Click image to watch Mayer Hawthorne’s “Royals” live cover
If you’re still wondering who Lorde is, she’s the 16-year old taking over the Billboard charts, currently sitting at #1 with her smash single “Royals.” Mayer Hawthorne is a fan, because for VEVO’s Unexpected Covers, he decided to funk up her track and give it a live rendition. And boy did he kill it. We wouldn’t mind if he put out an official mp3 version of this, because we’d feel much more comfortable bumping this version than Lorde’s.
If you’re still not up on Lorde, maybe this puts you on.
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Mayer Hawthorne covers Lorde’s “Royals” smash singles for VEVO Unexpected Covers.