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"Walk on the Wild Side" and the Warhol Superstars
FromLYRICS FOR LUNCH
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Length:
85 minutes
Released:
Mar 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Pop artist Andy Warhol famously quipped, "In the future everyone will be famous for fifteen minutes." This week, we meet the so-called Warhol Superstars — the gritty and glamorous entourage depicted in Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side," the poetic and unlikely Top 40 breakthrough that gave voice to people outcasted from mainstream society and immortalized them forever in song.
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Released:
Mar 8, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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