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During the final moments of Dark Was the Night Live, a benefit concert at Radi
o City Music Hall on Sunday night, more than a dozen singers — members of most of the indie-rock acts on hand, including Bon Iver and Feist — huddled at one end of the stage to warble “This Land Is Your Land.” The gesture felt deferential and sweet, a nod to another big show in town that evening, which honored the folk singer Pete Seeger.But it was also a setup. Just as the song began to feel indistinct, out crept the soul belter Sharon Jones. “I don’t want to burst your bubbles,” she said, interrupting the singalong. “But listen.” Turning to her band, the Dap-Kings, she issued a brisk command: “Let’s show them our version.”
o City Music Hall on Sunday night, more than a dozen singers — members of most of the indie-rock acts on hand, including Bon Iver and Feist — huddled at one end of the stage to warble “This Land Is Your Land.” The gesture felt deferential and sweet, a nod to another big show in town that evening, which honored the folk singer Pete Seeger.But it was also a setup. Just as the song began to feel indistinct, out crept the soul belter Sharon Jones. “I don’t want to burst your bubbles,” she said, interrupting the singalong. “But listen.” Turning to her band, the Dap-Kings, she issued a brisk command: “Let’s show them our version.”
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