Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella(1990)

Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella Synopsis

Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname for Warhol coined by Warhol Superstar Ondine, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella, used by Warhol's crowd. The song cycle focuses on Warhol's interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling roughly into three categories: Warhol's first-person perspective (which makes up the vast majority of the album), third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and first-person commentaries on Warhol by Reed and Cale themselves. The songs on the album are, to some extent, in chronological order.

Lou Reed and John Cale: Songs for Drella (1990) is a music and documentary film directed by Edward Lachman, released on January 17, 1990 with a runtime of 57m. It stars Lou Reed and John Cale. Viewers rate it 6.6 out of 10 across 11 ratings.