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"Pale Blue Eyes" is a song written and sung by Lou Reed and performed by The Velvet Underground. It was included on the band's 1969 album ''The Velvet Underground''. Surprisingly, "Pale Blue Eyes" was written about someone whose eyes were hazel, as Reed notes in his book ''Between Thought and Expression''. The song is said to have been inspired by Shelley Albin, Reed's first love, who at the time was married to another man. The original song has five verses. The first verse starts: "Sometimes I feel so happy; sometimes I feel so sad." The refrain goes: "Linger on your pale blue eyes". Lou Reed initially wanted to play "Pale Blue Eyes" for the Velvet Underground's first reunion at the Fondation Cartier in 1990. When someone reminded him that he'd written the song after John Cale's departure from the band, Reed said, "Then it will have to be 'Heroin'". ==Notable cover versions== "Pale Blue Eyes" has been covered by a number of artists〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pale Blue Eyes )〕 in addition to Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker from Velvet Underground: * Patti Smith performed the song live from the 1960s throughout the 1970s. * Edwyn Collins recorded the song with Paul Quinn and released it as a single in 1984. * R.E.M. covered the song for their 1987 album ''Dead Letter Office''. * Marisa Monte has a cover of the song on her 1994 album ''Verde, Anil, Amarelo, Cor de Rosa e Carvão'' (a.k.a. ''Rose and Charcoal''). * Hole covered the song live at the Whiskey A Go Go in February 1992, and frontwoman Courtney Love introduced it as "the original new waver".〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=CD Universe )〕 Hole's version included lyrically-altered verses but retained the chorus lyrics and chord progression. The recording eventually ended up on the band's first EP, ''Ask for It'' (1995). * Alejandro Escovedo includes a live cover of the song—a duet with Kelly Hogan—on his 1999 release ''Bourbonitis Blues''. * Counting Crows covered the song several times at live shows in 2003 and later. * The Kills recorded the song in 2010, releasing it as a B-side in early 2012〔(The Kills - “Pale Blue Eyes” on Indie Shuffle's music blog )〕 * G. Love recorded the song on his 2011 album ''Fixin' to Die''. * Andrea Corr performed "Pale Blue Eyes" on her 2011 album ''Lifelines''. * Schiller on their 2012 album ''Sonne'' remixed Andrea Corr's cover. * Metric, accompanied by Lou Reed, performed "Pale Blue Eyes" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 23, 2012. * Elizabeth Cook performed a country version on ''Late Show With David Letterman'' on June 2, 2014. * After hearing of Lou Reed's death, The Killers performed a cover of the song during their performance at the Life Is Beautiful Music Festival in Las Vegas on October 27th 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pale Blue Eyes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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