Songs for Drella - Style It Takes

-I do not own anything- Songs for Drella is a concept album by Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground. It was released in 1990 by Sire Records. A live performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, directed by Ed Lachman, was filmed and released on VHS and laserdisc formats. The album is the pair’s first collaboration since 1972, and is dedicated to the memory of Andy Warhol, their mentor, who had died unexpectedly in 1987. Drella was a nickname coined by Warhol superstar Ondine for Warhol, a contraction of Dracula and Cinderella, used by Warhol’s crowd. ------------------ Style It Takes Words and music: Lou Reed & John Cale You’ve got the money, I’ve got the time You want your freedom, make your freedom mine ’Cause I’ve got the style it takes and money is all that it takes You’ve got connections and I’ve got the art You like my attention and I like your looks and I have the style it takes and you know the people it takes Why don’t you sit right over there, we’ll do a movie portrait I’ll turn the camera on and I won’t even be there A portrait that moves, you look great I think I’ll put the Empire State Building on your wall For 24 hours glowing on your wall Watch the sun rise above it in your room Wallpaper art, a great view I’ve got a Brillo box and I say it’s art It’s the same one you can buy at any supermarket ’Cause I’ve got the style it takes And you’ve got the people it takes This is a rock group called The Velvet Underground I show movies on them Do you like their sound ’Cause they have a style that grates and I have art to make Let’s do a movie here next week We don’t have sound but you’re so great You don’t have to speak You’ve got the style it takes (kiss) You’ve got the style it takes (eat) I’ve got the style it takes (couch) We’ve got the style it takes (kiss)