Venus+in+Furs

**__Venus in Furs by Velvet Underground__ **


 * Listen to the song **

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__**The Velvet Underground**__

The Velvet Underground is a 60's band from New York which has changed the concept of Rock and Roll. It's one of the most ifluential bands of the history, but it has been always quite unknown. The band was liderated by Lou Reed (guitar, vocals) and John Cale (viola, piano, bass guitar); and Moe Tucker (drums), Sterling Morrison (guitar) and Nico (vocals, only in the first album, after that she left the band) were the rest of the band. The cover of their first album (1967) was drawn by Andy Warhol, who produced the album, too. Their second album was calificated as the most noisy album of the history, creating a new genre, called "//Noise Rock//". In 1970, Lou Reed left the band for making his own career, and he got famous songs like "//Walk on the wild side//" and "//Perfect Day//". In 1993, The Velvet Underground came back, making a tour around the world. In 1994 they broke up away. Lou Reed has been always an advanced person, who prefered having heroin and wearing black leather when there was hippies's times.

__**Exercises**__: We hope you'll understand them ;)


 * 1. Complete these parts of the song**

Shiny, shiny, shiny ......... of leather ............................ in the dark Comes in bells, your servant,........... Strike, ............., and cure his heart

I am tired,....................... ........................ a thousand years .................... that would awake me Different ...........................


 * 2. Choose the meaning of each word**

Whip.............................kind of fabric Leather......................................injury made with a weapon mentioned in the song Tongue................................object used to hit somebody Whiplash..............animal Ermine....................a body's organ


 * 3. Questions about the video:** //**What do you think the lyrics are talking about?**//

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The Velvet Underground - Venus in Furs; by Edu and Vic.