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Bill Callahan & Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy Cover Lou Reed’s ‘Rooftop Garden’

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Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy (Will Oldham) shared a Lou Reed song. The duo took on Reed’s “Rooftop Garden” for the next installment in their cover series.

Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s version of “Rooftop Garden” follows previous covers from Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Steely Dan, Billie Eilish, Jerry Jeff Walker, Little Feat and more. “Rooftop Garden” is the closing track on Lou Reed’s 1983 album, Legendary Hearts. For their cover of the song, Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy welcomed Cretan lute player George Xylouris.

Bill Callahan and Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy’s “Rooftop Garden” arrived with an accompanying music video. Watch it below:

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