LISTEN: This 80s-Inspired Cover Of Katy Perry’s ‘Hot N Cold’ Will Be In Your Head For Days

2 September 2015, 12:20

Katy Perry

If you liked the original K-Pez version, you’ll be a little bit obsessed with this re-working.

It’s hard to believe Katy Perry’s iconic hit ‘Hot N Cold’ was released SEVEN ACTUAL YEARS AGO, but this reworking of the song is making us fall in love with it all over again.

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Empress Of have created an INCREDIBLE ‘80s inspired cover of K-Pez’s classic hit – who knew it could sound this amazing with a heavy dose of synths?

Lorely Rodriguez who does the breathy vocals on the cover told Rookie why she chose to cover a Katy Perry song, “I love her. She’s brilliant! I was thinking of songs, and I was like, Oh, I’ll do Johnny Cash. 

“Then I thought about doing something direct, to the point, and really fun to cover. As an artist, I’m generally drawn to very obvious things, hence calling my album ‘Me’.”

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