A selection of the best cover versions performed by the charming Aurora Aksnes
Aurora Aksnes is a well-known and very successful Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter and music producer! The musical piggy bank of this charming girl includes 2 chic studio albums, many EPs and singles ... No less delightful are the clips for the tracks that collect millions of views on YouTube! However, this performer has another powerful weapon that even the most inveterate music lovers cannot resist... And these are covers. The singer herself says:
“In fact, it is not as simple as it might seem at first glance. This is a very hard work that requires a lot of effort and sacrifice ... But this is what causes genuine delight! It’s like traveling back in time and a way to save live music from the past… It’s important to be able not to break the concept and message of this or that composition…”
So: below are really good covers from AURORA, which cover the work of such masters of the music scene as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and others! Happy listening...
"Across The Universe" (The Beatles Cover)
This song has a very beautiful titleacross the universe"Successfully complemented the band's latest studio album"The Beatles Let It Be"... The author of the composition is John Lennon: in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, the musician admitted that he believes "Across The Universe” for its “best creation in terms of poetry ...” This song was first recorded in 1968: the original version was notable for including the voices of female fans Beatles! Legend has it that the musicians, dissatisfied with the sound, invited the girls who were waiting for them on the street to the studio and arranged an impromptu audition! They included the most liked vocal parts in the track as backing vocals…
The AURORA version delighted listeners from all over the world ... The video scored 1.5 million views on YouTube, as well as a sea of enthusiastic comments ...
"Half The World Away" (Oasis cover)
This is the famous track of the British rock band Oasis 1994! The composition is a measured acoustic melody with heavy keyboards, while the lyrics express a strong desire to leave the stagnant life in a boring city...
Aurora Aksnes filled the old melody with new life and freshness... 15 million views - very strong for a video with a cover performance, isn't it? The most interesting thing is that recorded in 2015 the cover surpassed the original: judging by the comments under the video, many did not even suspect that the girl from the video was actually performing someone else's song...
"La La La" (Naughty Boy cover)
More modern composition year 2013 from the producer Naughty boy with vocals Sam Smith. Upon release, the track very quickly became the sixth best-selling year 2013 in the UK! The circulation of the single was 145,000 copies (And that's just for the first week...)
Aurora's version, as always, is enticing, amazing, truly magical... Watch, listen, enjoy...
"Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan Cover)
«Make You Feel My Love"is one of the most famous creations Bob Dylan. from his album 1997 Time Out of Mind. Since its release, this track has been frequently covered by other artists, including Adele, Brian Ferry, Garth Brooks and, of course, AURORA…
The public clearly liked Aurora's version: apparently, this is how singing angels in heaven should sound ...
"In The Night" (The Weeknd cover)
“Sometimes an album causes real drama. "In the night"may just be another ode to a cougar girl in style Dirty Diana until we find out that she is a victim of violence who dances to ease her pain ... ”- such a comment was made by a critic Rolling Stone "In The Night", single The Weeknd from his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness. Well: the track really delights, as, in fact, the video with the participation of the artist's then girlfriend - model Bella Hadid ...
Aurora's cover version is accompanied by a tender clip, which scored over million views…
"Teardrop" (Massive Attack Cover)
do you like Massive attack? AURORA, apparently, for sure! For starters, "Teardrop" is the second single from the band's third studio album. Mezzanine 1998. In the UK, the track became the most popular in the history of the trip-hop group ... In general, the song was a great success in many other countries of the world!
Aurora's version scored over 12 million views on YouTube: as can be judged by the ratings and comments, many were delighted with the performance of the girl ...
"Life on Mars" (David Bowie Cover)
Our list ends with the cult track “Life on Mars» David Bowie! This composition has a really huge impact: for example, in 2015 chief rock music critic The Daily Telegraph set "Life on Marsto number one on their list of "The 100 Greatest Songs of All Time" and in 2016 Pitchfork called it "the best song of the 1970s..."
As for the AURORA version, its cover is amazing... As one of the great many comments under the video says: “I am quite sure that David Bowie smiling there...
