Música. El fuerte lazo con Israel y los judíos

2013

Le lien très fort de Lou Reed avec le peuple juif et Israël, un grand Mensch

Jono Rose @ Israelly Cool: RIP Lou Reed, Mensch

Legendary musician and all round true mensch Lou Reed passed away today. Cause of death is still not reported, but he has been sick for a while, undergoing a liver transplant in May of this year. He was only 71. [...] I remember the press conference when he arrived in Israel, they asked him what he was going to do while he was here. He said he was going to Haifa to visit his aunt. He had a strong connection to Israel, visiting frequently and (as you can tell from the aunt comment) he had relatives here.

Lou’s strong connection to the Jewish people and to Israel can be heard in his lyrics from the song “Good Evening Mr. Waldheim” on his 1989 solo album “New York”, I highlighted the part I always thought was cool:

Good evening Mr. Kurt Waldheim
and Pontiff how are you?
You have so much in common
in the things you do
And here comes Jesse Jackson
He talks of Common Ground
Does that Common Ground include me
or is it just a sound
A sound that shakes
Oh Jesse, you must watch the sounds you make
A sound that quakes
There are fears that still reverberate
Jesse you say Common Ground
Does that include the PLO?