Marcel Winatschek

Royals, Covered

The Florida State AcaBelles covered Lorde’s Royals and it’s one of those covers that actually works. The song had been everywhere in the States by that point, burned into everyone’s brain, but their version somehow brings it back to life. There’s something about the arrangement that makes you hear the track fresh.

If you’re one of the people who never wants to hear the original again, do yourself a favor and watch it on mute. Focus on the second girl from the left in the second row and watch what she does with her mouth and eyes. That’s the whole cover right there. Sexy doesn’t even begin to cover it.