Cat Power unveils cover of 'What The World Needs Now'

Cat Power unveils cover of 'What The World Needs Now'

The 1964 Burt Bacharach and Hal David track was originally available on the deluxe version of new album 'Wanderer'

by Chris Bound: December 4, 2018
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After returning earlier this year to release her critically-praised new album 'Wanderer', Cat Power has now unveiled a new version of the 1964 Burt Bacharach and Hal David track 'What The World Needs Now'.

Previously available on a bonus 7” as part of the deluxe edition of her latest full-length, the cover is now available to stream and sees the frontwoman evoke more of the same emotion that made her new LP such a captivating listen.

“I wanted to release a song with a message of hope,” says Chan Marshall. “‘What the world needs now is love sweet love,’ is a lyric anyone can embrace right now.”

Have a listen to her version of 'What The World Needs Now' in the player below.

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