LOU REED ´ - SALLY CAN'T DANCE

SALLY CAN'T DANCE

LOU REED

SONGWRITER: LOU REED

COUNTRY: U. S. A.

ALBUM: SALLY CAN’T DANCE

LABEL: RCA RECORDS

GENRE: ROCK

YEAR: 1974

 

           Lewis Allan Reed(March 2, 1942– October 27, 2013) was an American musician, singer, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. The Velvet Underground was not a commercial success during its existence, but became regarded as one of the most influential bands in the history of underground and alternative rock music. Reed's distinctive deadpan voice, poetic and transgressive lyrics, and experimental guitar playing were trademarks throughout his long career.

          After leaving the band in 1970, Reed released twenty solo studio albums. His second, Transformer (1972), was produced by David Bowie and arranged by Mick Ronson, and brought him mainstream recognition. The album is considered an influential landmark of the glam rock genre, anchored by Reed's most successful single, "Walk on the Wild Side". After Transformer, the less commercial but critically acclaimed Berlin peaked at Nº 7 on the UK Albums Chart. Rock 'n' Roll Animal(a live album released in 1974) sold strongly, and Sally Can't Dance (1974) peaked at Nº 10 on the Billboard 200; but for a long period after, Reed's work did not translate into sales, leading him deeper into drug addiction and alcoholism. Reed cleaned up in the early 1980s, and gradually returned to prominence with The Blue Mask and New Sensations(1984), reaching a critical and commercial career peak with his 1989 album New York.

        Sally Can't Dance is the fourth solo studio album by American musician Lou Reed, released in August 1974 by RCA Records. Steve Katz and Reed produced the album. It remains Reed's highest-charting album in the United States, having peaked at #10 during a 14-week stay on the Billboard 200 album chart in October 1974. It is also the first solo Lou Reed album not to feature any songs originally recorded by Reed's earlier band, the Velvet Underground, as well as the first of Reed's solo studio albums to be recorded in the United States (Reed's previous three albums were all recorded in the United Kingdom).

Sally dances on the floor

She says that she can't do it anymore

She walks down St. Marks Place

And eats natural food at my place

 

Now Sally can't dance no more

she can't get it off of the floor

Sally can't dance no more

Sally, she can't dance no more

 

Sally is losing her face

She lives on St. Marks Place

In a rent-controlled apartment, eighty dollars a month

She has lots of fun, she has lots of fun

 

But, Sally can't dance no more

Oh Sally she can't dance no more

She went and carried on and can't get off of the floor

Now Sally, oh she can't dance no more

 

She was the first girl in the neighborhood

To wear tied-dyed pants, like she should

She was the first girl that I've ever seen

That had flowers painted on her jeans

Now she wears a sword, like Napoleon

And she kills the boys and acts like a son

 

Sally can't dance no more

Sally can't dance no more

Sally can't dance no more

Sally, hey she can't dance no more

Sally can't dance

Sally can't dance

She knew all the really right people

She went to Les Jardins

She danced with Picasso's illegitimate mistress

and wore Kenneth Lane jewels, really hey, it's trash, but

 

Sally, can't dance no more, yeah

Sally, she can't dance no more, you tell 'em about it

Sally can't get herself off the floor

Hey, Sally, girl, she can't dance no more

Sally can't dance

Sally can't dance.