Shutting Diplo down via Twitter hasn’t been the only thing on Lorde‘s schedule this week. Appearing on BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge to promote the Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack, Lorde performed two live tracks: the Kanye West version of “Yellow Flicker Beat” and a rendition of Jeremih‘s 2014 top-ten hit “Don’t Tell ‘Em.”
Citing her reason for covering the Chicago-based R&B singer, Lorde said, “I have basically been a really big fan of this song since I first started hearing it around. I love the vocal melodies. I think they’re really smart, and I just consider them cool. It’s quite a saucy song, and I thought it would be interesting to flip the dynamic and make that power mine.” What follows is a smokey, trip-hoppy, totally sexy but powerful spin on “Don’t Tell ‘Em.”
Watch the cover above, check out “Yellow Flicker Beat” below, and don’t miss the Lorde-curated Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 soundtrack when it drops on November 17.
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