Maisie Peters went to social media on Monday (July 27) to share her version of Taylor Swift’s new song, “Betty,” and ended up receiving praise from none other than the superstar.
“It’s important @ taylorswift13 knows she would die for Betty,” the singer-songwriter captioned the video for her cute piano cover. Folklore enhancement. “You heard Ines’s rumors / You can’t believe a word of what he says / Most of the time, but this time it was true / The worst thing I did / It was what I did to you”, the teenager sings non-stop, piano ruminative in the confessional pre-choir of the track.
A day later, Swift took particular note of the Peters cover. “My ears have been blessed on this beautiful Tuesday,” she replied on Twitter along with several praying hands emojis.
Released less than 24 hours in advance on Friday (July 24), Swift’s eighth album has taken the internet by storm, with multiple hashtags related to the independent LP trend on social media in the days following its surprise reveal. As the singer explained on YouTube before the album was released, “Betty” represents a third of FolkloreThe trio of songs “Teenage Love Triangle” along with the lead single “Cardigan” and featured partner “August”.
Until now, Folklore It’s already on its way to the biggest opening sales week of 2020, moving more than 500,000 units in the first three days after launch. The last release to earn that same amount in a week was Swift’s previous album. Lover, which debuted at no. ° 1 in August 2019 with 867,000 units won.
Check out Peters’ perfect version of “Betty” as well as Swift’s shocked reaction below.
