White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground

White Light/White Heat

The Velvet Underground * Track #29 On Peel Slowly and See

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White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground

Release Date
Tue Jan 30 1968
Produced by
Tom Wilson
Writed by
Lou Reed
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The most common interpretation of “White Light/White Heat” is that it is about shooting methamphetamine. Musically and lyrically it would be something like the speed version of “Heroin”, the frantic rhythm and somewhat laconic lyrics mimicking the frenzy of a meth rush, the light and heat being the...

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White Light/White Heat Lyrics

[Verse 1]
(White light) White light goin', messin' up my mind
(White light) And don't you know it's gonna make me go blind
(White heat) Aw, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes
(White light) Ooh, have mercy, while I have it, goodness knows
(White light) White light goin', messin' up my brain
(White light) Aw, white light, it's gonna drive me insane
(White heat) Aw, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes
(White light) Aw, white light, I said now, goodness knows, do it

[Chorus 1]
Hmm, hmm, white light
Aw, I surely do love watching that stuff shoot itself in
Hmm, hmm, white light
Watch that side, watch that side
Don't you know it's gonna be dead in the drive?
Hmm, hmm, white heat
Hey, foxy mama, watchin' her walk down the street
Hmm, hmm, white light
Come upside your head, gonna make a dead end on your street

[Verse 2]
(White light) White light moved in me through my brain
(White light) White light goin', makin' you go insane
(White heat) Aw, white heat, it tickle me down to my toes
(White light) Aw, white light, I said now, goodness knows
(White light) Aw, white light, it lighten up my eyes
(White light) Don't you know it fills me up with surprise?
(White heat) Aw, white heat, tickle me down to my toes
(White light) Aw, white light, I tell you now, goodness knows, now work it

[Chorus 2]
Hmm, hmm, white light
Aw, she surely do moves me
Hmm, hmm, white light
Watch that speed freak, watch that speed freak
Everybody gonna go and make it every week
Hmm, hmm, white heat
Aw, sputter, mutter, everybody gonna go and kill their mother
Hmm, hmm, white light
Here she comes, here she comes, everybody get and gonna make me run to her

White Light/White Heat Q&A

Who wrote White Light/White Heat's ?

White Light/White Heat was written by Lou Reed.

Who produced White Light/White Heat's ?

White Light/White Heat was produced by Tom Wilson.

When did The Velvet Underground release White Light/White Heat?

The Velvet Underground released White Light/White Heat on Tue Jan 30 1968.

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