My Friend George by Lou Reed
My Friend George by Lou Reed

My Friend George

Lou Reed * Track #9 On New Sensations

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My Friend George by Lou Reed

Release Date
Sun Apr 01 1984
Performed by
Lou Reed
Produced by
Lou Reed & John Jansen
Writed by
Lou Reed
About

This song sounds like it could be about an actual person, but in a 1989 interview with Rolling Stone, Lou Reed said he invented the character of “George.”

Reed: (“My Friend George”) is my favorite song on that album (“New Sensations”). I remember that when we were recording it, the engineer turned...

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My Friend George Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Read in the paper 'bout a man killed with a sword
And that made me think of my friend George
People said the man was five foot six
Sounds like Georgie with his killing stick

[Chorus]
Hey bro', what's the word?
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
Hey bro, what's the word?
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
You talkin' 'bout my friend George

[Verse 2]
I knew George since he's eight
I always thought that he was great
And anything that George would do
You know that I would do it too

[Verse 3]
George liked music and George liked to fight
He worked out in a downtown gym every night
I'd spar with him when work was done
We split lips but it was all in fun

[Chorus]
Hey bro', what's the word?
You talkin' 'bout my friend George
Hey bro, what's the word?
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
Talkin' 'bout my friend George

[Verse 4]
Next thing I hear Georgie's got this stick
He's using it for more than kicks
I seen him down at Smalley's bar
He was wired up, I tried to calm him down

[Verse 5]
Avenge yourself, he says to me
Avenge yourself for humanity
Avenge yourself for the weak and the poor
Stick it to these guys right through their heads

[Verse 6]
Well, the fight is my music and the stick is my sword
And you know that I love you, so please don't say a word
Can't you hear the music playing? The anthem, it's my call
And the last I seen of George was him running through the door, I says -

[Chorus]
Hey bro, what's the word?
Talkin' 'bout my friend George
Hey bro, what's the word?
You talkin' 'bout my friend George
Talkin' 'bout my friend George

[Outro]
Hey bro', what's the word?
You talkin' 'bout my friend George
Hey bro', what's the word?
What me saying 'bout my friend George
Hey bro', what's the word?
Hear you talkin' 'bout my friend George
Hey bro', what's the word?
I hear you talkin' 'bout my friend George

My Friend George Q&A

Who wrote My Friend George's ?

My Friend George was written by Lou Reed.

Who produced My Friend George's ?

My Friend George was produced by Lou Reed & John Jansen.

When did Lou Reed release My Friend George?

Lou Reed released My Friend George on Sun Apr 01 1984.

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