Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, dedicated Songs for Drella to their mentor Andy Warhol, who died in 1987. Warhol's crowd called him Drella, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella. The song cycle concentrates on Warhol's interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling into three categories: Warhol's first-person perspective, third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and Reed and Cale's first-person reflections on Warhol. The album's songs are chronologically ordered.
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Lou Reed and John Cale, both formerly of The Velvet Underground, dedicated Songs for Drella to their mentor Andy Warhol, who died in 1987. Warhol's crowd called him Drella, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella. The song cycle concentrates on Warhol's interpersonal relations and experiences, with songs falling into three categories: Warhol's first-person perspective, third-person narratives chronicling events and affairs, and Reed and Cale's first-person reflections on Warhol. The album's songs are chronologically ordered.
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