I definitely like the rocking VU version better than the glam ballad on his David Bowie-produced Transformer album (fitting given Bowie’s outer space fixations). I’ve read some interesting interpretations of the song and Lou Reed describes it as the “worst kind of jealousy”. But I read this song - right or wrong - as "Watching TV can’t fill the void of love in absentia." (http://www.kitchensnark.com/2010/entertainment/rock-snob-sommelier-velvet-underground/). Now maybe that absent love is messing around with Winkin', Blinkin' or Nod...but TV is a sucky replacement no matter what the reason...
I definitely like the rocking VU version better than the glam ballad on his David Bowie-produced Transformer album (fitting given Bowie’s outer space fixations). I’ve read some interesting interpretations of the song and Lou Reed describes it as the “worst kind of jealousy”. But I read this song - right or wrong - as "Watching TV can’t fill the void of love in absentia." (http://www.kitchensnark.com/2010/entertainment/rock-snob-sommelier-velvet-underground/). Now maybe that absent love is messing around with Winkin', Blinkin' or Nod...but TV is a sucky replacement no matter what the reason...