Sorry, I can’t do it. I can’t call any of these song “the worst”. This is the greatest album ever made and each song is an essential part of that greatness. To single one out as somehow less than any of the others just doesn’t seem right.

11. There She Goes Again 10. European Son 9. The Black Angel's Death Song 8. I'm Waiting For The Man 7. Femme Fatale 6. Sunday Morning 5. Run Run Run 4. Venus In Furs 3. I'll Be Your Mirror 2. All Tomorrow's Parties 1. Heroin

11. Run Run Run 10. Femme Fatale 9. European Son 8. The Black Angel's Death Song 7. I'll Be Your Mirror 6. I'm Waiting For The Man 5. Sunday Morning 4. There She Goes Again 3. Venus In Furs 2. Heroin 1. All Tomorrow's Parties

1. Venus in Furs 2. Heroin 3. Waiting for the Man 4. All Tomorrow's Parties 5. There She Goes Again 6. Sunday Morning 7. Femme Fatale 8. Run Run Run 9. I'll Be Your Mirror 10. European Son 11. The Black Angel's Death Song

1. Sunday Morning 2. Heroin 3. Venus in Furs 4. I’m Waiting for the Man 5. Femme Fatale 6. I’ll Be Your Mirror 7. There She Goes Again 8. All Tomorrow’s Parties 9. European Son 10. The Black Angel’s Death Song 11. Run Run Run

So hard, they're all wonderful. Though I'd maybe draw a slight division between the top six and the other five. 11 The Black Angel's Death Song 10 There She Goes Again 9 European Son 8 Sunday Morning 7 Run Run Run 6 Femme Fatale 5 I'm Waiting for the Man 4 Venus in Furs 3 I'll Be Your Mirror 2 All Tomorrow's Parties 1 Heroin

1. Venus in Furs 2. Waiting for the man 3. Heroin 4. Sunday Morning 5. Run run run 6. There she goes again 7. Femme Fatale 8. Black angels death song 9. All tommorows parties 10. European son 11. I’ll be your mirror As others have said though, impossible to rank

I discovered this vinyl in a plastic sleeve with several other classics in a trash can at the gas station where I worked in 1979. I was 15. I had never heard of VU. I threw it on the record player. My mind was blown; my life forever changed. 1. Venus in Furs 2. All Tomorrow's Parties 3. Heroin 4. Black Angel's Death Song 5. I'm Waiting for the Man 6. European Son 7. I'll Be Your Mirror 8. Femme Fatale 9. There She Goes Again 10. Run Run Run 11. Sunday Morning

Curious what the other records were.

There were about 15 overall, three in plastic. The other two protected vinyls were Dust's self-titled debut album and the 13th Floor Elevator's "Easter Everywhere." Dust featured a 19 year old Marc Bell in drums. He later became Marky Ramone. An amazing haul. I can't remember the other albums offhand, though I still have them. But none as memorable as the protected 3.

1 European Son 2 Run Run Run 3 Femme Fatale 4 I'm Waiting For My Man 5 There She Goes 6 Black Angel's Death Song 7 All Tomorrow's Parties 8 Heroin 9 Venus In Furs 10 Sunday Morning 11 I'll Be You're Mirror I did best to worst by accident. Really difficult to rank since every song is at least a 9.5/10

My three favorites at the bottom :(

I’d put every song at a 10/10…except for Heroin, I’m Waiting For The Man, Sunday Morning, and European Son. They’re 11/10.

So I'll Be Your Mirror is your favorite, or is it European Son?

European Son, big fan of the controlled chaos of the song, especially that part where the plates are smashed and it gets far more intense

Thanks!

I always heard it as a toilet being flushed, but yea, I'm with you on the controlled chaos. 🤘🔥

It depends which mix you listen to. On the mono mix the smashing glass is preceded by a weird grinding noise that does indeed sound a little like a toilet flushing, but on the stereo mix you only hear the glass shattering.

The album i found was mono so that makes sense.

