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Lorde Performs "Bootleg Like A Version" Hunters & Collectors Cover During Sydney Show

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Lorde's stunning performance in Sydney last night was made all the more better with a rendition of local legends Hunters & Collectors' classic, Throw Your Arms Around Me.

The New Zealand artist introduced the song to the crowd at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt as a "bootleg Like A Version" cover. 

See fan-shot footage of the performance below. 

As noted by a reviewer for The Music, Lorde also celebrated last week's same-sex marriage survey results by "spontaneously singing a few bars of Whitney Houston's I Wanna Dance With Somebody" while sporting a rainbow flag over her shoulders. 

See our full review of last night's concert here.