Coverville 1393: John Cale & Velvet Underground Cover Story

For John Cale’s 80th birthday, let’s look at covers of his solo music and of the band he co-founded with Lou Reed: The Velvet Underground, as well as one of his own covers. (65 minutes)

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Title	Artist	Length	Artwork	Album	Original Artist	Versions	Buy
Sweet Jane	Sweet	4:10		New York Connection	Velvet Underground	3	Amazon
All Tomorrow’s Parties	Simple Minds	3:33		Neon Lights	Velvet Underground	6	Amazon
Femme Fatale	Susanna Hoffs	4:31		Bright Lights	Velvet Underground	8	Amazon
Close Watch	Agnes Obel	3:58		Philharmonics	John Cale		iTunes
Sunday Morning	Billy Bragg & Courtney Barnett	2:53		RocKwiz: Sunday Morning	Velvet Underground	8	Amazon
Fear Is A Man’s Best Friend	Billy Bragg	2:33		Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg	John Cale		iTunes
Buffalo Ballet	Bria	3:34		Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 - EP	John Cale		Amazon
I’m Not The Loving Kind	Mark Lanegan	3:08		Imitations	John Cale	2	iTunes Amazon
Antarctica Starts Here	Okkervil River	2:43		Golden Opportunities mixtape	John Cale		Artist's Website
Who Loves The Sun	Kasabian	2:27		Acoustics Sessions OuiFM - Special Covers 2009	Velvet Underground	4
I’ll Be Your Mirror	Jennifer Jason Leigh	2:48		Georgia	Velvet Underground	4	Amazon
What Goes On?	Chris Difford	3:02		1969 Key to Change	Velvet Underground
Venus In Furs	Eye & I	5:40		Stanley, Son Of Theodore: Yet Another Alternative Sampler	Velvet Underground	5	Amazon
Pale Blue Eyes	Joe Henry	5:44		Crossing Jordan	Velvet Underground	5	Amazon
Hallelujah	John Cale	5:18		Fragments Of A Rainy Season	Leonard Cohen	41	Amazon