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Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

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Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Superstar Ondine, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella, used by Warhol's crowd. The song cycle focuses on Warhol's interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling roughly into three categories: Warhol's first-person perspective (which makes up the vast majority of the album), third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and first-person commentaries on Warhol by Reed and Cale themselves. The songs on the album are, to some extent, in chronological order.

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Language
English
  • art
  • avant-garde

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United Kingdom, United States of America

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Still from Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • Theatrical (limited)NR17 Jan 1990
    • PremiereNew York Film Festival (Restored Version)5 Oct 2021
    • Digital / OTTThe Criterion Channel1 Oct 2022
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival28 Oct 2021

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Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella was released on 17 January 1990.

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