Skylar Jameson June 15th, 2024 - 1:15 PM
After announcing his 2024 summer tour, Paul Weller has recently released his new solo album 66. As reported by Stereogum, while on a promotional round for the album, Weller covered the Oscar and Grammy-winning song from Barbie (2023), “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish.
Weller performed the highly awarded song by Eilish during a live-in-studio Sofa Session on Jo Whiley’s BBC Radio Show. He performed his cover of the Barbie song, by Eilish, along with a few of his originals, “Flying Fish,” “I Woke Up” and “Wild Wood.”
Listen to Weller’s performance of “What Was I Made For?” :
Weller shared an Instagram photo with host Jo Whiley.
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Jo Whiley kindly referred to Weller’s rendition as an “astoundingly beautiful cover,” in her Instagram post with the singer.
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Stereogum also goes on to share that Weller mentioned that his daughter was the one who got him into Eilish’s music.
Listen to Eilish’s original version of “What Was I Made For?”:
