Listen to Taylor Swift's Folky Cover of Vance Joy's "Riptide"
At the top of this year, we wondered if Vance Joy's "Riptide" would be the "Ho Hey" of 2014. While it hasn't happened just yet—it falls to No. 53 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week—Taylor Swift might have just given it the exposure it needed to breakout big time.
Visiting BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge, the newly-christened strictly-pop star pulled out a folky, piano-led cover of the rising hit that turned the spirited tune into a ballad. Like some of the best T. Swift songs, there's a palpable passion felt as she sings the Australian singer's super-specific-yet-somehow-still-universal story.
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