| They were wild like the USA
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| A mystery band in a New York way
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| Rock and roll, but not like the rest
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| And to me, America at it’s best
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| A spooky tone on a Fender bass
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| Played less notes and left more space
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| Stayed kind of still, looked kinda shy
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| Kinda far away, kinda dignified.
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| Now you can look at that band and wonder where
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| All that sound was coming from
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| With just 4 people there.
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| Twangy sounds of the cheapest types,
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| Sounds as stark as black and white stripes,
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| Bold and brash, sharp and rude,
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| Like the heats turned off
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| And you’re low on food.
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| Like this…
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| Wild wild parties when they start to unwind
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| A close encounter of the thirdest kind
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| On the bandstand playing, everybody’s saying
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| Well you could look at that band
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| And at first sight
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| Say that certain rules about modern music
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| Wouldn’t apply tonight.
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| Twangy sounds of the cheapest kind,
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| Like «Guitar sale $ 29.99,»
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| Bold and brash, stark and still,
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| Like the heats turned off
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| And you can’t pay the bill.
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| Both guitars got the fuzz tone on
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| The drummer’s standing upright pounding along
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| A howl, a tone, a feedback whine
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| Biker boys meet the college kind
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| How in the world were they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground.
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| Wild wild parties when they start to unwind
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| A close encounter of the thirdest kind
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| On the bandstand grooving, everybody moving
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| How in the world are they making that sound?
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| Velvet Underground. |