What a treasure the above video is. Alejandro Escovedo and his string quintet perform an acoustic encore of the Lou Reed/Velvet Underground classic at la Java in Paris.

Below, the same cover, captured in audio, from “House concert at Drew’s place” in Ringwood, New Jersey on September 17th, 2006.

Myspace: Alejandro Escovedo
MP3: Alejandro Escovedo – “Pale Blue Eyes”

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