Thread: Fifty-sixty
View Single Post
  #10  
Old 06-11-2008, 01:16 AM
Fixty Sixty's Avatar
Fixty Sixty Fixty Sixty is offline
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: USA
Posts: 143
Fixty Sixty is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by heyamigo View Post
i think it isn't about just one particular individual, rather a song about the world of andy warhol and the pop art era.
How can that be when the first 3 lines of the song are:

Pretty sixteen
Beautiful heroine
Of the sixties


Edie Sedgwick was 16 when the 1960's decade began. The song continues describing aspects of an individual using the pronouns you, yourself, she, her and your, and then indicates that Nico wants that person kept far away from Lou Reed.
Reply With Quote