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FROM: Lukas Lechner, Woergl, Austria
E-MAIL: luggi69@web.de
DATE: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 9:04 p.m. GMT+1
ARTIST: Velvet Underground
SONG: Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
ALBUM: Loaded, 1970
Oh! Sweet Nuthin'
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written by Lou Reed
Intro: C Bb F C
Verse:
C Bb
Say a word for Jimmy Brown
F C
He ain't got nothing at all
C Bb
Not a shirt right of his back
F C
He ain't got nothing at all
C Bb
And say a word for Ginger Brown
F C
Walks with his head down to the ground
C Bb
Took the shoes right of his feet
F C
To poor boy right out in the street
Chorus:
C
And this is what he said
C Bb
Oh sweet nuthin'
F C
She ain't got nothing at all
C Bb
Oh sweet nuthin'
F C
She ain't got nothing at all
Say a word for Polly May
She can't tell the night from the day
They threw her out in the street
But just like a cat she landed on her feet
And say a word for Joanna Love
She ain't got nothing at all
'Cause everyday she falls in love
And every night she falls when she does
She said
Oh sweet nuthin'
You know she ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nutin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh let me hear you!
Say a word for Jimmy Brown
He ain't got nothing at all
Not a shirt right of his back
He ain't got nothing at all
And say a word for Ginger Brown
Walks with his head down to the ground
Took the shoes right of his feet
To poor boy right out in the street
And this is what he said
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
Oh sweet nuthin'
She ain't got nothing at all
She ain't got nothing at all
etc.
I often wonder how beautiful three chords can be...
Corrections, questions, comments and suggestions are always welcome, just e-mail me!
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Bye! Average |
#1 by Bye! at Feb 12, 1973 at 12:19 AM EST |
| Wow!!--I'm not one of those people who say every song from this era is about drugs, but i mean come on. JIMMY BROWN--GINGER BROWN--SMELLS LIKE HEROIN TO ME NOT IN SO MANY WORDS. I've never even seen the shit, but I know a drug song when I hear it. And also consider it is the Velvet Fucking Underground. Don't get me wrong I love the band and absolutely LOVE the song, but I just thought I'd shed some light on a point that hasn't been mentioned yet. AWESOME SONG. JUST FOUND IT AND CAN'T STOP PLAYING IT. | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#2 by Aaron Frederick at Sep 12, 1973 at 8:17 AM EST |
| do you hear that guitar?? there is heartbreak flowein through his fingers! and if they've got oh sweet nothin, at least they can play some oh sweet music...amazing song. | |
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gosh, frickin i Wanna Be |
#3 by gosh, frickin idiot! at Nov 29, 1975 at 7:25 AM EST |
| I found out a very weird coincidence/inspiration: in Philip K. Dick's book, "Flow my Tears, the Policeman said", the main character is Jason Taverner, a singer. His biggest hit is a song by the same name. The book was published in 1975, by the way. | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Eldridge at Apr 15, 1984 at 8:12 PM EST |
| I love this song! It's so sad and still kind of motivating... | |
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Jp Wanna Be |
#5 by Jp Collins at Jul 4, 1984 at 5:51 PM EST |
| nevermind, that just applies to the Built to Spill cover | |
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tim Lead Player |
#6 by tim sears at Oct 16, 1986 at 3:04 PM EST |
| good poppy song. not a regular velvet underground song | |
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Connor Rhythm Player |
#7 by Connor Fowler at Aug 13, 1989 at 11:44 AM EST |
| it's an awesome song, very deadesque. | |
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Josh Average |
#8 by Josh Sanchez at Aug 26, 1989 at 7:05 PM EST |
| PeeWee. sorry but get real. not EVERY velvets/lou reed/david bowie/SIXTIES SONG is about heroin. they probly just used the name brown cos its a commong name. if anything its about people on the streets. and electrik i agree with you. but thats just what i think of lou reed in general:) i know people wrote ALOT and i mean liek a shitload of music about drugs especially the people i just mentioned but i mean come one just cos the people in it have the surname brown? the songs they DID write about drugs were a tad WAY MORE FUCKING obvious than that... | |
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Bobby Lead Player |
#9 by Bobby Parker at Feb 26, 1991 at 9:16 PM EST |
| this song strikes me as religous. it talks about having nothing. but its a sweet nothing. | |
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pat Wanna Be |
#10 by pat smear at Oct 29, 1992 at 8:45 AM EST |
| i would say this song is more experimental/mellow rock, than poppy. But its a good song anyway. | |
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Derek Average |
#11 by Derek Lamberty at Aug 5, 2002 at 3:03 PM EST |
| this song melts me. it soothes my soul the way all songs should. the word love doesn't cut it. it consumes me completely, much like many of velvets (and reed's) tunes. ie. pale blue eyes, heroin, venus in furs. | |