Lana Del Rey has been on country roads for a while now, having just wrapped a fall tour of the American South and Appalachia, where she connected further with the country sounds and aesthetics she's been playing with lately (and picked up a shift at Waffle House).
And now, Del Rey has shared her cover of John Denver's West Virginia classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Del Rey unsurprisingly turns it into a piano ballad, but her voice really suits the song, and she sounds great, accented by a chorus of backing vocals and some subtle pedal steel.
The song was apparently set to appear on an album of "American standards and classics" — which was also gonna feature Del Rey's cover of George Gershwin's "Summertime" — that was supposed to drop around Christmas 2020 but never came about.
It really makes you wanna hear a full-on country album from Del Rey, fingers crossed, and it just might happen. Del Rey's last album, Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, made it onto Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023 list — check the list to find out where.
Listen to Del Rey's cover below.
And now, Del Rey has shared her cover of John Denver's West Virginia classic "Take Me Home, Country Roads." Del Rey unsurprisingly turns it into a piano ballad, but her voice really suits the song, and she sounds great, accented by a chorus of backing vocals and some subtle pedal steel.
The song was apparently set to appear on an album of "American standards and classics" — which was also gonna feature Del Rey's cover of George Gershwin's "Summertime" — that was supposed to drop around Christmas 2020 but never came about.
It really makes you wanna hear a full-on country album from Del Rey, fingers crossed, and it just might happen. Del Rey's last album, Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd, made it onto Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023 list — check the list to find out where.
Listen to Del Rey's cover below.
