By GENE HOWINGTON
If you haven’t been living under a rock, and maybe if you have, you’ve heard the song “Royals” by Kiwi sensation Lorde. It’s a catchy lil’ pop ditty. For the pop genre, it’s better than average by a long shot. However, you know you’ve really made it when your song isn’t just remade, but parodied.
Enjoy. Especially if you’re over 30.
For comparison, here’s the original . . .
Here’s a stunning remake that I was introduced to by our very own Charlton Stanley . . .
It’s all good. And that? Should tell you exactly how well written a song it is.
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Any song sung by a seven foot tall sad clown with a voice like Tom Jones tends to get one’s attention. The a capella group Pentatonix has also done a stunning cover of the song. Written by a beautiful sixteen year old from New Zealand no less.
I have trouble wrapping my head (ears?) around the vocal range of Avi Kaplan, whose astounding range is from Irish tenor to window-rattling bass.
I love this song! Lorde’s version. The Pentatonix cover and Ms. Dworsky’s parody. The music is great and the voices delicious. I don’t like any clowns though so that one was spoiled for me. “The Boss” Bruce Springstein did his take on the general theme years ago which I like very much as well: