While performing at the Bridge School Benefit Concert in Mountain View, California over the weekend, the Dixie Chicks got their melancholy boots strapped on tight, and strummed up a cover of Lana Del Rey's now classic "Video Games."
The annual benefit raises money and awareness for children with physical and speech handicaps, and was co-founded by Neil Young.Other musicians who performed included Ryan Adams, St. Vincent, and Sheryl Crow.
Of course, because it is the Dixie Chicks, there's a little more pep involved with their musical remake, but the country trio maintained the original song's cinematic, lovelorn quality, twangs and all.If you think about it, it totally makes sense for Lana's music to be turned into somber country ballads.
TDC's cover makes it easy to imagine Lana, pining for her cowboy who left her to 'bide her time' by workin' the night shift at a diner in Wyoming.
On her cig break, Lana gazes out at the vast, midnight plain ahead of her.
"Someday, you sunnabitch" she mutters. "Someday."
ANYWAY.... it's a really, really good cover. Check it out below.