Femme Fatale (song)
| Femme Fatale | |
|---|---|
| The Velvet Underground | |
| publication | March 1967 |
| length | 2:39 |
| Genre (s) | Art rock , protopunk , noise rock |
| Author (s) | Lou Reed |
| Publisher (s) | Verve Records |
| album | The Velvet Underground & Nico |
Femme Fatale is a song by the American rock band The Velvet Underground with the German singer Nico . The song first appeared on the B-side of the single Sunday Morning in 1966 .
The song was written by front man Lou Reed at the request of the band's manager Andy Warhol . The song is dedicated to Edie Sedgwick , who was one of Warhol's designated superstars at the time. Femme Fatale ( French for " fatal woman ") also appeared in 1967 on the debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico . It was sung by Nico , who later, after leaving The Velvet Underground, kept the song in the program during her live performances.
Of Femme Fatale countless exist cover versions . The most famous interpretations include the versions of:
- Big Star , appeared on Third / Sister Lovers album in 1978
- Tracey Thorn , appeared on the 1982 album A Distant Shore
- Propaganda , appeared on the 12 "single Dr. Mabuse in 1984
- Dramarama , released in 1985 on the album Cinéma Vérité
- REM , released in 1987 on the album Dead Letter Office
- Tom Tom Club , released in 1988 on the album Boom Boom Chi Boom Boom
- Duran Duran , released in 1993 on the Duran Duran album
- Pansy Division , released in 1995 on the album Pile Up
- FourPlay String Quartet , released in 2000 on the album The Joy Of ...
- Jazzhole , released in 2000 on the album Blackburst
- Ours , released in 2002 on the album Precious
- Elisa , released in 2003 on the album Lotus
- Owen , released in 2006 on the album At Home With Owen
- Aloe Blacc , released on Good Things in 2010
- Girl in a Coma , published in 2010 on the cover album Adventures in Coverland
- Gus Black , released in 2012 on the album Split the Moon (Live At Lido)
- The Legendary Tigerman with guest singer Rita Redshoes , appeared in 2012 on the 10 "EP Ghost of Nico , a Nico tribute
literature
- Michael Heatley: The girl from the song. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2010; ISBN 978-3-89602-579-1 .