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Vicious

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Vicious was released on November 8, 1972 by RCA/Legacy as a part of the album Transformer

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Lou Reed

Vocals

David Bowie

Background Vocals

Mick Ronson

Lead Guitar

Herbie Flowers

Bass Guitar

John Halsey

Drums

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Lou Reed

Songwriter

David Bowie

Arranger

Mick Ronson

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Lou Reed

Mixing Engineer

David Bowie

Producer

Mick Ronson

Producer

Ken Scott

Mixing Engineer

Mike Stone

Mixing Engineer

Arun Chakraverty

Arun Chakraverty

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Vicious

You hit me with a flower

You do it every hour

Oh, baby, you're so vicious

Vicious

You want me to hit you with a stick

But all I've got's a guitar pick

Heh, baby, you're so vicious

[Chorus]

When I watch you come, baby, I just wanna run, far away

You're not the kind of person 'round I wanna stay

When I see you walking down the street

I step on your hands and I mangle your feet

You're not the kind of person that I want to meet

Oh, babe, you're so vicious

You're just so vicious

[Instrumental]

Vicious

Hey, you hit me with a flower

You do it every hour

Oh, baby, you're so vicious

Vicious

Hey, why don't you swallow razorblades?

You must think that I'm some kind of gay blade

But, baby, you're so vicious

[Chorus]

When I see you coming, I just have to run

You're not good and you certainly aren't very much fun

When I see you walking down the street

I step on your hand and I mangle your feet

You're not the kind of person that I even want to meet

'Cause you're so vicious

Baby, you're so vicious

[Outro]

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Written by: Lou Reed

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