Statement To “Women”:
[Question 2: I’ve been told that the song Women has the distinction of being the only track on the album that required an overdub. You apparently prefer working with a live band in the studio.]
LR: “All the musicians were told there was not going to be any overdubbing. There’...
[Verse 1]
I love women, I think they're great
They're a solace to the world in a terrible state
They're a blessing to the eyes, a balm to soul
What a nightmare to have no women in the world
[Chorus]
I love women
I love women
I love women
We all love women
[Verse 2]
I used to look at women in the magazines
I know that it was sexist, but I was in my teens
I was very bitter, all my sex was on the sly
I couldn't keep my hands off women, and I won't till I die
[Chorus]
I love women
Ah, I love women
We love women
We all love women
[Verse 3]
A woman's love can lift you up, and women can inspire
I feel like buying flowers and hiring a celestial choir
A choir of castratis to serenade my love
They'd sing a little Bach for us and then we'd make love
[Chorus]
I love women
I love women
We all love women
We love women
Women was written by Lou Reed.
Women was produced by Sean Fullan & Lou Reed.