Karen O and Willie Nelson recently recorded a cover of “Under Pressure,” originally written and performed by Queen and David Bowie. Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs wrote Nelson seeking his help for a letter seeking funding for independent music venues during the COVID-19 pandemic. In her letter, she also raised the possibility of working together. And out of that contact came this collaboration.
Through Nelson’s daughter, Nelson responded to Karen O asking for a suggested song. And Karen O came up with the idea for a new interpretation of the Bowie-Queen classic.
This new version begins with the famous bass line, but it remains quieter and acoustic, focusing on the lyrics for our troubled times. Check out Karen O and Willie Nelson on “Under Pressure.”
And that is our Pandemic Song of the Day. Leave your two cents in the comments.
