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Indyplus video: Lou Reed - Perfect Day

 

Monday 28 October 2013 20:30 GMT
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Lou Reed, singer and founder of the Velvet Underground, died on Sunday aged 71.

His solo career made him one of rock’s greatest ever stars. He was dubbed the godfather of punk, but said he was ‘too literate’.

We remember one of his most memorable songs Perfect Day, watch him performing it live in the video below:

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