Meet Dia Frampton. She was originally one-fifth of indie rock band Meg & Dia, but later went on to find mainstream success as the runner-up of the popular NBC singing contest The Voice. She really should have won, I mean where in the world is Javier Colon? Nowhere, that's where.
While touring with The Voice mentor Blake Shelton, Miss Framps found the time to show a little love to our girl Lana Del Rey. And by 'show a little love', I mean 'completely diminish the talent of.' Below is Dia's rendition of the Lana Del Rey single "Video Games."
While Del Rey's version included classical instrumentation including harps and violins among other ambiance sounds, Frampton's cover is accompanied only by a guitar. It's no shock that Dia Frampton is more vocally talented than the song's original interpreter, but the way she redid this song is completely ridiculous. Irrelevant now is the original, in fact replace it in your iPods with this one.
Dia's delicate, wispy vocals walk along the simple guitar chords in perfect unison. The way she emphasizes certain words or vowels that Del Rey did not gives the song a completely different feel to it. Then, she lets her vocals soar in the chorus. "I heard that you like the bad girls. Honey, is that true?" she sings in her silky voice with just the right amount of rasp. It's utterly perfect.
The best part, though: the last chorus. Chills!
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Dia Frampton's debut album Red is out in stores and iTunes now.
What do you think of Dia Frampton's cover? Do you prefer Lana Del Rey's or Dia Frampton's rendition of "Video Games"? Comments greatly appreciated!
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