Simon Cowell slams Lou Reed over SuBo’s ‘America’s Got Talent’ ban
September 11th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANILondon, Sep 11 (ANI): Simon Cowell has blasted pop legend Lou Reed for banning Susan Boyle from singing his hit ‘Perfect Day’ on ‘America’s Got Talent’.
“Loads of people have covered this song. This is a fantastic version. He’s now saying, ‘If I’d have known, I’d have given permission,” the Sun quoted the music mogul as telling BBC Radio 2.
He added: “This is so petty, so pathetic. Well Lou, if you’re listening: Do we have permission to put the song on next week?”
SuBo, 49, left the show in tears and was so upset on the flight back home that the pilot had to calm her.
Representatives for Reed, 68, have, however, dismissed claims that the song was blocked because he did not like SuBo. They claimed a contractual issue meant she could not perform it. (ANI)
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