I don't always love when an artist from another genre takes a country song and covers it. It usually ends up sounding less country than the original. And even if it's good, it's just not as good.
This Jessie J cover version, though? Totally different story. She is an English singer-songwriter (real name Jessica Cornish) with kind of a pop/rap/R&B sound, if that's a thing. I really only knew of her from that amazing "Price Tag" song. But now? After she did this mind-blowing thing with Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," I want to know everything about her and her music.
Last week, she turned it into more of a slow, quiet, mournful, haunting acoustic ballad. It actually sounds a bit more country than Swift's original version.
Jessie J did it for BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge with just a microphone and a sideman on guitar. She was there to promote her new album, Alive, which sadly does not actually include her version of the Swift hit. And then, of course, she tweeted about it, saying, "Here is my cover of @ taylorswift13 'I knew you were trouble' for Radio1 live lounge! It's had 83k views in 24 hours! Wow!"
I'm not sure if that's the power of Twitter, the BBC, Swift's 34 million followers, Jessie J's own 6 million followers or a combination of them all. And, of course, a really, really cool song done in a very moving new way.
This Jessie J cover version, though? Totally different story. She is an English singer-songwriter (real name Jessica Cornish) with kind of a pop/rap/R&B sound, if that's a thing. I really only knew of her from that amazing "Price Tag" song. But now? After she did this mind-blowing thing with Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble," I want to know everything about her and her music.
Last week, she turned it into more of a slow, quiet, mournful, haunting acoustic ballad. It actually sounds a bit more country than Swift's original version.
Jessie J did it for BBC Radio 1′s Live Lounge with just a microphone and a sideman on guitar. She was there to promote her new album, Alive, which sadly does not actually include her version of the Swift hit. And then, of course, she tweeted about it, saying, "Here is my cover of @ taylorswift13 'I knew you were trouble' for Radio1 live lounge! It's had 83k views in 24 hours! Wow!"
I'm not sure if that's the power of Twitter, the BBC, Swift's 34 million followers, Jessie J's own 6 million followers or a combination of them all. And, of course, a really, really cool song done in a very moving new way.
I'd never gone with the wind
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go to
You open the door
There's so much more
I've never seen it before
Always trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
But you came along and you changed everything
[Chorus:]
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
I've watched from a distance as you made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And you made it so real
You showed me something that I couldn't see
You opened my eyes
And you made me believe
[Chorus]
Baby you showed me what living is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh oh
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm fallin' and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier, crazier
Just let it flow
Let it take me where it wants to go to
You open the door
There's so much more
I've never seen it before
Always trying to fly
But I couldn't find wings
But you came along and you changed everything
[Chorus:]
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm falling and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
I've watched from a distance as you made life your own
Every sky was your own kind of blue
And I wanted to know how that would feel
And you made it so real
You showed me something that I couldn't see
You opened my eyes
And you made me believe
[Chorus]
Baby you showed me what living is for
I don't wanna hide anymore
Oh oh
You lift my feet off the ground
You spin me around
You make me crazier, crazier
Feels like I'm fallin' and I am lost in your eyes
You make me crazier, crazier, crazier
Crazier, crazier, crazier