The result is a dark transposition of the novel, that proved that the old musical cliché of calling something “ahead of its time” has more than a grain of truth to it. This song is named for, and based on, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s 1870 novella Venus in Furs, in which the male main character seeks to be enslaved by his fur.
Scoring the lyrics of “Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather,” with the haunting repetition of Cale’s darkly screeching viola and Reed’s droning guitar. Lou Reed and his bandmate John Cale were inspired to match the sultry tone of the book with their own sonic equivalent. Although hesitant at first, Wanda’s treatment of Severin becomes more and more depraved, fuelling Severin’s own desires for cruelty.” Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs Lyrics (reed) Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Clubs and bells, your servant, dont. The book’s protagonist, Severin, is so infatuated and obsessed with the object of his desire, Wanda, that he asks to be her slave. The official blurb for the controversial novel reads: “If you’ve ever been curious about where the term “masochism” comes from, you will find it laden in the pages of Leopold von Sacher-Masoch’s masterpiece, Venus in Furs, for whom the term was named.”Ĭontinuing: “Drawn in part from his own life experiences, Sacher-Masoch’s novel develops an eroticism unlike any other. Andy Says / Venus in Furs / Heroin Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Comes in bells, your servant, dont forsake him. Chords: Show diagrams in lyrics new Transpose Left handed Ukulele. Who Loves the Sun - 2015 Remaster The Velvet Underground: 1. After Hours The Velvet Underground: 1.68K. Oh Sweet Nuthin - 2015 Remaster The Velvet Underground: 1.69K. Sweet Jane - Full Length Version 2015 Remaster The Velvet Underground: 1.9K. Goodreads defines Sacher-Masoch’s career output as a “utopian thinker who espoused socialist and humanist ideals in his fiction and non-fiction.” His gritty and abrasive but nevertheless grounded prose proved influential on Lou Reed, but none more so than his 1870 novel Venus In Furs. Shiny, shiny, shiny boots of leather Whiplash girlchild in the dark Comes in bells, your. Pale Blue Eyes The Velvet Underground: 2.51K. It says a lot about the man that the term masochism (meaning: the tendency to derive sexual gratification from one’s own pain or humiliation, or the enjoyment of an activity that appears to be painful or tedious) is derived from his name. Lisa says that it's all right When she meets me at midnight Lisa says that she has her fun And she'll do it with just about anyone Lisa says Lisa says Lisa says Lisa says Lisa says that she's on the run Looking for a special one Lisa says that every time she makes it straight She knows her heart will break Lisa says Lisa says Lisa says Lisa says Looking for a party, some action Gone to make it. One of these literary iconoclasts was the Austrian writer Leopold von Sacher-Masoch.
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