Australian singer-songwriter MAY-A has put her own stamp on a classic.
The 24-year-old Sydney talent covered Stevie Nicks‘ 1981 track “Edge of Seventeen” for triple j’s Like a Version on Friday (March 20), delivering a grunge-inflected, guitar-driven reworking that stripped away the original’s iconic riff and rebuilt the song from the ground up.
Taking to the stage with her live band, MAY-A opened with a restrained, vocally-led arrangement before the track expanded into something heavier — a distortion-led second half complete with both guitar and bass solos.
The approach made room for her…
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