Satellite Of Love Lyrics

Lyric discussion by d9930380 

Cover art for Satellite Of Love lyrics by Lou Reed

Good looking woman are always surrounded by guys, these guys are sometimes referred to as Satellites.

I think he probably was jealous of either them (Harry, Mark and John) or the attention she got.

As for the whole TV aspect, I think that was a metaphor. I think like most artists, he's an observer rather than someone who takes part. He could just mean that he was observing life and for him it's like watching TV.

I don't think writing an obscure song about jealousy is the most effective way of getting the attention of a girl. But at least is a good song.

I like the Jealousy angle for this song. The whole Lyric gives me the feeling of a man who is dealing with the letting go/holding on phase of a breakup. "I watched it for a little while, I like to watch things on TV" is my favorite line because of it's simplicity. It's like sure, nobody wants to see their girl with another dude, but we still go on facebook to see what she's up to and who she's hanging out with. We indulge and even feed our jealousy in a masochistic rage. I'm surprised...

@d9930380 I like your interpretation. Also, who parks cars in outer space? Being filled with parking cars is a reference to dicks perhaps? Great song. Cheers!