Listen to Lana Del Rey’s enchanting cover of Irving Berlin’s ‘Blue Skies’ from Jack Antonoff’s ‘The New Look’ soundtrack
nme.comLana Del Rey has shared a cover of Irving Berlin’s ‘Blue Skies’ – written for the soundtrack to the new series The New Look.
Check it out below.Shared today (February 14), the song is the latest to be taken from the Jack Antonoff soundtrack to the new Apple TV+ series, centred on iconic fashion designers as they navigated the horrors of World War II.The new cover sees Lana Del Rey put her own signature spin on the classic song ‘Blue Skies’, shared by Irving Berlin.
The track was originally shared in 1926 and arrived as an uplifting message about brighter days.“Bluebirds Singing a song/ Nothing but bluebirds All day long/ Never saw the sun shining so bright/ Never saw things going so right/ Noticing the days hurrying by/ When you’re in love, my how they fly,” Del Rey sings in the increasingly uptempo chorus.Check it out below.Lana Del Rey’s ‘Blue Skies’ follows two previous covers of WW2-era classics recorded for the series.
Previously, Florence + The Machine shared their version of ‘White Cliffs Of Dover’ for the collection – a track by Vera Lynn that offered hope of a better tomorrow to those living during the war.Following that, The 1975 shared their take on ‘Now Is the Hour’, which was a hit for the likes of Bing Crosby and Margaret Whiting in 1948.
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