The best of the velvet underground: words and music of lou reed is a compilation album by the velvet underground. It was released in october 1989 by verve records.

Side one i;m waiting for the man;femme fatale ;run run run; ;heroin; ;all tomorrows parties; ;i;ll be your mirror white light/white heat ;stephanie says;


tracks 1–6 taken from the velvet underground & nico (1967); track 7 taken from white light/white heat (1968); track 8 taken from vu (1985).


Side two ;what goes on; beginning to see the light; ;pale blue eyes; ;i can;t stand it;lisa saysken from the velvet underground (1969); tracks 4–5 also taken from vu; tracks 6–7 taken from loaded (1970).