"What Goes On" is a song by the Velvet Underground. It was the only single released from their third album, The Velvet Underground (1969).
The song was recorded in 1968 at TTG Studios in Hollywood.
A concert performance of the song, with Doug Yule on keyboards, was included on their double live album 1969: The Velvet Underground Live.[2]
Personnel
- Lou Reed – lead vocals, multi-tracked electric and acoustic guitars (including solo)
- Doug Yule – bass, organ, backing vocals
- Sterling Morrison – multi-tracked electric guitars (including solo)
- Maureen Tucker – drums
Other media
The "What Goes On" organ riff was used in the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime," featured on their 1980 album Remain in Light.[3]
In 1978, aficionados Mike "MC" Kostek and Phil Milstein started the Velvet Underground Appreciation Society, which collected, cataloged and made available various rarities.[4] They published a fanzine titled "What Goes On", and later on a newsletter titled "What Goes On Jr."[5]
References
- ^ Deming, Mark. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground (1969) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- ^ Unterberger (2009)
- ^ "Once in a Lifetime". The 100 most important American musical works of the 20th century. National Public Radio broadcast. 27 March 2000. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ Zak (1997)
- ^ Le Velours Souterrain
Further reading
- Le Velours Souterrain, Velvet Underground fanzines
- Unterberger, Richie. White Light/White Heat The Velvet Underground Day By Day ; Jawbone Press; June 1, 2009; ISBN 9781906002220
- Zak, Alban.The Velvet Underground Companion: Four Decades of Commentary; Schirmer Trade Books; November 1, 1997; ISBN 9780028646275
