Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker Pays Tribute to Paris With New Track, U2 Reschedule Paris Shows and HBO Special

Last night on his BBC Radio 6 Music show “Sunday Service”, Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker debuted a spoken-word piece titled “Friday 13th 2015″, in response to the Paris attacks, as Brooklyn Vegan points out. In it, Cocker, who lives in Paris, describes what went on in his life on the days surrounding the events. Cocker is accompanied by Serafina Steer on the track.

Cocker also played songs by many Francophone artists, including Françoise Hardy, Jacques Dutronc, and Serge Gainsbourg, on his show last night. Listen to the entire show here; “Friday 13th 2015″ begins at the 1:00 mark.

In related news, U2 have rescheduled the two Paris concerts they postponed following the attacks: on December 6 and 7, they will perform at the Accorhotels Arena in Bercy. The December 7 show will be filmed live and air on HBO that night (9:00 p.m. ET). (Originally, the HBO live show was supposed to air on November 14.)

In a statement, Bono promised that the band will “do its best for Paris”:

So much that was taken from Paris on the tragic night of November 13th is irreplaceable. For one night, the killers took lives, took music, took peace of mind – but they couldn’t steal the spirit of that city. It’s a spirit our band knows well and will try to serve when we return for the postponed shows on December 6th and 7th. We’re going to put on our best for Paris.

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