Watch Arcade Fire Cover Lorde's "Green Light"
The band performed a rendition of the 'Melodrama' track on BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge"

Published Jul 13, 2017
Arcade Fire are nearly ready to release their latest LP Everything Now, but they took a break from sharing new material of their own to pay homage to another pop sensation.Appearing as guests on BBC Radio 1's "Live Lounge" segment, the Canadian indie rock troupe delivered a cover version of Lorde's Melodrama smash "Green Light."
UPDATE (7/13, 12 p.m. EDT): Arcade Fire have now also shared the new song "Electric Blue, and you can hear it over here.
The band brought a full-blown youth choir with them for the radio appearance and prefaced the Lorde cover with a rendition of their own "Everything Now."
You can listen to the full audio performance over here. Arcade Fire appear at the 2:04:00 mark. Video snippets of their live takes on "Everything Now" and "Green Light" can be watched below.
Everything Now is officially out on July 28 via Columbia.
WOW. @ArcadeFire have turned the Live Lounge into a total party with 'Everything Now' 🎶
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 13, 2017
Not bad for "30 seconds of rehearsal", eh? pic.twitter.com/NtGCSFZEvu
🎶 Brand new sounds, in my mind 🎶@ArcadeFire covering @Lorde's 'Green Light' is EVERYTHING 💚 pic.twitter.com/He1rGKEef9
— BBC Radio 1 (@BBCR1) July 13, 2017
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