Original Performance: The Velvet Underground
Written by: Lou Reed
Written by: Lou Reed
Versions:
- I'll Be Your Mirror (2:32)
Available on Velvet Underground & Nico.
CreditsJoey Waronker: Bass
Nigel Godrich: Drums
Beck Hansen: Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Giovanni Ribisi: Guitar (Acoustic)
Chris Holmes: Keyboard / Synthesizer
Thorunn Antonia Magnusdottir: Vocals
Lyrics:
I'll Be Your Mirror [Version (a)]:
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
In case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door
To show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
Because I see you
I find it hard to believe you don't know the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
A hand in your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
Because I see you
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
In case you don't know
I'll be the wind, the rain and the sunset
The light on your door
To show that you're home
When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
Because I see you
I find it hard to believe you don't know the beauty you are
But if you don't, let me be your eyes
A hand in your darkness, so you won't be afraid
When you think the night has seen your mind
That inside you're twisted and unkind
Let me stand to show that you are blind
Please put down your hands
Because I see you
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
Reflect what you are
I'll be your mirror
The Song:
In March or April 2009, Beck formed the first Record Club with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, DJ Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Thorunn Magnusdottir. They recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. This is one of the songs from it.
Their tender version of "I'll Be Your Mirror" feels much warmer to me than the original Velvet Underground & Nico version.
In March or April 2009, Beck formed the first Record Club with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, DJ Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Thorunn Magnusdottir. They recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. This is one of the songs from it.
Their tender version of "I'll Be Your Mirror" feels much warmer to me than the original Velvet Underground & Nico version.
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Record Club version:
VU version:
Record Club version:
VU version:
Notes:
- Beck has long been a VU fan. In the early 2000s, he took to covering "Sunday Morning" and "Who Loves The Sun?" on stage sometimes. He also covered "I'm Set Free" once with Thom Yorke. Also, the song "Beautiful Way" is based on the VU's "Countess From Hong Kong."
And, as said, for the Record Club, Beck has covered the entire debut VU album: "Sunday Morning," "I'm Waiting For The Man," "Femme Fatale," "Venus in Furs,", "Run Run Run," "All Tomorrow's Parties," "Heroin," "There She Goes Again," "I'll Be Your Mirror," "The Black Angel's Death Song," and "European Son."