Tony Winner Cynthia Erivo Covers Taylor Swift’s “I Did Something Bad”
By Kara Johnson
Even though Taylor Swift’s sixth studio album reputation has been out for a few weeks now, the first breathtaking cover of one of her hit songs has just been released.
A breathtaking cover of Taylor Swift’s “I Did Something Bad” has been released courtesy of Broadway stars Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple) and Shoshana Bean (Wicked). While Swift’s version carries lost of instrumentation and force, this stripped-down spin takes on a whole new meaning for the track. It’s empowering and mighty when we watch these two young stars singing wholeheartedly to the camera.
Needless to say, the cover is an A+ and we want Bean and Erivo to sing all of reputation together. Who would complain? We know we wouldn’t. After all, it’s the most breathtaking cover of a song from reputation we have seen so far, and we’ve seen a lot. We sure Swift sees this one and lets the world know just how wonderful it is.
“It’s not often that I’m moved to do a cover,” Bean wrote in the YouTube caption. “I have to be pretty crazy about the song. This one was love at first listen and has STAYED on repeat. And who better to make music with than this brilliant friend of mine? In the 4 years we’ve known each other this marks the FIRST time we’ve actually sung together.”
Well, we are in full agreement that “I Did Something Bad” is a song that has stayed on repeat, and we just might be listening to this cover on repeat as well. Watch the cover performance below and let us know what you think by sounding off in the comments. We can’t wait to hear what you have to say.