Desperate to fill the hole in their sound after severing their relationship with Andy Warhol and his entourage, The Velvet Underground decided that an accordion would accurately simulate Nico's hypnotic caterwauling. Unfortunately, Lawrence Welk resisted their overtures, and two years later, the Underground faded into obscurity.
Lawrence Welk Meets The Velvet Underground
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i48BP1PUoFI Desperate to fill the hole in their sound after severing their relationship with Andy Warhol and his entourage, The Velvet Underground decided that an accordion would accurately simulate Nico’s hypnotic caterwauling. Unfortunately, Lawrence Welk resisted their overtures, and two years later, the Underground faded into obscurity.
