Primitives [Proto Velvet Underground]: The Ostrich | Song-Factsheet

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Song «The Ostrich» von Primitives [Proto Velvet Underground].

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Veröffentlichungsdaten: 1964 12 (Single)
Label: Pickwick PC 9001
Songwriter Terry Phillips & Lou Reed & Jimmy Sims & Jerry Vance
Produktion: Lee Haridan
Genre: Pop - Teenpop, Pop - Noveltypop

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Die trivialen Stimmungs-Arten einer Gitarre, bei der alle sechs Saiten auf den selben Ton gestimmt sind (E-E-e-e-e'-e' oder D-D-D-D-d'-d'), werden nach diesem Stück Ostrich Tuning genannt. Diese Stimmung verleiht der Gitarre einen Drone-Effekt. Die Lyrics sprechen vom «Ostrich» als einem Tanz (wie es zu dieser Zeit viele bei Teenagern populäre Tänze gab (z.B. «The Monkey», «The Chicken» oder «The Dog»).
Lou Reed arbeitete damals als Staff-Songwriter beim Pickwick-Label.

Personen und Querverweise

Primitives [Proto Velvet Underground]
Terry Phillips
Lou Reed
Jimmy Sims
Jerry Vance
Lee Haridan

Lyrics

Okay, I want everybody to settle down now, we got something new we're gonna show you, it's gonna rock you dead come upside your head. You ready? Said here we go yay, come on Come on Come on let's go Alright Everybody get down on your basement Get ready yeah, OK come on Hey put your hands up, upside your knees Now do the ostrich Do the ostrich Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah Hey take this forward and stand on your head and do the ostrich Alright Here we go oh whoa whoa Alright Do the ostrich You take a step forward then you turn to the right Now do the ostrich whoa whoa You turn to the left and then you feet upside your left and do the ostrich Now go whoa, oh, oh do do do bah Hey hey hey go go go Hey come on baby Alright Hey Oh baby You get a little softer now You take it forward put your head into your knees Do the ostrich One more time Do just about anything you please Now come on Get ready baby here we go Whoa whoa Alright Whoa oh oh whoa Whoa oh oh whoa Do it do it do it do it Hey hey come on Hey hey come on