Arcade Fire pay tribute to Lou Reed with “Perfect Day” and “Satellite of Love” covers
29 October 2013, 14:10
| Written by
Luke Morgan Britton
(News)
With their eagerly-awaited new album Reflektor out this week, Arcade Fire took to NPR to deliver a live session yesterday, playing tracks from that release, plus special covers of Lou Reed.
The Canadian band paid tribute to the late musician by leading into their track “Supersymmetry” with a brief rendition of “Perfect Day”, ending the medley with another cover of “Satellite of Love”.
Listen below, with the Lou Reed covers coming at the 17 minute mark.
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