Beck covers Michael Jackson, Velvet Underground & more in Paris
03 July 2013, 16:43
| Written by
Kieran Mayall
(News)
During Beck’s set in his Festival Days Off gig in Paris last night, he pulled a handful of classic covers out of his hat.
Taking the French by storm, he took a break from his usual repertoire to deliver his own renditions of Michael Jackson’s smash hit ‘Billie Jean’, the iconic ‘Sunday Morning’ by The Velvet Underground and T-Rex’s ‘Get It On’.
Beck recently unveiled a new single earlier this week in the form of ‘I Won’t Be Long’. He’s reported to have two new albums on the way
Watch the (admittedly low quality) fan-shot videos below:
[via SPIN]
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