Coney Island Baby

Song of the Day 07/20/2022

Coney Island Baby by Lou Reed

I’ve never liked to sleep in basements. The reason is obvious: I don’t like the idea of living underground, sleeping in a place reserved for the dead. As per Jewish tradition, when I die I’d like to be buried underground in the soil, in an unadorned, inexpensive wooden casket with no metallic components. It’s my eventual goa…