Sondre Lerche Takes on Chappell Roan in Annual Holiday Cover

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Jan 072025
 
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It’s been a holiday tradition for over 10 years and yet again, Sondre Lerche has released his annual holiday cover.

As Lerche wrote with the release of this year’s cover, “we pick the huge hit we feel most compelled to cover at the end of each year, and record and mix it in one day.” The following day, the song is released. This year he decided to tackle Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”

“’Good Luck, Babe,’ is a punch in the gut for the way it calls out, not just the object of desire for not daring to live truthfully, but also society for making it so damn hard to be who you really are, and love who you really love,” Lerche added. He also added that he approached the song by asking, ‘what if “Good Luck, Babe” was arraigned by Ryuichi Sakamoto?’

Lerche’s version slows down Roan’s original version, allowing the listener to really hear the message the song imparts. And while you could argue that slowing down any song can add unwanted importance to sometimes banal lyrics, the closing repetition of “you’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling,’ rings out after the song is finished.

Lerche’s first 10 years of covers were released on the 2023 album, Understudy. He suggested a follow-up compilation coming out in 2033.

Lerche has two performances schedule for 2025, both at the Oslo Opera next week. After that, Lerche says he is leaving his calendar clear. And as he ended his note, “I’m wishing you and yours love, compassing and music, always.”

Sondre Lerche Releases Synthy Cover of Miley Cyrus Hit “Flowers”

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Jan 032024
 
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Sondre Lerche is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who is no stranger to the world of cover songs. Lerche has been releasing cover songs for well over a decade now, including a series where at the end of every year he releases a cover of one of that year’s big pop hits. With covers of Taylor Swift, Britney Spears, Ariana Grande, Drake, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga tunes, he’s created quite a name for himself in this niche alone. This year, he tackled the Miley Cyrus smash “Flowers.” Continue reading »

Sondre Lerche’s Annual Christmas Cover Tackles Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero”

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Jan 092023
 
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Every Christmas for well over a decade now, Sondre Lerche releases a new cover of his favourite pop song of the year. He doesn’t always follow the rules exactly – last year he covered both Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan – but, normally, he releases a distinct cover of a recent pop hit. This year, he’s taking on the biggest hit of autumn 2022, Taylor Swift‘s latest #1, “Anti-Hero.” (Apparently it’s huge on TikTok too.) Continue reading »

The 30 Best Lady Gaga Covers Ever

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Sep 032021
 

‘The Best Covers Ever’ series counts down our favorite covers of great artists.

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There was a time in this blog’s lifespan where a shocking percentage of the covers landing in our inbox and RSS feeds were of Lady Gaga songs. It only lasted a couple years, but for a minute there Gaga was doing Beatles numbers. Hell, even relatively minor singles like “Marry the Night” would dominate the covers world for weeks after people heard them.

As Gaga’s entered the Vegas-residency stage of her career, her new songs don’t get covered as often. But even still, there seems to be a respect from other musicians not afforded all her pop-star peers. A Katy Perry chart flop will get ignored. A Gaga chart flop will still likely land a few interesting covers.

Though the songs were never as weird as the outfits were, there was always some unexpected twist for other musicians to play with, from the rolled r’s of “Bad Romance” to the goofy theatricality of “Alejandro” to the best stuttering since “My Generation” (“pa-pa-pa-pokerface,” “stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh”). Plus, even after a few years in the wilderness, everyone knew any minute she could return with a “Shallow.”

In our list of 30 covers below, all those big hits show up plenty. But even the more recent songs and album cuts make appearances. Lady Gaga’s songs are sturdy enough to remain infectious whether they’re performed as gothic metal or throwback rockabilly. See for yourself below.

The list begins on Page 2.

The Best Cover Songs of January 2021

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Feb 012021
 
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Amanda Shires – That’s All (Genesis cover)

Our first song kicks off what will be a theme here. A lot of these came out at the very top of the year (or the very end of 2020) to kick a garbage year to the curb and hope for something better. Shires said: “’That’s All’ is a song that I have played a lot on tour. The song defines 2020 for me. It’s a true Covid anthem and I dare you to not dance to my version when you hear it!” Continue reading »

Sondre Lerche Continues Year-End Tradition Covering Lady Gaga and Bob Dylan

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Jan 042021
 
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Norwegian indie-pop musician Sondre Lerche has a tradition. At the end of every December, he drops of a cover of one of his favorite pop songs of the preceding year. He’s done Drake’s “Hotline Bling.” He’s done Beyoncé’s “Countdown.” He’s done Ariana Grande’s “Into You.” Last year, he bent the rules for the project’s tenth anniversary by covering three older Britney Spears songs.

This year he returns to – and expands – the tradition, tackling the requisite pop banger (Lady Gaga’s Grande collaboration “Rain on Me”) along with a second new song that’s decidedly not pop at all: Bob Dylan’s “I Contain Multitudes,” which he calls “the greatest Bob Dylan song I’ve ever heard” and has become the go-to song to cover from Dylan’s new album. Continue reading »

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