I’m Waiting for the Man

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"I’m Waiting for the Man" is a seminal 1967 rock song by The Velvet Underground, known for its gritty depiction of a drug deal in New York City and its major influence on alternative and punk music.

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I’m Waiting for the Man canonical 2
I'm Waiting for the Man 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Velvet Underground & Nico
artist The Velvet Underground
associatedAct Andy Warhol's Exploding Plastic Inevitable
associatedMovement New York underground rock scene
composer Lou Reed
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReputation influential proto-punk recording
seminal rock song
featuresInstrument bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
piano
genre alternative rock
garage rock
proto-punk
rock
hasCoverVersionBy David Bowie
Nico
Patti Smith
The Stooges
hasSubject drug dealing
drug use
heroin
hasTheme addiction
urban realism
includedIn many best-of-all-time song lists
influencedGenre alternative rock
indie rock
punk rock
language English
length about 4:39
narrativeLocation Lexington Avenue
New York City
originalPerformer The Velvet Underground
partOfAlbum The Velvet Underground & Nico
performer The Velvet Underground
producer Andy Warhol
Tom Wilson
recordedBy The Velvet Underground
recordLabel Verve Records
releaseDate 1967-03-12
releaseYear 1967
side Side A of The Velvet Underground & Nico (various pressings)
tempo fast
vocalStyle Lou Reed lead vocals
writer Lou Reed

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The Velvet Underground notableSong I’m Waiting for the Man
Vanessa Paradis (album) track I'm Waiting for the Man
linked to: I’m Waiting for the Man
The Velvet Underground & Nico hasPart I’m Waiting for the Man