“Laurie” is Datarock’s ode to Laurie Anderson, the experimental musician who began dating Lou Reed in 1992. In the 1990s, Reed and Anderson collaborated on several recordings. They got married in 2008 and were together until Reed’s death in 2013.
I wanna be Lou Reed, cause I am
I wanna be Lou Reed, cause I ain't
I wanna be a saint, cause I ain't
I wanna be a saint, cause I ain't
I wanna be as one, Laurie Anderson
Do you understand, Laurie Anderson?
Oh wonderwoman
Oh Lord
Oh Anderson
Anderson
[Chorus 2x]
Because I wanna make her say
Ooh ooh, ah yeah, come on
Baby come on, baby come on
Alright