Father John Misty Takes on Ryan Adams, Covers Taylor Swift’s "Blank Space" in the Spirit of the Velvet Underground

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Following Ryan Adams, Father John Misty is the latest indie musician to get in on the Taylor Swift covering craze: He’s just shared his version of “Blank Space”, which you can check out above. “My reinterpretation of the classic Ryan Adams album 1989,” he wrote on Soundcloud. Update: And now, hear his version of “Welcome to New York” below.

If the attached single art (seen below) wasn’t enough, listeners might note that it riffs on the melody for the Velvet Underground’s classic “I’m Waiting For the Man”. 

Read our feature on Father John Misty, “How to Make Love“.

Watch Father John Misty perform for Pitchfork.tv:

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