Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side 😎 Walk on the Wild Side is a song by American rock musician Lou Reed from his second solo studio album, Transformer in 1972. It was produced by David Bowie and Mick Ronson and released as a double A-side with ‘Perfect Day’. Known as a counterculture anthem, the song received wide radio coverage and became Reed's biggest hit and signature song while touching on topics considered taboo at the time, such as transgender people, drugs, male prostitution, and oral sex