Well, now Susan has released a video for her "Perfect Day" cover (off her upcoming new album The Gift), and guess what? Put this in the truth-is-way-stranger-than-fiction file: According to a Sony Music rep, SuBo took "creative direction" from the Velvet Underground legend himself when shooting the video, so Lou Reed has been given co-director credit on the clip.

Yes, this actually happened.

It's unclear whether Susan and Lou are exactly BFFs now--last night in the U.K., she described him as "childish" during a TV interview with her old mentor, "BGT" judge Piers Morgan. But it turns out that interview was shot weeks ago. Since then, the two have reportedly made up and have become the oddest couple in pop since Lady Gaga recorded with Michael Bolton.

So apparently, looking at the video above (which was co-directed by Howard Greenhalgh), Lou envisions Susan's perfect day as one that involves braving the elements at Scotland's Trussochs National Park. (One insider at the shoot said the wind was so fierce, it blew SuBo's wig off at one point.) Lou told Britain's Sunday Mail: "I wanted to create a beautiful and intimate piece shot in Susan's native Scotland, and she quickly agreed." Added his new buddy Susan: "I loved that Lou understood how much it meant to me to film in Scotland. I didn't mind how much it rained or blew a gale--I enjoyed every minute."

So, what do you think of this odd move on Lou's part? Does he just feel guilty about that whole "America's Got Talent" scandal? Is he a genuine SuBo fan? Or has he masterminded the most subversive act in punk? I can't imagine it's the latter--SuBo's overblown and copiously string-laden cover of his formerly dark ballad is about as unpunk as it gets--but it sure is interesting to imagine Susan taking a walk on the wild side, or Lou taking a walk on the mild side.