Black Veil Brides cover Sweeney Todd’s My Friends: “We wanted to do something that felt true to the spirit of the original”
Hear Sweeney Todd superfan Andy Biersack and his Black Veil Brides bandmates cover My Friends, taken from their upcoming Bleeders EP.
Following last month’s Sweeney Todd-inspired video for Bleeders, Black Veil Brides have gone one step further and covered My Friends.
Andy Biersack and co. have tackled the Stephen Sondheim classic as part of their upcoming Bleeders EP, which is due out on June 21 via Spinefarm.
Speaking about the cover and why he’s been so inspired by the musical, Andy says, “From the first time I picked up my dad’s copy of the original cast recording and heard Len Cariou’s powerful and sinister portrayal of Sweeney, I was hooked on this show. As a little kid, I would insist that all my family gather around and watch me perform songs like My Friends in my full homemade costume.
“It’s beyond a dream come true to get to do a rendition of this song and collaborate with our longtime friend and visionary director Joshua Shultz on the video. We wanted to do something that felt true to the spirit of the original and all subsequent iterations while also feeling distinctly Black Veil Brides and we are thrilled with how it turned out.”
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