Speaking of black fur coats, Natalia Kills sported one for her performance on Radio Hamburg, dressed to the nines even for an audio appearance (the filming of this gig seems to have been a last-minute idea, judging from the quality). The “Raven”-loving songbird performed her single “Mirrors,” then covered La Roux’s “Bulletproof” backed only by a piano. Watch two killer performances right here.
Natalia Kills, “Mirrors” —
Natalia Kills, “Bulletproof” —
Turns out “Mirrors” is not nearly as terrifying absent the video’s trippy visuals. Actually, it’s quite beautiful, and Natalia delivers the vocals with lovely finesse. It’s nice to see the dark diva in this relatively stripped-down way.
And it was a nice bonus to hear the dancey “Bulletproof” with piano accompaniment, which transforms the tune into a totally different kind of song. Natalia’s girlish delivery of the chorus is an unexpected choice in what could have been a much angrier, moodier performance more in line with her image.
Natalia Kills has a nice voice. But she ruined Bulletproof! That song just can’t be sung like that, it took away from the emotion of the song. Listen to Elly(La Roux) sing bulletproof and really listen to the lyrics the words are so deep and she’s not just heartbroken on that track she angry because person who bulletproof is about is obviously a jackass. There needs to be some aggression in Natalia’s voice. It takes away from the song.I mean it just sounds now more like regular pop song now and that’s a crime because La Roux’s music is unique. If you want to see a stripped down version(acoustic) check out Elly performing Bulletproof at Down The Front Sessions.
LINK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdiLETxmCYI