Olivia Rodrigo Covers Noah Kahan’s ‘Stick Season,’ Performs ‘Vampire’ & More on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge
Written by djfrosty on October 2, 2023
Olivia Rodrigo has made her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge debut, just in time for the season of the sticks.
Nearly a month out from the release of her sophomore album Guts, the 20-year-old pop star stopped by the Live Lounge Monday (Oct. 2) to sing three of her own songs, plus an autumnal cover of Noah Kahan‘s breakthrough hit “Stick Season.” Backed by her all-female band — complete with two acoustic guitars and one electric mandolin — Rodrigo temporarily transformed into a folk-pop singer for the three-minute performance.
“I love Vermont, but it’s the season of the sticks and I/ Saw your mom she forgot that I existed,” she sang. “It’s half my fault, but I just like to play the victim.”
“Is this real,” tweeted a shocked Kahan in response to the cover.
The Grammy winner also sang two tracks from Guts — lead single “Vampire” and pop-rock standout “Get Him Back!” And of course, she also had to wrap in the song that started it all: “Drivers License,” which she sang alone onstage while playing piano.
Rodrigo’s Live Lounge stop comes just a couple days after she gave two Guts deep cuts — “Lacy” and “Making The Bed” — a live debut at Nashville’s Bluebird Cafe, where she also performed “If It Makes You Happy” with Sheryl Crow herself. “pinch me! sang one of my favorite songs of all time with the greatest of all time @sherylcrow !!!! what an honor!!!!” Rodrigo wrote on Instagram afterward.
The BBC and Bluebird performances, as well as her recent concert on the TODAY show and an upcoming appearance at iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball, will serve as good practice leading up to Rodrigo’s highly anticipated 2024 tour. The global trek will find the singer-songwriter playing arena-sized venues for the first time, making stops at famed venues such as New York City’s Madison Square Garden and The O2 in London.
Watch Olivia Rodrigo cover “Stick Season” above, and check out the rest of her BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance below: