After_Hours_(The_Velvet_Underground_song)

After Hours (The Velvet Underground song)

After Hours (The Velvet Underground song)

1969 song by the Velvet Underground

"After Hours" is a 1969 song written by Lou Reed[3] and originally performed by the Velvet Underground, "about a timid person watching others having fun and wishing they could join in".[4] It is the tenth and final track on their self-titled third album.[5] It is one of few songs with lead vocals by drummer Maureen Tucker, as Lou Reed stated the song was "so innocent and pure" that he could not possibly sing it himself. Tucker's vocals are accompanied by acoustic and bass guitar. The style of the lyrics and the music is somewhat reminiscent of Tin Pan Alley songs of the 1930s.[2]

Quick Facts Song by the Velvet Underground, from the album The Velvet Underground ...

Music video

In 2014, Universal Music Enterprises held a contest in collaboration with Genero to create an official music video for the song.[6] From 120 submissions, the video by Choking Monkey Productions, directed by Oliver Chen and starring Paloma Lopez, was picked as the winner and subsequently uploaded to the Velvet Underground Vevo YouTube channel.[7][8]

Covers

Personnel (on original recording)

References

  1. [1]
    Discogs - T.T.G. Studios (Hollywood) profile and discography
  2. [2]
    "Brent Johnson's Lost Songs: 'After Hours' by the Velvet Underground". 26 April 2012.
  3. [3]
    Martin Charles Strong, The Great Indie Discography (Canongate U.S., 2003), .
  4. [4]
    Sounes, Howard (2015). Notes from the Velvet Underground: The Life of Lou Reed. Random House. p. 120. ISBN 9781473508958.
  5. [5]
    Grow, Kory (November 24, 2014). "The Velvet Underground on Most Profound Album: 'Lou Was a Force of Nature'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  6. [6]
    "The Velvet Underground - After Hours | Genero". Genero. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. [7]
    "The Velvet Underground – 'After Hours' Results". Genero. 22 January 2015. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    "The Velvet Underground - After Hours - YouTube". YouTube. 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-19.
  9. [9]
    McQuiston, Kate (2020). Music and Sound in the Worlds of Michel Gondry. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 9781000244502.
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