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Watch: Beck Covers Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man"
The boho rocker continues his weekly Record Club with a wild take on Lou Reed and crew's ode to drug dealers!
By RAY PADGETT 06.26.09 7:28 AM
Last week, Beck unveiled a cover of the Velvet Underground's "Sunday Morning" as part of his new Record Club. He promised weekly updates covering all of The Velvet Underground & Nico, and, true to his word, the artist-cum-jukebox has posted the second tune -- a wild, unhinged rendition of Lou Reed and crew's ode to heroin dealers, "Waiting For My Man"!
More Beck on SPIN.com:
>> Watch: Beck Covers Velvet Underground
>> On the Cover: Beck
>> Review: Modern Guilt'
With Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, actor Giovanni Ribisi, Icelandic singer/songwriter Thorunn Magnusdottir and others at his side, Beck and Co. rock in dissonance and disarray, detuning their instruments -- including xylophone and sitar -- to close the song in a hyperkinetic jam. Watch the video below.
Beck and band cover Velvet Underground's "Waiting For My Man"













Far out, man!
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