Sally Can't Dance es un álbum de Lou Reed, publicado en 1974 por RCA. El disco incluye 10 canciones, entre ellas «Ride Sally Ride», «Animal Language», «Baby Face» y «N.Y. Stars».
Sobre el álbum
El espíritu liberado de Sally Can't Dance nos muestra una faceta más desenfadada y comercial de Lou Reed, sin perder su esencia. Este álbum, grabado en un momento de experimentación, se sumerge en sonidos más cercanos al pop y al funk, lo que lo diferencia de sus trabajos anteriores. El disco se siente como un intento de ampliar sus horizontes musicales, explorando nuevas texturas y ritmos.
Las canciones son más bailables y directas, con arreglos de vientos y coros que añaden un toque de glamour y diversión. La voz de Lou Reed se adapta a este ambiente, sonando más juguetona y menos introspectiva. Por otra parte, aunque quizás no sea el álbum más celebrado por la crítica, contiene temas interesantes que demuestran su versatilidad como compositor. El álbum suena como un experimento, una prueba de que el artista no se conformaba con una única fórmula.
"Sally Can't Dance" consolidó la reputación de Lou Reed como un artista impredecible, siempre dispuesto a desafiar las expectativas de su público. Para los que buscan explorar las diferentes facetas de su discografía, este disco ofrece una perspectiva única. Es una prueba irrefutable de que la creatividad de Lou Reed era inagotable, incluso en sus momentos más inusuales.
Listado de Canciones
- Ride Sally Ride6:36
Letra
Sit yourself down bang out a tune on that grand piano Sit yourself down lay languidly down upon that sofa Ooohhh, isn't it nice when your heart is made out of ice Ride, Sally, ride it's not your time or way of confusion Ride, Sally, ride 'cause if you don't, you'll get a contusion Ooohhh, isn't it nice when your heart is made out of ice Sit yourself down take off your pants, don't you know this is a party Sit yourself down why do you think we brought all these people, Miss Brandy Ooohhh, isn't it nice when you find your heart's made out of ice Ride, Sally, ride it's not your time, it's just your confusion Ride, Sally, ride it's not your time, you'll get a contusion Ooohhh, isn't it nice when you find your heart is made out of ice (Ride, Sally ride) (Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Ride, Sally, ride (Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Hey, ride, Sally, ride (Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride) Ride, Sally, ride (Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride, oh-oh-oh, oh) (Ride, ride, ride, ride, Sally ride, hey-hey-hey, hey-hey) - Animal Language6:36
Letra
Miss Riley had a dog she used to keep it in her backyard And when the dog began to bark all the neighbors began to shout Then came a stormy night Miss Riley let her dog out And when the neighbors found him 'round they put a gun down his mouth and shot him down and he went Ooohhh-wow, bow-wow Ooohhh-wow, bow-wow Miss Murphy had a cat on her lap it sat And once in a great big while it looked like that Cheshire cat did smile But often it used to chase anything that crossed its face But one day it got so hot that Cheshire cat had a blood clot and she said Ooohhh-meow, me-meow Ooohhh-meow, me-meow Meow And then the dog met the cat the dog was hot and the cat was wet Then came some sweaty dude he put a board between the two Then they couldn't get at it got frustrated all about it So they did the only thing you could do they took the dude's sweat and shot it up between the two and they said Ooohhh-wow, bow-wow Ooohhh-wow, bow, me, wow - Baby Face6:36
Letra
Jim, livin' with you'd not such fun You're not the only one You don't have the looks you're not the person that you used to be And there are people on the street that would go for me And I said, no, no, no, no, no baby face And I said, no, no, no, no, no baby face I met you in a bar in L.A. I was not feeling so good You did the proper moves you did everything that you should But now you're making a mistake and somebody else will take your place You're taking drugs off of me And I said, no, no, no, no, no I said now, no, no, no, no, no I said now, no, no, no, no, no baby face I said, now, no, no, no, no, no baby face You're not the kind of person it's easy to live with in a house I cook all your meals I make sure that you work out But lately it's been gettin' so hard (man, you don't split your stash with your blood) the way you talk, ooohhh, the way you walk (you can keep it) And I'm not sure exactly what it's all about And I said, no, no, no, no, no baby face I said, now, no, no, no, no, no baby face I said now, no, no, no, no I said now, no, no, no, no ooohhh, baby face, ohh No, no, baby face No way, no, baby face uh, uh (you can keep it, just keep it) - N.Y. Stars6:36
Letra
The stock is empty in our eyeball store All we got left a few cataracts and sores The faggot mimic machine never had ideas Mission impossible they self destruct on fear On a standard New York night ghouls go to see their so called stars A fairly stupid thing to pay 5 bucks for a 4th rate imitators They say, I'm so empty no surface, no depth Oh, please, can I be you your personality's so great Like new buildings square tall and the same Sorry, Miss Stupid didn't you know it was a game I'm just waiting for them to hurry up and die It's really getting to crowed here help me New York stars Contributions accepted all the same We need new people store remember, we're very good at games - Kill Your Sons6:36
Letra
All your two-bit psychiatrists are giving you electroshock They said, they'd let you live at home with mom and dad instead of mental hospitals But every time you tried to read a book you couldn't get to page 17 'Cause you forgot where you were so you couldn't even read Don't you know they're gonna kill your sons don't you know gonna kill, kill your sons They're gonna kill, kill your sons until they run, run, run, run, run, run, run, run away Mom informed me on the phone she didn't know what to do about dad Took an axe and broke the table aren't you glad you're married And sister, she got married on the island and her husband takes the train He's big and he's fat and he doesn't even have a brain They're gonna kill your sons don't you know they're gonna kill, kill your sons Don't you know they're gonna kill, kill your sons until they run away Creedmore treated me very good but Paine Whitney was even better And when I flipped out on PHC I was so sad, I didn't even get a letter All of the drugs, that we took it really was lots of fun But when they shoot you up with thorizene on crystal smoke you choke like a son of a gun Don't you know they're gonna kill your sons don't you know they're gonna kill, kill your sons Don't you know they're gonna kill, kill your sons until they run, run, run, run, run, run, run away - Ennui6:36
Letra
All the things you said you thought I was dead everything made me feel aware Ah, you're getting old you're doing things you're losing your hair All the things that you used to believe in Turned out to be true, you're guilty of reason You're the kind of person that I could do without And certain kinds of money would make you see what it's all about There's a first time for everything And a first one's on me, don't you see All of the things that your old lover said look at them, they jump out of windows and now they're just dead It's the truth, don't you realize Faded without any talent of fun running out on the streets, balling anyone It's the truth, It's the truth Pick up the pieces that make up your life maybe some day you'll have a wife and them alimony Oh, can't you see - Sally Can't Dance6:36
- Billy6:36
Letra
Billy was a good friend of mine We grew up together ever since we were nine We went to school, he was my best friend And I thought our friendship would never end In high school he played football And me, I didn't do anything at all He made touch-downs, while I played pool And no one could figure out which one of us was the fool Then we both went to collage He studied medicine while I studied foliage He got A's and I got D's He was going for his Ph.D. Then I decided to drop out Things were getting a little too hot Billy stayed there, became an intern and then a doctor Then war broke out and he had to go But not me, I was mentally unfit, or so they say, so, so When he came back, he wasn't quite the same His nerves were shot, but not me Last time I saw him, I couldn't take it anymore He wasn't the Billy I knew, it was like talking to a door Billy was a friend of mine I grew up with him ever since I was nine We went together through school And now I often wonder, which one of us was the fool - Good Taste (Previously Unreleased)6:36
- Sally Can't Dance (Single Version)6:36