PJ Harvey has shared a haunting new cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who By Fire’ – listen to it below.The song was recorded with composer Tim Phillips for the new Apple TV+ series, Bad Sisters.The first two episodes of Bad Sisters are available on Apple TV+ now, with new episodes debuting each Friday until October 14.In a press release, Harvey said of the cover: “It was a very enjoyable day spent recording the version of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Who by Fire’ for Bad Sisters.
I had spoken to Sharon Horgan in advance of the recording session, so I understood why she felt the song’s lyric was so perfect for the series, but also understood what nuances of Leonard’s performance she most loved, and therefore what to try and recapture but in my own way.“Tim Phillips and I worked together on my performance for the song.
I found Tim to be an inspiring and exciting work partner which made the whole experience flow.”Listen to the cover here:Sharon Horgan, executive producer and star of the show, also added: “I thought of the words of ‘Who by Fire’ soon after the series was picked up and thought how perfect it would be.
Pretty soon after that, I thought of Polly’s voice singing those words and asked Apple if we could make that happen. I had been a fan of Polly for years and was nervous when we zoomed with her.”Horgan continued: “I don’t have a musical vocabulary, but I know what I wanted.
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