Watch beabadoobee Rock A Cover of Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles'

beabadoobee has put her own spin on the Vanessa Carlton classic A Thousand Miles. The wildly talented 22-year-old Filipino-British singer-songwriter performed the track as part of an exclusive set for BBC Radio 1. beabadoobee's full-band reading of the track brings a bit of grit and grunt to the shimmery melodies, giving new life to a song that was released when she was a year and a half old. 

beadbadoobee's A Thousand Miles cover continues a recent trend by younger artists in the indie-rock and alt-pop space that has seen a host of them transform hits of the 90s and early 00s with unique readings. It is beadbadoobee's most recent offering of many of this kind, having previously covered indie faves Pavement.

The BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge set also included a performance of one of beadadobee's breakthrough hits The Perfect Pair. Lifted from her acclaimed record Beatopia. Both performances showcase beabadoobee's charismatic live persona, which wowed audiences at the Forum earlier this year. 

Released in July and featuring singles Talk, See You Soon, Lovesong and The Perfect Pair, Beatopia is a fantastical yet deeply personal work, based on a word that was formed in the imagination of a 7-year-old beabeadoobee and has been carried with her ever since. Housing Bea’s most impressive work to date, Beatopia marks a huge progression, in 14 songs she traverses fuzzy rock, classic singer-songwriter, psychedelia, midwest emo and outright pop whilst remaining undeniably herself throughout.