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Mayer Hawthorne gives Lorde the "Royals" treatment

Photograph: Charles Howells

Lorde's debut, which came out when she was just 17, was quite a smash and had throngs of people covering her material. One that somehow escaped my radar was Mayer Hawthorne's cover. Thanks, Leann for the suggestion.

 

Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel"

The Lorde original

Jonathan Rado's cover

 

Mayor Hawthorne's cover