Street Hassle (song)

Street Hassle (song)

"Street Hassle" is a song recorded by Lou Reed for his album of the same name. The songs is 11 minutes long, divided into three distinct sections. It was recorded in E major.

On the live album Animal Serenade, Lou says, "I wanted to write a song that had a great monologue set to rock. Something that could have been written by William Burroughs, Hubert Selby, John Rechy, Tennessee Williams, Nelson Algren, maybe a little Raymond Chandler. You mix it all up and you have 'Street Hassle'."

Trivia

*Bruce Springsteen can be heard singing at the 9 minute mark.
*The song is featured during the last scene of the 2005 film "The Squid and the Whale".
*Rock band Simple Minds covered the song on their album "Sparkle in the Rain".


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