In 1972, Lou Reed wrote and recorded a song called “Perfect Day” for his album Transformer. It was released as the B-side to “Walk on the Wild Side.” I think anyone who’s had a perfect day can relate to its simplicity. I was going through a box of photos, looking for something else, when I came upon a batch from one of my perfect days and stuck them in this video.
The most perfect thing about a perfect day is, even if you never have another one (and sometimes it feels like you won’t), nothing can ever take away the ones you had.
Just a perfect day Drink sangria in the park Then later, when it gets dark We go home
Just a perfect day Feed animals in the zoo Then later, a movie too Then go home
It’s such a perfect day I’m glad I spent it with you Such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You keep me hanging on
Just a perfect day Problems all left alone Weekenders on our own It’s such fun
Just a perfect day You made me forget myself I thought I was someone else Someone good
It’s such a perfect day I’m glad I spent it with you Such a perfect day You just keep me hanging on You keep me hanging on You keep me hanging on
New album "Observations" available now.
A veteran of NYC’s underground music scene, Mike Power played on the stages of such beloved lost venues as CBGB’s and Kenny’s Castaways, as well as stalwart surviving ones like Arlene’s Grocery and the Bitter End as singer/songwriter/bassist with Late Model Humans. In 2020, quarantining from the global pandemic he worked remotely with other artists to record a collection of new music called Observations, that infuses his punk roots with introspective acoustic pieces.
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