"I'll Be Your Mirror" is often cited as the most "haunting" and "selfless" track on the 1967 debut album The Velvet Underground & Nico . While there is no official music video from the 1960s, the song is frequently paired with in modern archival collections and documentaries . Origin and Recording
'I'll Be Your Mirror': The Story Of The Velvet Underground Classic "I'll Be Your Mirror" is often cited as
The track features a "small-scale" arrangement, highlighted by Moe Tucker's tambourine and a notable bass flub by John Cale in the intro. Warhol Film Footage Warhol Film Footage Lou Reed wrote the song
Lou Reed wrote the song for Nico after she approached him following a 1965 show and said, "Oh Lou, I'll be your mirror". "I'll Be Your Mirror" is often cited as
Much of the grainy, black-and-white footage associated with the song comes from Warhol’s 1966 film .