Jonny Greenwood plays guitar on Bryan Ferry's “Song to the Siren”

Bryan Ferry's version of Tim Buckley's “Song to the Siren” went up on Stereogum today, ahead of his album Olympia, and Jonny Greenwood is one of five guitarists in its credits. The others are Oliver Thompson, Phil Manzanera, Nile Rodgers and David Gilmour of Pink Floyd. Greenwood's name came up in July, on the album's guest list with Gilmour, Flea, Mani of Primal Scream and Scissor Sisters.

Olympia is out on Virgin on 25 October in Britain and a day later in the US, and Buckley's song is one of its two covers, with Traffic's “No Face, No Name, No Number”. On the Buckley cover, Brian Eno plays synthesiser with Colin Good, and Andy Mackay plays oboe, so with Manzanera three of Ferry's old Roxy Music colleagues are on the one track. The Quietus reported in July that the album is the first time since 1973's For Your Pleasure that Ferry has worked with Eno.

Bryan Ferry, “Song to the Siren”, from Olympia (2010)· Bryan Ferry - Topicwatch on youtube →

The making of Bryan Ferry's “Song to the Siren”, October 2010· Bryan Ferrywatch on youtube →