The Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes"--An Homage on My Birthday

Feb 2, 2008 at 4:51 PM
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The Velvet Underground

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I hope you have a wonderful birthday tomorrow!

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Happy Happy Birthday. This was awesome.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! This is very nice, I love the velvet underground, but have not listened to them in years!

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Happy Birthday to yooooou - and, yes, this is such a treat.

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I felt the video homage sometimes took the lyrics too literally and that some of the blue eyes shown weren't pale enough.

Oh wait, I'm supposed to be wishing you a happy birthday, not criticizing the video. Sorry. Happy birthday.

THANK YOU, GEORGIA. You're great! I hope you'll let me know when your birthday rolls around.

Renee replied to LaidOutInLavender’s comment:
Feb 3, 2008
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Thank you, Lavender. You're so sweet. I'm glad you're in my neighborhood.

Thanks, Sujatin (Amida), for the birthday wishes... You are you of the blue-eyed persuasion too?

You're right about the literal-ness of the video, Michael, but I really like the song so I kind of compromised visual aesthetics for auditory aesthetics. And thanks for the birthday wishes. I hope you'll let me know when your birthday rolls around!

HIPY PAPY BTHUTHDTH THUTHDA BTHUTHDY.

Bonne anniversaire, mademoiselle!

If I could I would give you all of this and more, melancholy included. A true spirit welcomes all emotion.

Happy birthday!

(always good to see moon-lit Nico!)

LaidOutInLavender replied to Renee’s comment:
Feb 4, 2008
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Aw, Well Thank you! Hope your Birthday was Lovely!

Merci beaucoup, Aubrey. I always did have a penchant for melancholy, but then I think all poets do. I'm thinking in particular of John Keats who wrote his "Ode on Melancholy," which ends:

She dwells with Beauty—Beauty that must die; And Joy, whose hand is ever at his lips Bidding adieu; and aching Pleasure nigh, Turning to poison while the bee-mouth sips:

Ay, in the very temple of Delight

Veil’d Melancholy has her sovran shrine, Though seen of none save him whose strenuous tongue Can burst Joy’s grape against his palate fine; His soul shall taste the sadness of her might, And be among her cloudy trophies hung.

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It's beautiful, Renee! Here's hoping your birthday was magnificent, and every day hence.

The Velvet Underground's "Pale Blue Eyes"--An Homage on My Birthday

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