Dirty Blvd.

{{Infobox song

| name = Dirty Blvd.

| cover = Dirtyblvd.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| type = single

| artist = Lou Reed

| album = New York

| released = February 1989{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/greatrockdiscogr00stro/page/681/mode/2up?q=Lou+Reed|page=681|title=The Great Rock Discography}}

| format =

| recorded = 1988

| studio = Mediasound Studio B, New York City

| venue =

| genre = {{hlist|Rock{{Cite web|url=https://theseconddisc.com/2020/12/01/holiday-gift-guide-review-lou-reed-new-york-deluxe-edition/#:~:text=New%20York%20just%20might%20be,back%20to%20that%20dirty%20boulevard.|title = Holiday Gift Guide Review: Lou Reed, "New York" [Deluxe Edition]|date = December 2020}}|gospel{{Cite web|url=https://www.scaruffi.com/vol3/reed.html#ny|title=The History of Rock Music. Lou Reed: Biography, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums}}|pop{{cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/best-lou-reed-songs/|title=Top 10 Lou Reed Songs|first=Joe|last=Robinson|date=October 27, 2013|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|access-date=February 13, 2025|quote="'Dirty Blvd.,' the album's most dazzling pop nugget, was also one of the best Lou Reed songs ever."}}}}

| length = 3:29

| label = Sire

| writer = Lou Reed

| producer = {{hlist|Lou Reed|Fred Maher}}

| prev_title = No Money Down

| prev_year = 1986

| next_title = Busload of Faith

| next_year = 1989

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZH96BsL1R3U|"Dirty Blvd.”}}

}}

}}

"Dirty Blvd." is a song by American musician Lou Reed from his 1989 album, New York. The song contrasts the poor and the rich in New York City, and topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart for four weeks in early 1989.{{cite magazine|title=Alternative Songs - 1989 Archive|url=http://www.billboard.com/archive/charts/1989/alternative-songs|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=20 November 2014}} Live versions appear on Perfect Night: Live in London and Animal Serenade. "Dirty Blvd." was one of the four songs Reed performed with David Bowie on the latter's 50th birthday celebration in 1997.{{cite web|title=David Bowie – 50th Birthday Concert|url=http://www.discogs.com/David-Bowie-50th-Birthday-Concert/release/3816176|website=Discogs|accessdate=20 November 2014}} "Dirty Blvd." is a three-chord rock song featuring a progression with a repeated sequence of G D A D.{{cite web|last1=Owen|first1=G. W.|title=Lou Reed – Dirty Boulevard tab|url=http://www.guitaretab.com/l/lou-reed/128203.html|website=GuitareTab|accessdate=20 November 2014}}