| "Vicious" | |
|---|---|
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| Single by Lou Reed | |
| from the album Transformer | |
| B-side | "Goodnight Ladies" (US) "Satellite of Love" (Europe) |
| Released | April 1973[1] |
| Recorded | August 1972 |
| Studio | Trident Studios, London |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:56 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Lou Reed |
| Producer(s) | |
"Vicious" is a song written by Lou Reed, released as a single in 1973 and originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album.[7][8]
Lou Reed told Rolling Stone that Andy Warhol inspired the song: "He said, 'Why don't you write a song called 'Vicious'? And I said, 'What kind of vicious?' 'Oh, you know, vicious like I hit you with a flower.' And I wrote it down literally."[9]
Cash Box said that "Reed's lyric has a somewhat sarcastic tone that makes the listener take note almost immediately. Here again, he shines with a driving rocker and a great story line that should make this effort a natural hit."[10]
The proto punk swagger of Vicious.
Once I heard Lou Reed's "Vicious," I was like, "OMG, Axe is going to kill this guy on their spontaneous fishing trip!" (There's even a Natalie Wood reference, for crying out loud.)
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