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Beck: "Venus in Furs" (Velvet Underground Cover) (Video)

8:45 a.m. · July 10, 2009 · by Andrew Winistorfer

Covering "Venus in Furs" from Velvet Underground & Nico provides a unique challenge: do you focus on getting the lyrics right over a simple musical construct, or do you try to replicate the bruising noise of the original? Beck and his record club try to do the latter to mixed success; they try to recreate the grind of John Cale's viola via acoustic guitar and sitar, and neither instrument has enough muscle to do it. Although the Asian vibe is a welcome diversion.

Due up next week: "Run Run Run."