Earlier this year, "Britain's Got Talent" darling Susan Boyle flew all the way out to L.A. from the United Kingdom and left her poor cat Pebbles at home, just to perform her cover of Lou Reed's "Perfect Day" on a results-show episode of "America's Got Talent." But when she got there, she learned she would not be allowed to sing the song after all. The official explanation for this snub was some sort of last-minute copyright/clearance issue, but rumor mills on both sides of the pond went into overdrive with allegations that Lou had just forbidden to have his cool 1972 pre-punk classic mangled by the matronly opera singer. Lou denied such reports, of course, but the damage to his reputation was done. Millions of SuBo supporters were peeved that Lou had messed with Scotland's sweetheart.
Well, now Susan has released a video for her "Perfect Day" cover (off her upcoming new album The Gift), and guess what? Put this in the truth-is-way-stranger-than-fiction file: According to a Sony Music rep, SuBo took "creative direction" from the Velvet Underground legend himself when shooting the video, so Lou Reed has been given co-director credit on the clip. Yes, this actually happened.
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