![]() Stefanie from Rock Hill, ScThat's funy that David Bowie covered it.Orangebeaker from Edinburgh, Scotland"up to lexington, one two five, feel sick and dirty - more dead than alive" Lexington was ostensibly a place where heroin addicts could go to shake a habit.Cameron from Irvine, CaThe guitar on this song rules.Lou Reed hit his peak early on with this song. Steve from Fenton, MoA great performance of a great song.Erik from Bloomfield Hills, MiActually, orangebreaker, the "up to Lexington, one two five" lyric refers to a street corner in Manhattan, Lexington & 125th street.he also said in an interview that the whole song was true, except for the small price of the heroin ($26). Jacob from Waterford, Cton the album, Live at Max's Kansas City, Lou Reed introduces the song with the statement, "its a song about love between man and subway." not really sure considering its blatantly about heroin.Cameron from Irvine, CaWhen I first heard this song, the number 26 kept coming up everywhere I went for about a month.Anything above 110th Street is considered Harlem, AKA "Uptown" Louis, NeLexington and 125th Street is in Harlem, not Manhattan. J from Nyc, NyQuick Manhattan Geography lesson: Harlem is part of Manhattan, yes, Uptown, but still Manhattan the general border is also 96th St (varies a little on a few avenues).J from Nyc, NyOh, and this song kicks ass! orangebreaker, just to clarify, no one in the 1960's or 70's (or ever) would be going to 125&Lex to "shake" a habit, only to feed one.Kimberly from Pomona, CaCraig pointed out about the drum beat mimicking the anxiousness of a junkie waiting for a fix - well as an ex-junkie I always marveled at the genius of this song to put that feeling to music so accurately.The best one is definitely on 1969: Live though (followed closely by the one on Disc 1 of the Bootleg Series). Derek from Pittsburgh, PaMake sure to check out the live versions of the song, which can be found on Bataclan 72 (1), The Bootleg Series (2), the Springfield Concert (1), 1969: Live (1), and La Cave 1968 (1).I don't think the influence of this song on many future artists can be overstated. Hugh from Phoenix, AzOne of the earliest punk songs, in my opinion. ![]() J from VermontThe street price of heroin in the late 60's was $13 a gram, hence the $26.Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind Until tomorrow, but that's just some other time I'm feeling good, you know I'm gonna work it on out He's got the works, gives you sweet tasteĪh then you gotta split because you got no time to wasteīaby don't you holler, darlin' don't you bawl and shout Up to a Brownstone, up three flights of stairs I'm just lookin' for a dear, dear friend of mineįirst thing you learn is you always gotta wait Oh pardon me sir, it's the furthest from my mind Hey, white boy, you chasin' our women around? Feel sick and dirty, more dead than alive
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