This is one serious BBC session, featuring 30 top artists, including Bono, Bowie, Heather Small, Boyzone, Joan Armatrading, Tammy Wynette and The Brodsky Quartet, each one contributing a line to this new version of the Lou Reed classic. The video caused a sensation when it was shown as a promo for BBC, and proceeds from the single will go to the BBC Children In Need charity.

By Kevin Courtney