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Julian Casablancas – “Venus In Furs” (The Velvet Underground Cover)

*FULL TAKE* The Samsung Studio At SXSW 2016 – Day 1 on March 11, 2016 in Austin, Texas.

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Julian Casablancas has covered several Velvet Underground classics for HBO's original series Vinyl, including "White Light/White Heat" and "Run Run Run." A new Vinyl soundtrack compilation was released today, and it includes Casablancas' rendition of one of the VU's most well-known songs, "Venus In Furs," as well as contributions from Charli XCX, Nate Ruess, Chris Cornell, the Arcs, Royal Blood, and more. Listen to Casablancas' take on "Venus In Furs" below and read Richard Hell's review of Vinyl's pilot here.

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