Street Hassle es un álbum de Lou Reed, publicado en 1978 por Arista. El disco incluye 8 canciones, entre ellas «Gimmie Some Good Times», «Dirt», «Street Hassle a) Waltzing Matilda b) Street Hass..» y «I Wanna Be Black».
Sobre el álbum
La crudeza urbana de Street Hassle sumerge al oyente en las profundidades de la vida marginal de Nueva York, un territorio familiar para Lou Reed. Este álbum, grabado con un estilo casi documental, captura la autenticidad y la desolación de las calles de la ciudad que nunca duerme. Cada canción se siente como una viñeta, un fragmento de una realidad sin filtros.
Las letras, con su realismo descarnado, abordan temas de adicción, prostitución, violencia y la fragilidad de la existencia en los bajos fondos. La voz de Lou Reed se adapta a esta atmósfera, sonando más grave, a veces recitada, casi como un cronista de la vida nocturna. Por otra parte, la instrumentación es mínima y cruda, lo que realza la sensación de inmediatez y la intensidad de las narrativas. El álbum suena como un grito en la oscuridad, un testimonio de la cara menos amable de la ciudad.
"Street Hassle" demostró la valentía de Lou Reed para explorar las realidades más difíciles, sin concesiones ni adornos. Para los amantes del rock experimental y las letras que no temen mostrar la fealdad de la vida, este disco es una joya imprescindible. Es una prueba irrefutable de que la visión de Lou Reed era única y siempre desafiante, incluso cuando se adentraba en los abismos de la sociedad.
Listado de Canciones
- Gimmie Some Good Times3:15
Letra
Hey, if that ain't the rock'n'roll animal himself, what you doing bro. (Standing on the corner) Well, I can see that, what you got in your hand (Suitcase in my hand) No, shit, what's this (Jack is in his corset, Jane is in her vest) Fucking faggot Johnson (Jack, sweet Jane, I'm in a rock'n'roll band) Well, I can see that Some people say that you can't - (no no no) No matter how good you are And some people say, they can't move - (no no no) No matter where they are Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some good times Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some pain No matter how ugly you are You know to me it all looks the same Rain from the morning in the blue clouds Now just shining up with dew Riding through the city in their big cars And me, I ain't got nothing to do Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some good times Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some pain Don't you know things always look ugly To me they always look the same Oh, gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some good times Oh, Gimmie, gimmie, gimmie some pain Don't you know that most things look ugly To me they always look the same Oh, don't you know, hey, don't you know To me they always look the same Oh, don't you know, hey, don't you know To me they always look the same Oh, don't you know, hey, don't you know To me they always look the same Oh, don't you know, hey, don't you know To me they always look the same - Dirt4:58
Letra
It's been a long time, since I've spoken to you was it the right time Your current troubles, and you know, they'll get much worse I hope you know how much you enjoy them You're a pig of a person, If there's a justice in this world hey, how about that Your lack of conscience and your lack of morality well, more and more people know all about it Do you remember that song by a dude named Bobby Fuller It went like this: I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won We sat around the other night, me and the guys trying to find the right word That would best fit and describe you people like that That no principle has touched, no principle's baptized how about that They'd eat shit and say it tasted good if there was some money in it for them Hey, you remember that song about this guy from Texas Whose name was --- Bobby Fuller I'll sing it for you, it went like this: I fought the law and the law won I fought the law and the law won You're just dirt You're just dirt, The only word for you is dirt That's the only word that - - hurt, You're just dirt That's all you're worth - cheap, cheap dirt You know they call it - Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt you're just - cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt You're just dirt - nothing but - cheap uptown dirt That's all you're worth - It's just - cheap, cheap, uptown dirt That's all you're worth now (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) You're just dirt (cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) (Cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap, uptown dirt) - Street Hassle a) Waltzing Matilda b) Street Hass..
- I Wanna Be Black2:52
Letra
I wanna be black, have natural rhythm Shoot twenty foot of jism too and fuck up the jews I wanna be black, I wanna be a panther Have a girlfriend named Samantha and have a stable of foxy whores Oh, oh, I wanna be black I don't wanna be a fucked up middle class college student anymore I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black Oh, oh, I wanna be black Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black I wanna be black, wanna be like Martin Luther King And get myself shot in the spring And lead a whole generation, too and fuck up the jews I wanna be black, I wanna be like Malcolm X And cast a hex over President Kennedy's tomb and have a big prick, too Oh, I don't wanna be a fucked up middle class college student no more Yeah, I just wanna have a stable of foxy little whores Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black I wanna be black I wanna be black I wanna be black I wanna be black yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, I wanna be black Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh) (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh) (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh) (Yeah, yeah, I wanna be black, oh, oh) - Real Good Time Together3:19
Letra
We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna dance and bawl and shout together Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna have a real good time together We're gonna dance and bawl and shout together oh, baby, please We're gonna have a real good time together Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na Na-na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, na-na - Shooting Star3:09
Letra
All the people had their share of the glory looking out after you It's just a story about winners and glory and you know that it's true Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star Some men may glory from a different condition of another car And later persuasion would permit the arranging of a ... And to cause more confusion, and to make this illusion would have gone too far And it's my ambition, of a jacket ignition in a Cadillac metal car Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star Ah ha, oh yeah, you're just a shooting star You're just a shooting star - Leave Me Alone4:44
Letra
Everybody's gonna try to tell you what to do, uhh-haa And never, never, never, never, let it be said that it's true oh-oh, hey, give it to my baby Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone They're the kind of people that'll always let you down I know you, too, you don't ever give it a frown oh, do it, do it, now, do it, do it Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone get down, baby Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone oh, come now, leave me alone, mam, okay, baby Oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha Don't you know some people, they just don't know when to stop give it to me, now They can't tell the floor from the ceiling or the top And there're other types, they always make you wait And they're always the first to say, the state you come from Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me forever Love me, love me, love me, love me, love me forever Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone, oh Leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me, leave me alone leave me alone Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah ah-ha-ha, oh, oh, yeah Ah-ha-ha - Wait3:14
Letra
Wait (disgrace) I know I shouldn't, but we'll wait (such a pretty face) I know the time is getting late (... such a waste) And here is what you hesitate (such a pretty face) But still I really wish that you'd wait (... such a waste) Although the passion might abate (such a pretty face) And find you in another state (it's such a state) That will seem just as a mistake (it's such a waste) Oh baby, I really think that I oughta wait (such a pretty face) Wait (it was such a waste) I really wouldn't want your hate (it's such a pretty face) Certainly not after like late (... such a waste) You wanna give not only take (it's such a pretty face) I know propriety is such a waste (it's such a disgrace) But then it says you really have to wait (such a pretty face) Considering the present state (... such a waste) Don't change my mind at such a late stage (... such a waste) Oh baby, don't you think you oughta wait (such a pretty face) Ooohhh ... Ooohhh ... Ooohhh ... Ooohhh ... Wait Oh, now baby, how I wish you would wait I really wish you'd hesitate Oh, baby, baby please why don't you wait Oh, how I really wish you'd wait Oh, how I wish you'd hesitate ... ... (... someday)