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# Watch Taylor Swift's Amazing Cover of Vance Joy's 'Riptide'

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## Melissa Locker


Oct 10, 2014 4:49 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Oct 10, 2014 4:49 PM UTC

There’s no doubt that “Riptide” was a break-out hit for Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy. Now that Taylor Swift has covered the heart-tugging track, it could be even bigger.

Vance Joy (real name James Keogh) released his debut album, _Dream Your Life Away_, last month on Atlantic Records. He spent the summer making the rounds of the festival circuit, performing well-received sets at Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza and Outside Lands. But despite the success of “Riptide,” Keogh has been operating just outside the spotlight, still an up-and-comer. No more. It’s hard to stay under the radar when one of the biggest pop stars in the world covers your song.

“I had a special feeling about \[the song\],” [Keogh told TIME](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/08/29/artist-to-watch-vance-joy/) last year. “I didn’t know if it was going to necessarily be a really popular song, but I knew that it was catchy and it had a definite spark to it.”

Swift covered “Riptide” for BBC1’s “Live Lounge” singing while accompanying herself at the piano and losing herself in the song’s emotions. It is a beautiful version of the song and should be enough to tide fans over until Swift releases her fifth album, _1989_, on Oct. 27.

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