Pale Blue Eyes

Pale Blue Eyes

Infobox Song
Name = Pale Blue Eyes


Caption =
Type =
Artist = The Velvet Underground
alt Artist =
Album = The Velvet Underground
Published =
Released = 1969
track_no = 4
Recorded = November-December 1968
TTG Studios, Hollywood
Genre = Rock and Roll
Length = 5:41
Writer = Lou Reed
Composer = Lou Reed
Label = MGM Records
Producer = The Velvet Underground
Chart position =
Tracks =
prev = Some Kinda Love
prev_no = 3
next = Jesus
next_no = 5
Misc =

"Pale Blue Eyes" is a song written by Lou Reed and performed by The Velvet Underground. It was included on the band's eponymous 1969 album The Velvet Underground.

The original song has five verses. First verse starts: "Sometimes I feel so happy, Sometimes I feel so sad." The refrain goes: "Linger on, your pale blue eyes".

Cover versions

"Pale Blue Eyes" has later been adopted by several bands/artist. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=17:1158238 "Pale Blue Eyes"] at All-Music Guide (Retrieved on June 23, 2007, and again on March 22, 2008)] In addition to Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker from Velvet Underground, also Eric Andersen, Alejandro Escovedo, Neil Finn, Counting Crows, Hole, Marisa Monte, R.E.M., Tom McRae and Patti Smith have their own versions of this song.

An instrumental version of the song was used in Julian Schnabel's 2007 film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. [http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title.jsp?stid=658261&category=Full%20Credits Full Credits for "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)"] (Retrieved on March 22, 2008)] The song was also used in a scene of the 2008 film "August".fact|date=June 2008

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