Watch Bartees Strange Cover Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”

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Watch Bartees Strange Cover Bon Iver’s “Skinny Love”

“Justin Vernon low key shook my little Black world in college when I heard this song—so this was a pleasure to do. ❤️✨.”—Bartees Strange
Bartees Strange
Bartees Strange, photo by Britain Weyant

Bartees Strange recorded a cover of the Bon Iver song “Skinny Love” in his basement for SiriusXMU Sessions. He tweeted: “Justin Vernon low key shook my little Black world in college when I heard this song—so this was a pleasure to do. ❤️✨.” Watch it happen below.

“I just fucking love Justin Vernon so when they said I could do this one I was like hell yeah,” he added in an Instagram post. “I always try to do cool arrangements of things but this one is just so good on its own. Such a special tune—so glad I could do it.” 

Read Pitchfork’s 2019 Cover Story “Welcome to Bon Iver, Wisconsin.”

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