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    Watch Angel Olsen perform a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years”

    By Megan Cooper
    November 29, 2017
    Watch Angel Olsen perform a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years”
    Watch Angel Olsen perform a cover of David Bowie’s “Five Years”
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    Angel Olsen | photo by Jeremy Zimmerman for WXPN

    During Angel Olsen’s show at Charlottesville’s Jefferson Theater last night, the Queen of Croon treated fans to a brooding cover of David Bowie’s “5 Years.”

    Below, you can catch a blip of the performance from a concertgoer’s live video posted on Instagram, which begins with Olsen singing a bit of the song’s steady buildup, and then breaking into the soaring chorus finale. Plus, with Olsen dressed in a metallic-looking body suit, the rendition sparks even more Bowie flair.

    Don’t miss Angel Olsen at Union Transfer on December 12th with support from White Magic, and pray to the concert gods (which is very likely Bowie himself) to bestow this cover upon the Philly gig’s setlist. Find more info over at the XPN Concert Calendar.

    ⚡️Angel Olsen covering Bowie ⚡️

    A post shared by EAC (@davidbyrnesgf) on Nov 28, 2017 at 10:11pm PST