Notable Cover Versions
"Pale Blue Eyes" has been covered by a number of artists in addition to Lou Reed and Maureen Tucker from Velvet Underground:
- Patti Smith performed the song live from the 1960s throughout the 1970s.
- Edwyn Collins recorded the song with Paul Quinn and released it as a single in 1984.
- R.E.M. covered the song for their 1987 album Dead Letter Office.
- Marisa Monte has a cover of the song on her 1994 album Verde, anil, amarelo, cor de rosa e carvão (akaRose and Charcoal).
- Hole covered the song live at the Whiskey A Go Go in February 1992, and frontwoman Courtney Love introduced it as "the original New Waver". Hole's version included lyrically-altered verses but retained the chorus lyrics and chord progression. The recording eventually ended up on the band's first EP, Ask For It (1995).
- Alejandro Escovedo includes a live cover of the song--a duet with Kelly Hogan--on his 1999 release Bourbonitis Blues.
- Counting Crows covered the song several times at live shows in 2003 and later.
- The Kills recorded the song in 2010, releasing it as a B-side in early 2012
- G. Love recorded the song on his 2011 album Fixin' To Die.
- Andrea Corr performed "Pale Blue Eyes" on her 2011 album Lifelines.
- Schiller on their 2012 album Sonne remixed Andrea Corr's cover.
- Metric, accompanied by Lou Reed, performed "Pale Blue Eyes" at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on September 23, 2012
An instrumental version of the song was used in Julian Schnabel's 2007 film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. The song was also used in a scene of the 2008 film August, as well as 2009's Adventureland.
The original song was featured during the final scenes of the January 25, 2009 episode of Cold Case (CBS) entitled "The Brush Man". This program regularly features music popular during the time when the cold case being investigated had occurred. Although the murder in this episode occurred in 1967, "Pale Blue Eyes" was recorded in 1969. The song was also featured in an episode of Crossing Jordan and an episode of Fringe.
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