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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground & Nico "i'll Be Your Mirror" (warhol Film Footage) [NEW]

The band initially struggled with the track and nearly abandoned it before Nico delivered the final, "smokey" vocal performance.

Lou Reed wrote the song for Nico after she approached him following a 1965 show and said, "Oh Lou, I'll be your mirror". The band initially struggled with the track and

The track features a "small-scale" arrangement, highlighted by Moe Tucker's tambourine and a notable bass flub by John Cale in the intro. Warhol Film Footage Warhol Film Footage "I'll Be Your Mirror" is

"I'll Be Your Mirror" is often cited as the most "haunting" and "selfless" track on the 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico . While there is no official music video from the 1960s, the song is frequently paired with in modern archival collections and documentaries . Origin and Recording Legacy and Modern Context

A popular high-quality edit of rare 1967 Warhol footage featuring Nico was curated by Nowness . Legacy and Modern Context

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