David Cross Covers BofA U2 Cover

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Above, the shocking footage.

Last week, David Cross and Johnny Marr opened the Modest Mouse show with a cover of Bank of America’s Ethan Chandler’s U2 cover heard round the world.

Above, the shocking footage.

Blithely ignorant of the laws protecting American’s right to parody, Universal Music Publishing Group has C&Ded those posting Chandler’s original video. If they did the same to Mr. Cross, it would make for a great Arrested Development episode.

Inside, more shocking, grainier footage. — BEN POPKEN

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