First Aid Kit Covers Willie Nelson

First Aid Kit shared a cover of Willie Nelson’s “On The Road Again.” The duo — Johanna Söderberg and Klara Söderberg — will donate proceeds to Crew Nation.

Crew Nation supports tour and venue crews sidelined by the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. First Aid Kit also shared a homemade music video to go along with the Nelson cover, which the duo recorded more than seven years ago. Johanna and Klara detailed the video and more in a statement:

We’re excited to release our version of “On The Road Again” by Willie Nelson. We recorded this cover a couple of years ago and recently found it while digging through the archives. The song is a country classic, it feels like we’ve known it forever. Because of the situation with COVID, sadly, the theme of the song has never felt more relevant than it does today.

We made a video for the song using cellphone footage from our tours throughout the years. Going through all those videos made us emotional. It made us realize how much we appreciate being able to roam freely around the world. How much we love the feeling of playing live for people, in the flesh. How much we miss our incredible band and crew.

All the proceeds from the streaming of the song will go to Crew Nation. So much of the magic happens behind the stage. It’s easily taken for granted, but without our touring and venue crew live music wouldn’t be possible. It’s important that we help them out right now.

Oh, how we wish we could get back on the road again! Hopefully we’ll see you down the road sometime soon.

Watch the video for First Aid Kit’s rendition of “On The Road Again” below: