Pale Blue Eyes
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"Pale Blue Eyes" is a gentle, melancholic love song by The Velvet Underground, widely regarded as one of their most beautiful and enduring tracks.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pale Blue Eyes canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| albumSequenceNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| artist | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReputation |
one of The Velvet Underground's most beautiful songs
ⓘ
one of The Velvet Underground's most enduring tracks ⓘ |
| era | late 1960s rock ⓘ |
| genre |
art rock
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ love song ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasMood |
gentle
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionBy |
Edwyn Collins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hole NERFINISHED ⓘ Patty Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ R.E.M. NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | studio recording ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ organ ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadVocal | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | The Velvet Underground discography ⓘ |
| performer | The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Geoff Haslam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerry Schoenbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ Shel Kagan NERFINISHED ⓘ The Velvet Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
MGM Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| side | album track ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
nostalgia
ⓘ
romantic longing ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | soft vocal ⓘ |
| writer | Lou Reed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.