Australian musician Carla Wehbe appeared on the popular radio program “Like A Version” in her home country and her cover choice was something that was a long time coming.
“I grew up listening to ABBA,” Wehbe said in a video released alongside the song. “My mum is obsessed with ABBA. So it was just a song that soundtracked my growing up, I guess. And I always dreamed of doing an ABBA song if I ever got to do Like A Version.”
But, she started out knowing that she couldn’t do a direct cover. She knew that she would have to do something different. Wehbe slowed down the song, playing up the drama in the lyrics. “I love drama, I love feeling, I love big, orchestral strings,” she added. “So I got all the instruments I love the most and put them all in there. I just wanted to make it as emotional and powerful as possible.” And in her cover, she does everything she set out to do. The end result is powerful, sometimes overfilled with emotion.
Wehbe rose to prominence in her homeland of Australia with her 2020 EP Half Past Nine. Her most recent EP Dark in the Light is scheduled for release this summer.
