The Velvet Underground
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First track on The Velvet Underground’s eponymous third album (1969)
Written by Lou Reed, but sung by bassist Doug Yule “as a matter of circumstance”, according to guitarist Sterling Morrison:
… when we did the third album, we were in the midst of touring the West Coast. During any interludes in t...
[Verse 1: Doug Yule]
Candy says "I've come to hate my body
And all that it requires in this world"
Candy says "I'd like to know completely
What others so discreetly talk about"
[Chorus: Doug Yule]
"I'm going to watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm going to watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me?"
[Verse 2: Doug Yule]
Candy says "I hate the quiet places
That cause the smallest taste of what will be"
Candy says "I hate the big decisions
That cause endless revisions in my mind"
[Chorus: Doug Yule]
"I'm going to watch the blue birds fly
Over my shoulder
I'm going to watch them pass me by
Maybe when I'm older
What do you think I'd see
If I could walk away from me?"
[Outro: Doug Yule]
Doo, doo-wop
Doo, doo, doo-wop
Doo, doo, doo-wop
Doo, doo-roo, doo-wop
Doo, doo, doo-wop
Doo
Candy Says was written by Lou Reed.
Candy Says was produced by The Velvet Underground.
The Velvet Underground released Candy Says on Sat Mar 01 1969.