Oct 07, 2014
"Perfect Day" is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, originally featured on Transformer, Reed's second post-Velvet Underground solo album, and as a double A-side with his major hit, "Walk on the Wild Side". Its fame was given a boost in the 1990s when it was featured in the 1996 film Trainspotting, and after a star-studded version was released as a BBC charity single in 1997, that became the Perfect Day (1997, CD) | Discogs View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1997 CD release of Perfect Day on Discogs. Label: Chrysalis - 7243 8 85083 2 2 • Format: CD Single • Country: Italy • Genre: Rock, Pop • Style: Ballad, Vocal, Classic Rock 1, 2), Lou Reed (tracks: 1, 3 All profits to BBC Children In Need and a … BBC Debuts All-Star Cover of 'God Only Knows' | Time
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This version of “Perfect Day” features not only the original performer, Lou Reed, but “an astonishing line-up of world class performers” as described by the Financial Times. Big names on Susan Boyle’s ‘Perfect’ Ending | Anglophenia | BBC America Earlier this month, Scottish singing sensation Susan Boyle was told she wasn't allowed to sing Lou Reed's treasured hit, "Perfect Day" on America’s Got Talent.Plus, she supposedly got the news just a mere two hours before her performance. Next thing you know Boyle is in tears while Reed is harshly ridiculed as a bad guy who wouldn't let the reality TV darling sing his beloved song. bootleg addiction: David Bowie: BBC - The Genius of David
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