Stephanie Says
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| "Stephanie Says" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Velvet Underground | |
| Recorded | February 13–14, 1968[1] |
| Studio | A&R, New York[1] |
| Genre | Baroque pop |
| Length | 2:50[2] |
| Label | Verve |
| Songwriter(s) | Lou Reed |
| Producer(s) | Val Valentin[1] |
"Stephanie Says" is a song by American band
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Lou Reed rewrote the lyrics and renamed it "Caroline Says (II)" for his 1973 solo album Berlin. While vastly different in tone, it retained the refrain "It's so cold in Alaska".
Reception
Spin said the Velvet Underground version was, "Virtually a direct referral to the first album. Both the melody and the function — another bittersweet homage to the negative girls of fashionable Manhattan —steers it awfully close to "All Tomorrow's Parties II"."[3]
Cover versions
- Fifteen Minutes: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground.
- Lady and Bird.
- Serbian rock band Eva Brauncovered the song with lyrics in the Serbian language in 1993 for the various artist compilation Radio Utopia. The song was released again as a bonus track on the remastered edition of their second studio album Pop Music.
- Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini covered the song for her 1996 studio album Merman. Her version of the song reached number one on Iceland's Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 chart in January 1997 and ended the year at number 62 on the year-end chart.[4][5]
Related media
- In 2001, the song was used in the Wes Anderson film The Royal Tenenbaums.
- The song is referenced heavily in Amanda Palmer's "Blake Says" on her 2008 solo album Who Killed Amanda Palmer.
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-906002-22-0.
- AllMusic
- ^ Rudy Langlais (May 1985). "Spins". Spin. No. 1. p. 28.
- ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (9.1. '97 –15.1. '97)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 10, 1997. p. 16. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ "Árslistinn 1997 – Íslenski Listinn – 100 Vinsælustu Lögin". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). January 2, 1998. p. 25. Retrieved December 2, 2022.