Listen: Karen Elson Covers Lou Reed

 

Getting Lou Reed’s approval to record a tune off his brilliant, David Bowie-produced 1972 LP, Transformer, might have caused a bit of a hiccup for Susan Boyle, but Karen Elson had no trouble a) gaining permission b) killing the cover with a little help from producer/Third Man Records leader Jack White on the opening track, “Vicious.” Thanks to Cover Me and Press Here, you can hear the Record Store Day-debuted take above, not to mention cross your fingers for an Elson and friends-scored Adventureland 2 soundtrack.