Andrew Bird got the rare opportunity to pull double duty as the musical guest on The Late Show With David Letterman this week. In town for his scheduled appearance on Wednesday night’s show, the violin-playing, whistling enthusiast got the call from the bullpen to perform on Tuesday’s audience-less edition of the show, filling in for David Byrne and St. Vincent, who were forced to cancel due to Hurricane Sandy. Bird, who released Hands of Glory, his second album of 2012, earlier this week, was joined by Tift Merritt on acoustic guitar and Alan Hampton on stand-up bass, for an stunningly sublime acoustic cover of Townes Van Zandt’s If I Needed You. Let’s check it out…
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Andrew Bird & Tift Merritt – If I Needed You
Andrew Bird will play a series of intimate Gezelligheid shows, that kicks off with a pair of gigs at the Riverside Church in New York City on December 10 and 11.
