Beabadoobee recently stopped by the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge, where the singer-songwriter delivered a grungy rendition of Vanessa Carlton’s 2002 hit ‘A Thousand Miles’.Beatrice Laus’ take amplifies the energy of the original piano-led ballad, with crunchy, overdriven guitars and propulsive drums coming courtesy of her bandmates.
In addition to ‘A Thousand Miles’, Beabadoobee also performed a stripped-back acoustic version of ‘The Perfect Pair’, lifted from July’s ‘Beatopia’.
Watch both performances below:‘A Thousand Miles’ is the latest in a string of other artists’ songs Laus has made her own in recent months.
She shared a cover of The Strokes‘ ‘The Adults Are talking’ as part of a deluxe edition of ‘Beatopia’ back in July, and during a SiriusXM session back in August, she covered The Sundays’ ‘Here’s Where The Story Ends’.In a four-star review of ‘Beatopia’, NME said the “seeds that were planted” with debut album ‘Fake It Flowers’ “not only blossom, but inhabit an entirely different world”.
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