I really enjoyed Peter Gabriel's Scratch My Back, a collection of covers that included the artist's takes on contemporary acts like Bon Iver and The Magnetic Fields. Next month, most of the same artists that Gabriel covered, and a couple more, will return the favor and give their interpretations of a handful of Gabriel songs on And I'll Scratch Yours. One of the more interesting covers is Lou Reed's drastically different take on "Solsbury Hill." The formally poignant song has lost of bit of it's charm over the years due to being used in EVERY movie trailer, but I am still partial to it. As for Reed's version, the song's bouncy melody is tossed aside in favor of an eerie and sparse slow burning grime while Reed's croon hangs around in the near background. And I'll Scratch Yours will be released on September 23rd.
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