"Dirty Blvd." is a song by American rock musician
Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. Althoug ...
from his fifteenth solo studio album, ''
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
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'' (1989). The song contrasts the poor and the rich in New York City, and topped the ''
Billboard
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Modern Rock Tracks
Alternative Airplay (formerly known as Modern Rock Tracks between 1988 and 2009, and Alternative Songs between 2009 and 2020) is a music chart published in the American magazine ''Billboard'' since September 10, 1988. It ranks the 40 most-playe ...
chart for four weeks in early 1989. Live versions appear on ''
Perfect Night: Live in London'' (1998) and ''
Animal Serenade
''Animal Serenade'' is a live album by American rock musician Lou Reed, recorded in Los Angeles at the Wiltern Theatre in 2003 after ''The Raven''. The show features a drummer-less band (including Mike Rathke on guitar/synth, bassist, vocalist F ...
'' (2004). "Dirty Blvd." was one of the four songs Reed performed with
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known as David Bowie ( ), was an English singer, songwriter and actor. Regarded as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Bowie was acclaimed by critics and musicians, pa ...
on the latter's 50th birthday celebration in 1997. "Dirty Blvd." is a
three-chord rock song[ featuring a progression with a repeated sequence of G D A D.]
Charts
See also
* List of ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks number ones of the 1980s
References
External links
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Lou Reed songs
1988 singles
1988 songs
Songs written by Lou Reed
Songs about New York City
Songs about streets
Sire Records singles
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