s counterculture
New York underground art scene
composer Lou Reed NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception considered influential in rock music history
describedAs avant-garde
dark
experimental
genre avant-garde rock
experimental rock
rock
hasCulturalImpactOn development of alternative rock aesthetics
representation of BDSM in popular music
inspiredBy Leopold von Sacher-Masoch NERFINISHED
Venus in Furs (novel) NERFINISHED
instrumentation bass guitar
electric viola
guitar
percussion
vocals
language English
lyricTheme BDSM
power dynamics in relationships
sadomasochism
sexual fetishism
notableFeature dark atmosphere
droning sound
experimental arrangement
use of electric viola
originalReleaseYear 1967
partOf The Velvet Underground & Nico NERFINISHED
performer The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED
producer Andy Warhol NERFINISHED
recordedBy The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED
recordLabel Verve Records
rhythmicCharacteristic hypnotic
tempoCharacteristic slow
tonalCharacteristic drone-based
vocalist Lou Reed NERFINISHED
writer Lou Reed NERFINISHED

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The Velvet Underground notableSong Venus in Furs
Harry Alan Towers notableWork Venus in Furs
Coldness and Cruelty relatedTo Venus in Furs