Andrea Begley, winner of the second series of ‘The Voice UK’, has released a new music video for her cover of Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in the Dark’, from her forthcoming debut album, ‘The Message’.
The civil servant from Pomeroy, Northern Ireland – who is partially sighted – won the talent competition in June in a surprise victory over bookies favourite, fellow Irishwoman Leah McFall. Her first single, a cover of Evanescence’s ‘My Immortal’, charted at no.30 in the UK singles chart.
What the Boss himself and his legions of fans will make of the cover is debatable – Begleys understandably static stage prescence and emerald-isle reedy vocals are a far cry from the rockers gruff Jersey twang and bouncy, energetic performance style, and in all honesty, an argument could be made that a classic like this shouldn’t be covered, much less rearranged in a fairly listless manner. The video, best described as ‘Coldplay’s Yellow meets a Tampax advert’ doesn’t help matters. Nonetheless, she undeniably has a decent voice, and would do better if pointed towards the indie-folk songs she suits.
Begley will celebrate her albums release with two live shows – one at Ulster Hall in Belfast on November 3rd, and the second in Islington, London on November 4th. The album is said to contain self-written songs as well as covers, and will hopefully perform better than her predecessors – Series 1 victor Leanne Mitchell, whose self-titled debut reached only no.134 in the UK albums chart, selling less than 900 copies on release.
‘The Message’ is due for release on October 21st.
Watch the video for ‘Dancing in the Dark’ below (not recommended)
Watch the real version here:
