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  • Bruce Springsteen Covers Lorde’s “Royals” In New Zealand [Video]

    Well, Lorde’s popular song “Royals” has been covered by all sorts of choruses and Acapella groups, but it is quite an honor for the young singer to be covered by “The Boss,” Bruce Springsteen.

    The song became an instant hit last summer, and continued to be played over and over on the radio, gaining enough attention to earn the 17-year-old from New Zealand multiple Grammy nominations, and even a couple of wins.

    “Royals” became a pop hit, but the content of the song, as anyone who has taken the time to listen to it would know, is used as a commentary on pop music, and pop culture. The hit song ruled the Hot 100 chart for nine weeks last year, while Springsteen earned himself another No.1 album with “High Hopes,” which was released in January.

    It became an anthem against luxury and fancy accessories, something that Bruce Springsteen has often written about as well. Throughout his career, he has taken the time to write about the working men of America, and firefighters on multiple occasions.

    Bruce Springsteen is one of the modern legends of rock music, and while people are continually covering him, it is not often that the takes the time to cover someone else, and especially such an up-and-coming artist such as Lorde.

    Of course, given that the song was originally written by a female teenager, he felt that he needed to change the lyrics in a few places, which has known to be done in covers before. In the most obvious example, he refers to himself as “King B” instead of “Queen B.”

    Bruce Springsteen covered Lorde’s hit song in the most fitting place possible, her hometown of Auckland, New Zealand. The performance was at Mt. Smart Stadium on Saturday, March 1st. He opened the show with the pop anthem that has become a worldwide hit since its release. Last night was also just the first night of his set of shows at the stadium.

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  • Taylor Swift Covers Eminem’s Lose Yourself [Audio]

    Have you ever caught yourself wanting to hear a cover of Eminem’s classic song “Lose Yourself” by Taylor Swift? If you answered no, then you are probably one of the normal ones, and are not alone.

    For anyone who is curious to hear what such a thing would be like, the young country singer, Taylor Swift, decided to cover Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” for her fans.

    She will certainly be getting attention after this act, and drastically changing the way anyone who hears her version will think of the song in the future.

    “Lose Yourself” is certainly one of Eminem’s most popular, and it even won him an Oscar for the part that it played in the 2002 film, 8 Mile.

    Swift is only 23-years-old, and her countrified version of “Lose Yourself” is certainly an interesting one, as she sings it with her guitar too. Ironically, it is not the first time that she covered Eminem’s hit song, in fact, she performed it on stage in 2011 too.

    E Online mentions that she did not miss a beat while singing Eminem’s famous lyrics, and also added a bit of her signature country style to the tune, making it her own. Who knew that rap and country could be combined?

    What do you think of Taylor Swift’s cover of “Lose Yourself?” Discuss in the comments.

    She performed her rendition of “Lose Yourself” on Froggy Radio’s The Danger Show, which is hosted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She did an impromptu version of the song, and luckily it was recorded, because it has now gone viral.

    Tonight, she appeared at the annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show, which will be recorded, and broadcast on CBS on December 10.

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