Lana Del Rey has shared a rendition of George Gershwin’s 1935 jazz standard ‘Summertime’.The singer recorded the cover to raise funds for the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics.
She’s encouraging fans to donate to the LA group’s ‘Play Your Part’ fund along with the ‘NY Plays On’ campaign.Watch the video for Del Rey’s cover below:“I’m so grateful to have been asked to perform this version of summertime by George Gershwin — the legendary composer-pianist whose music the New York Philharmonic has premiered and with whom we performed.
Especially during a crisis faced by all performing arts organizations,” Del Rey tweeted alongside her version.It marks the second time that Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess aria has appeared in Del Rey’s work.
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