''Golden Opportunities 3'' is a free downloadable EP by

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, containing the covers of five songs. It was released as a free download from the band's website on December 18, 2013. It is a sequel to their 2011 album, ''

Golden Opportunities 2 The ''Golden Opportunities 2'' is a free downloadable EP by indie rock band Okkervil River, containing the covers of five songs – the product of a one-day studio session, recorded onto a two track tape by Danny Reisch at Premium Recording in Au ...

''. Will Sheff's solo acoustic cover of Don Henley's song " The End of the Innocence" created controversy after Henley and his lawyers requested the song be removed from the album. Sheff responded to Henley's remarks in a

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article by referring to a tradition of American songwriters such as

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covering and modifying other folk songs.

Track listing

References

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