Walk on the Wild Side
"Walk on the Wild Side" is a Lou Reed song from his sophomore album Transformer. It was produced by David Bowie. The song received wide radio coverage, despite its occasionally scatological lyrics, and is usually regarded as Reed's best-known solo work.
The lyrics tell of a series of individuals all coming to terms with their sexuality, and is a thinly-veiled biography of several of the regular "superstars" at Andy Warhol's "Factory" studio in New York, namely Holly Woodlawn, Candy Darling, Joe Dallesandro and Jackie Curtis. Candy Darling was also the subject of Reed's song Candy Says.
External links
- slangcity.com explanation of lyrics