As with most of his songs, this is not the voice of Lou. It’s the voice of a character that Lou created – a white, middle-class college student who has no desire to remain normal, nor any interest in doing so.
Become something else
He wants something more in his life, he wants something else. In fact, he wants to become something else. He wants to change his entire socio-cultural identity.
I Wanna Be Black, Lou Reed … Lou Reed, Anthology of Memorable LyricsImages sourced from Google Images
Of course, that’s impossible. The only realm in which such a drastic and world-shattering change is possible is the fictional world of Lou’s creation.
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DUDE!
SERIOUSLY????
I even heard a lot of Kenney Chesney today, then you share I wanna be black and you fuck up the entire mood!
Fine, fine.
Here is another upvote.
Thanks for the upvote.
And I'm really very sorry for darkening your mood. I'm simply trying to document some history of one of the greatest poets in the history of the universe.
Yeh great memorible sound and lyrics..
He just wants to be different even though it looks the same, and he does not want to be equated with others because that's what he is.
But sometime we can't get what we want in our life, God Prepare something better for you in the future.
Great motivation in Lou's music and expression of his feelings to achieve something is really great..
lovely sound of Lyrics, this is the best one Lou Reed fantastic music.
Very original song. Thank you for continuing to please us with the songs of this wonderful artist. Good luck to you and Love.