_Shakira – “Islands” (The xx Cover)

Shakirrrrra. I remember a couple months ago when a leaked 30 second clip of The xx’s “Islands” surfaced on the internet, and most of the responses were negative. Who knew if she was going to include it in her next album (looks like it’s going to now), but she performed it at the Glastonbury festival.

Add in her signature dance beats and you get a studio version of Shakira’s take on one of the freshest acts in the music industry. Some say and are complaining that this isn’t exactly what The xx sounds like…but aren’t covers supposed to be the artist’s interpretation of a song?

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