Listen to Lana Del Rey cover John Denver Classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’
nme.comLana Del Rey has continued her run of covers – this time sharing an emotive version of the John Denver classic ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’.
Check it out below.Shared today (December 1), the track marks the second release shared by the singer since her hit ninth studio album, ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’, which arrived in March and earned her a Grammy nomination.Unsurprisingly, Del Rey’s take on the 1971 song sees her introduce aspects of her signature sound, including a more emotive approach to the vocals and hints of Americana throughout.It also follows on from the variety of covers that she has shared over the years.
These include Tammy Wynette’s ‘Stand By Your Man’, Sublime’s ‘Doin’ Time’ and, most recently, a new rendition of Elvis Presley’s ‘Unchained Melody’.
Check out her take on the John Denver hit below.As aforementioned, the track arrives within the same week that Del Rey shared her touching rendition of ‘Unchained Melody’ – performed for NBC’s new Christmas At Graceland special.The song was most famously performed by The Righteous Brothers and is particularly famous for appearing in the film Ghost, however, it does have ties to Presley.
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