Dirty Blvd.

"Dirty Blvd."
Single by Lou Reed
from the album New York
B-side"Last Great American Whale"
ReleasedFebruary 1989[1]
Recorded1988
StudioMediasound Studio B (New York City)
Genre
Length3:29
LabelSire
SongwriterLou Reed
Producers
Lou Reed singles chronology
"Romeo Had Juliette"
(1989)		 "Dirty Blvd."
(1989)		 "Busload of Faith"
(1989)
Music video
"Dirty Blvd." on YouTube

"Dirty Blvd." is a song by American rock musician Lou Reed from his fifteenth solo studio album, New York (1989). The song contrasts the poor and the rich in New York City, and topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in early 1989.[5] Live versions appear on Perfect Night: Live in London (1998) and Animal Serenade (2004). "Dirty Blvd." was one of the four songs Reed performed with David Bowie on the latter's 50th birthday celebration in 1997.[6] "Dirty Blvd." is a three-chord rock song[2] featuring a progression with a repeated sequence of G D A D.[7]

Track listing

7" single

  1. "Dirty Blvd."
  2. "Last Great American Whale"

12" single

  1. "Dirty Blvd."
  2. "Last Great American Whale"
  3. "The Room"

Personnel

Charts

Chart (1989) Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 45
Billboard Album Rock Tracks[9] 18
Billboard Modern Rock Tracks[10] 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Great Rock Discography". p. 681.
  2. 1 2 "Holiday Gift Guide Review: Lou Reed, "New York" [Deluxe Edition]". December 2020.
  3. ↑ "The History of Rock Music. Lou Reed: Biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums".
  4. ↑ Robinson, Joe (October 27, 2013). "Top 10 Lou Reed Songs". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved February 13, 2025. 'Dirty Blvd.,' the album's most dazzling pop nugget, was also one of the best Lou Reed songs ever.
  5. ↑ "Alternative Songs - 1989 Archive". Billboard. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "David Bowie – 50th Birthday Concert". Discogs. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Owen, G. W. "Lou Reed – Dirty Boulevard tab". GuitareTab. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. ↑ Hung, Steffen. "australian-charts.com - Lou Reed - Dirty Blvd". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  9. ↑ "Lou Reed - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  10. ↑ "Lou Reed - Chart history | Billboard". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
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