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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Casey Cooper-Fiske

Salman Rushdie reveals unique origin of iconic song by close friend Lou Reed

Sir Salman Rushdie has revealed that his late friend, the iconic singer Lou Reed, originally intended his renowned song "Walk On The Wild Side" for a musical.

The 78-year-old author disclosed that The Velvet Underground frontman had conceived the track, from his 1972 album Transformer, for a stage adaptation of Nelson Algren’s novel of the same name.

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