Guardian Music — Former Velvet Underground frontman not only allowed Boyle to cover his signature tune, he helped with the video tooLou Reed helped make Susan Boyle's "perfect day" at Loch Lomond in Scotland. Two months after Boyle was refused permission to perform h... more info

Guardian Music — Lou Reed doesn't know whether to laugh or cry over "warbling Scottish eccentric" Susan Boyle. Her version of Perfect Day (a strange choice, given its heroin-inspired origins) was so bad, Reed is rumoured to have said, that he banned her from singing ... more info

ContactMusic — British stars including RUSSELL BRAND, SIMON COWELL, SIR TOM JONES and SUSAN BOYLE joined CHARLES, PRINCE OF WALES to honour the country's heroes at the Pride of Britain Awards... more info

Scotsman.com — SUSAN BOYLE: THE GIFT SYCO, £12.99 ** more info

Perez Hilton — We guess these two buried the hatchet! Even though Lou Reed banned Susan Boyle from performing her cover of his classic track Perfect Day on America's Got Talent last month, he must have gotten over whatever bothered him before, because he directed t... more info

Idolator — Judging by the accompanying image, Susan Boyle’s perfect day looks pretty gloomy. But her “Perfect Day” video—which was shot in her home country of Scotland—is actually quite hauntingly beautiful. And now the shocker—Lou Reed, who origina... more info

Topix — At first Lou Reed didn't much like Susan Boyle covering his classic "Perfect Day," but now the Velvet Underground legend is embracing the idea in a big way. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Wait, what? Lou Reed directed a music video for Susan Boyle? Is this a move so subversive we don't even realize it's subversive? Months after he was accused (perhaps incorrectly) of banning Susan from singing "Perfect Day" on America's Got Talent, Lo... more info

Stereogum — After making Susan Boyle cry, Lou Reed has apparently gone and directed her first music video, a cover of his “Perfect Day.” See, it wasn’t Reed denying her permission to sing the song on America’s Got Talent, it came down to a publishing iss... more info

ContactMusic — SUSAN BOYLE recently spoke of how she was hurt by LOU REED's refusal to let her cover his track 'Perfect Day' on an episode of America's Got Talent, but in a dramatic U-turn... more info