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.

Main Cast

Lou Reed

Self

Age : 71 | Popularity : 46%

John Cale

Self

Age : 82 | Popularity : 21%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Edward Lachman
	Second Assistant Director	Aaron Sadovsky
	Assistant Director	Matthew T. Weiner
Production	Executive Producer	Malcolm Gerrie
	Producer	Jonathan Hewes
	Consulting Producer	Mitch Owgang
	Production Manager	Victoria Westhead
Sound	Original Music Composer	John Cale Lou Reed
Editing	Editor	Jay Freund
Camera	Key Grip	Robert M. Andres
	Camera Operator	Paul Cameron Francis Kenny Sandi Sissel Igor Sunara
	Director of Photography	Edward Lachman
Lighting	Gaffer	Craig Nelson
	Electrician	Chris Rosen
	Lighting Design	Robert Wierzel
Crew	In Memory Of	Andy Warhol
Department	Role	Name

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