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.

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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

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The Velvet Underground notableSong Pale Blue Eyes
Twelve hasPart Pale Blue Eyes