I'll Be Your Mirror
1966 single by The Velvet Underground and Nico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see I'll Be Your Mirror (disambiguation).
"I'll Be Your Mirror" is a song by the Velvet Underground and Nico. It appeared on their 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico. It also surfaced as a single a year earlier with "All Tomorrow's Parties" in 1966.
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"I'll Be Your Mirror" | ||||
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Single by The Velvet Underground and Nico | ||||
from the album The Velvet Underground & Nico | ||||
Released | July 1966 (1966-07) | |||
Recorded | April 1966 | |||
Studio | Scepter, New York City[citation needed] | |||
Genre | Pop[1] | |||
Length | 2:16 | |||
Label | Verve | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lou Reed | |||
Producer(s) | Andy Warhol | |||
The Velvet Underground and Nico singles chronology | ||||
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Lou Reed wrote the song for Nico, who provides lead vocals. According to biographer Victor Bockris, inspiration for the song came about after Nico approached Reed after a show in 1965 saying, "Oh Lou, I'll be your mirror."[2] The song was a favorite of Reed's and The Velvet Underground & Nico engineer, Norman Dolph.[3]
Mark Deming of AllMusic described "I'll Be Your Mirror" as an "understated love song."[4]