His ambition was more to him now than any exalted dissipation, and however often he yearned for the mechanical pianos and the girls in pink kimonos of whom he so lickerishly preached, he violently kept away from them.

There's "Rave On, Buddy Holly," on which Lou Reed tackles "Peggy Sue" and Paul McCartney growls lickerishly though "It's So Easy," alongside contributions from My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Julian Casablancas, and Florence + The Machine.