Jay Brannan Covers Michael Jackson's "Man In The Mirror"

When AOL/Spinner asked Jay Brannan for his reaction to Michael Jackson's passing, he went one better. The singer-songwriter and 'Shortbus' star sat down in his New York apartment and recorded a touching acoustic take on this 1998 classic.

Brannan tells Spinner, "Whether or not you're a Michael Jackson fan, at least one of his songs, if not many, is bound to evoke the memory of a certain time, a certain place or certain people in your life. His songs earmark pages in the lives of billions of complete strangers across the globe. I find that pretty extraordinary."

Brannan's covers EP, In Living Cover, is out July 7 and his month-long tour kicks off in NYC on July 8. His cover of The Verve Pipe's "The Freshmen," which is available now on iTunes, sold over 1,500 digital tracks in just one week.   Tour dates and EP track list below...

Jay Brannan on tour:
Wed, July 8            New York, NY @ Joe’s Pub
Thur, July 9            Annapolis, MD @ Ram’s Head Tavern
Fri, July 10            Philadelphia, PA @ World Café
Sat, July 11            Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
Mon, July 13            Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Tue, July 14            Chicago, IL @ Schuba’s
Wed, July 15            Columbus, OH @ The Basement
Fri, July 17            Houston, TX @ House of Blues – Bronze Peacock
Sat, July 18            Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Jr
Sun, July 19            Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Tues, July 21            Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
Fri, July 24            San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
Sat, July 25            Portland, OR @ Doug Fir
Sun, July 26            Seattle, WA @ Crocodile
Wed, July 29            New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Thur, July 30            Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
 
In Living Cover track list:
1. Beautifully (Jay Brannan original)
2. Say It’s Possible (Terra Naomi)
3. All I Want (Joni Mitchell)
4. Blowin’ In The Wind (Bob Dylan)
5. The Freshmen (The Verve Pipe)
6. Good Mother (Jann Arden)
7. Both Hands (Ani DiFranco)
8. Zombie (The Cranberries)
9. Drowning (Jay Brannan original)