Heroin
Heroin
by The Velvet Underground
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Heroin Technique

Great songwriters move us like the world's best poets. Take a close-up look at the art.

Songwriting

At the time it was released in 1966, The Velvet Underground & Nico was noted for dealing with the issue of drugs more directly than anything else out there. The tracks "I'm Waiting For The Man" and...

Music

"Heroin" consists of two chords. Db and Gb. That's it. Melodically... well, there actually isn't a melody... The song is remarkable in how fully it breaks with pop convention. It doesn't have any o...