Dirty Blvd.: Difference between revisions

"'''Dirty Blvd.'''" is a song by American musician [[Lou Reed]] from his 1989 album, ''[[New York (album)|New York]]''. The song contrasts the poor and the rich in New York City, and topped the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Alternative Airplay|Modern Rock Tracks]] chart for four weeks in early 1989.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Alternative Songs - 1989 Archive|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1989/alternative-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref> Live versions appear on ''[[Perfect Night: Live in London]]'' and ''[[Animal Serenade]]''. "Dirty Blvd." was one of the four songs Reed performed with [[David Bowie]] on the latter's 50th birthday celebration in 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Bowie – 50th Birthday Concert|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-50th-Birthday-Concert/release/3816176|website=Discogs|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref> "Dirty Blvd." is a [[Three-chord song|three-chord [[rock music|rocksong]] song<ref name=tsd/> featuring a progression with a repeated sequence of G D A D.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Owen|first1=G. W.|title=Lou Reed – Dirty Boulevard tab|url=http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lou-reed/128203.html|website=GuitareTab|accessdate=20 November 2014}}</ref>