Original Performance: The Velvet Underground
Written by: Lou Reed
Written by: Lou Reed
Versions:
- All Tomorrow's Parties (5:14)
Available on Velvet Underground & Nico.
CreditsBram Inscore: Bass (Upright)
Joey Waronker: Drums, keyboards
Beck Hansen: Erhu, Producer, Vocals (Background)
Brian Lebarton: Maracas
Chris Holmes: Oud
Nigel Godrich: Producer
Thorunn Antonia Magnusdottir: Vocals
Lyrics:
All Tomorrow's Parties [Version (a)]:
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where to all tomorrow's parties
And what will she goes and where shall she go when midnight comes around?
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
Silks and linens of yesterday's gowns to all tomorrow's parties
And what will she do with Thursday's rags when Monday comes around?
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown, for whom none will go mourning
A blackened shroud, a hand-me-down gown of rags and silks
A costume fit for one who sits and cries for all tomorrow's parties
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
A hand-me-down dress from who knows where to all tomorrow's parties
And what will she goes and where shall she go when midnight comes around?
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
Silks and linens of yesterday's gowns to all tomorrow's parties
And what will she do with Thursday's rags when Monday comes around?
She'll turn once more to Sunday's clown and cry behind the door
And what costume shall the poor girl wear to all tomorrow's parties?
For Thursday's child is Sunday's clown, for whom none will go mourning
A blackened shroud, a hand-me-down gown of rags and silks
A costume fit for one who sits and cries for all tomorrow's parties
The Song:
In March or April 2009, Beck got together with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Þórunn Antónía Magnúsdóttir. They recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. This is one of the songs.
Þórunn Antónía sang lead, Beck adds some background vocals in there. The original version of the song was sung by Nico, not by Lou Reed, so it was natural to let Þórunn Antónía do it (though Beck did sing another of Nico's songs on the album, "Femme Fatale"). The highlight to me here is the quiet lead oud, mixed with some drone strings (erhu), which combine to set a contemplative, hypnotic mood.
In March or April 2009, Beck got together with his band (Brian, Joey and Bram), Nigel Godrich, Chris Holmes, and Icelandic singer, Þórunn Antónía Magnúsdóttir. They recorded the legendary album, Velvet Underground + Nico in its entirety. This is one of the songs.
Þórunn Antónía sang lead, Beck adds some background vocals in there. The original version of the song was sung by Nico, not by Lou Reed, so it was natural to let Þórunn Antónía do it (though Beck did sing another of Nico's songs on the album, "Femme Fatale"). The highlight to me here is the quiet lead oud, mixed with some drone strings (erhu), which combine to set a contemplative, hypnotic mood.
videos
Record Club:
the original version by VU:
Record Club:
the original version by VU:
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."