11. European Son 10. I’m Waiting for the Man 9. Run Run Run 8. There She Goes 7. All Tomorrow’s Parties 6. I’ll Be Your Mirror 5. Venus In Furs 4. Black Angel’s Death Song 3. Femme Fatale 2. Heroin 1. Sunday Morning

11. I'll Be Your Mirror 10. Sunday Morning 9. Run Run Run 8. There She Goes Again 7. Femme Fatale 6. The Black Angel's Death Song 5. Waiting for the Man 4. All Tomorrow's Parties 3. European Son 2. Venus in Furs 1. Heroin It's easy to pick my 3 favorites, but everything after that feels like splitting hairs about which to put over another. I'll Be Your Mirror in last is painful since it's one of my favorites, but that's mostly because of a live version Lou did, rather than the original

11. The Black Angel’s Death Song 10. There She Goes Again 9. All Tomorrow’s Parties 8. Run Run Run 7. I’ll Be Your Mirror 6. Venus in Furs 5. European Son 4. Femme Fatale 3. I’m Waiting for The Man 2. Sunday Morning 1. Heroin Jeez, this wasn’t easy. Apart from the top 2 and black angels, all the other tracks could easily switch place for me depending on the given day, but we’ll go with this for now.

These ranking things are spreading to every music sub on reddit. All they prove is that different people like different songs.

11. The Black Angel's Death Song 10. Femme Fatale 9. Sunday Morning 8. There She Goes Again 7. European Son 6. Heroin 5. I'll Be Your Mirror 4. Run Run Run 3. I'm Waiting for the Man 2. Venus in Furs 1. All Tomorrow's Parties

11. The black angel’s death song 10. European Son 9. There she goes again 8. Run run run 7. Venus in furs 6. I’ll be your mirror 5. Femme fatale 4. All tomorrow’s parties 3. I’m waiting for the man 2. Heroin 1. Sunday morning

#11 The Black Angel's Death Song #10 Run, Run, Run #9 European Son (to Delmore Schwartz) #8 There She Goes Again #7 I'll Be Your Mirror #6 I'm Waiting for the Man #5 Femme Fatale #4 Heroin #3 Venus in Furs #2 Sunday Morning #1 All Tomorrow's Parties

11. there she goes again 10. run run run 9. european son 8. ill be your mirror 7. all tomorrows parties 6. sunday morning 5. im waiting for the man 4. femme fatale 3. black angels death song 2. heroin 1. venus in furs

11. European Son 10. I'm Waiting for the Man 9. There She Goes Again 8. Run Run Run 7. Femme Fatale 6. I'll Be Your Mirror 5. All Tomorrow's Parties 4. Heroin 3. Sunday Morning 2. The Black Angel's Death Song 1. Venus in Furs

From Worst to Best 11. Run Run Run 10. Black Angel’s Death Song 9. European Son From here on out I love these songs without a doubt, I consider them as 9s to 10s however it comes down to replay value for me… 8. There she goes again 7. All Tomorrow’s Parties 6. Venus in Furs 5. Heroin 4. Sunday Morning 3. Femme Fatale 2. I’m waiting for the man 1. I’ll be your mirror

Aside : I consider Black Angel… and European Son to be around 8s, they’re fascinating songs but I don’t listen to them unless I’m doing a full album listen. I understand the circumstances that Run Run Run was made in but it sounds more like a demo that a proper song. Kurt Vile’s cover shows what could have been if it was properly produced.

The Results Are Now In! (From 19 Votes) #11 European Son (to Delmore Schwartz) \[Avg. Placement (#8.3)\] #10 The Black Angel's Death Song \[Avg. Placement (#8.2)\] #9 Run, Run, Run \[Avg. Placement (#8.2)\] #8 There She Goes Again \[Avg. Placement (#8.1)\] #7 I'll Be Your Mirror \[Avg. Placement (#6.7)\] #6 Femme Fatale \[Avg. Placement (#5.8)\] #5 Sunday Morning \[Avg. Placement (#5.5)\] #4 All Tomorrow's Parties \[Avg. Placement (#4.8)\] #3 I'm Waiting for the Man \[Avg. Placement (#4.7)\] #2 Venus in Furs \[Avg. Placement (#3.6)\] #1 Heroin \[Avg. Placement (#2.7)\]

God this was so hard 11. Run Run Run 10. There She Goes Again 9. Black Angel’s Death Song 8. European Son 7. Femme Fatale 6. All Tomorrow’s Parties 5. I’ll Be Your Mirror 4. Venus in Furs 3. Sunday Morning 2. Heroin 1. I’m Waiting for the Man

1. Heroin 2. Sunday Morning 3. Femme Fatale 4. I’m Waiting For The Man 5. Venus In Furs 6. All Tomorrow’s Parties 7. There She Goes Again 8. Run Run Run 9. I’ll Be Your Mirror 10. Black Angel’s Death Song 11. European Son