BBC1's Florence And The Machine Live Lounge Perform A Cover Of 'Take Care'

The music video of BBC1's Florence and the Machine Live Lounge performing a cover of Take Care has taken the world by storm. Florence sounds just brilliant, yet so natural, as she adds her own feelings to this soulful song. "Take Care" was a huge hit for rapper Drake earlier this year, debuting in the top ten on the US charts. Also featured on the original track is Bajan beauty, Rihanna, who sings guest vocals. Even though the song was never released as a single, it still charted well.

Florence and the Machine's live version is something else. Watching the video, one can see that Florence sounds so natural as if she is experiencing all the feelings herself. And in many ways it almost seems as if the song was written for her. The performance is sheer magic as she starts off slowly, almost sluggishly, yet soon builds up to a powerful swelling of emotion – a thundering climax. It is one of those rare routines that draws all listeners of any music together, not just by the fans of Drake. How could anyone not appreciate such a classy performance?

Critics around the world are full of praise for FATM's soulful presentation.

Interestingly, just prior to going on set to sing, Florence said, "This is pretty exciting because this is a song by one of my, well two of my, well three of my absolute favourite artists."

Recently, the band released their latest album entitled Ceremonials. As expected, when dealing with such inspiring talent as FATM, the CD reached the pole position on the UK album chart during the first week of its release. In the US charts, the album edged a place in the top ten.

The Live Lounge performance should cement a place for many music-lovers. Florence has just earned a lot of followers.

BBC1’s Florence and the Machine Live Lounge performing a cover of "Take Care"