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The cover belongs to soundtrack that producer Jack Antonoff made for the series, The New Look.

The last couple of weeks have been remarkable for King’s wool. Last year, the singer released the acclaimed album did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvdwhich was nominated for different categories in the awards Grammy. The last weekend, King was seen in Allegiant Stadium from Las Vegas enjoying the Super Bowl in the company of Taylor Swift. Today, the composer also surprises us with a cover of “Blue Skies”his most recent collaboration with Jack Antonoffmusic producer with whom he has already participated on numerous occasions.

“Blue Skies” It was originally a song written by the composer Irving Berlin for the Broadway musical, Betsy in 1926; he track It was popularized the following year by Al Johnson as part of the movie The Jazz Singer. King’s wool He is now part of an important list of great artists who have paid tribute to the popular piece – among whom are Ella Fitzgerald, Willie Nelson and Bing Crosby–.

Along with the reinterpretation of King’s woolthe group The 1975 and Florence + The Machine shared their versions of other popular songs from the early 20th century that are added to the soundtrack of The New Look. The series, whose plot around the world of fashion is set during World War II, is curated and musically produced by Antonoff. The New Look will have its premiere today through the platform AppleTV+.

This version of “Blue Skies”reappropriated by the melancholic voice that characterizes Kingpromises to be deeper than the original song and is the perfect accompaniment to The New Look. You can listen to the version right here King’s wool prepared from this traditional song.

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