Watch Amyl & The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor join Viagra Boys for John Prine cover ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ at FORWARDS Bristol 2026

Amyl & The Sniffers’ Amy Taylor joined Viagra Boys to perform their cover of John Prine’s ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ at FORWARDS Bristol 2026 – watch footage below. The frontwoman appeared during the Swedish punks’ set at Clifton Downs yesterday (August 30), marking the first time they had performed their collaborative version of the song live. “Against all odds honey you’re the big door prize,” Taylor wrote on Instagram after the performance, quoting a lyric from the song. “Amyl joined Viagra Boys yesterday on stage in Bristol UK to do our cover of ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ live for the first time. Sebastian it was a pleasure to sing with you!” Prine originally released ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ in 1999 as a duet with Iris DeMent and the title track of his 13th studio album. Viagra Boys teamed up with Taylor to cover the song in 2020, with their livelier, lo-fi version later appearing on the band’s second album, ‘Welfare Jazz’. “When I heard ‘In Spite Of Ourselves’ the first time, I instantly had an urge to do a cover of it,” frontman Sebastian Murphy explained at the time, adding that Taylor’s “unique voice” made her the obvious choice to sing DeMent’s part. “Amy is a goddess of pun...