SHer Voice Glides Effortlessly From Ethereal High Notes To Soulful Riffs, All Wrapped In A Timeless, Almost Nostalgic Tone That Feels Like A Whisper From The Past. This Isn’t Just Another Cover—It’s A Magical Reinvention That Only Boyle Could Bring To Life. Whether You’re A Longtime Fan Or A Lover Of This Iconic Song, Her Version Will Leave You Spellbound. Don’t Miss The Full Performance Below!
The Got Talent alum has so many incredible covers.
Lilac Wine” is a romantic, sultry classic, and Susan Boyle’s cover of it is top-notch.
The Got Talent alum featured her “Lilac Wine” cover on her third studio album, 2011’s Someone to Watch Over Me, and it’s a welcome addition.
Boyle’s vocal bells and whistles are on full display singing “Lilac Wine.” From dreamy high notes to impressive riffs and a crackly tone that almost sounds like you’re listening to a record, Boyle put her own, singular spin on “Lilac Wine.” And it’s worth checking out!
“Lilac wine is sweet and heady, where’s my love? / Lilac wine, I feel I’m steady, where’s my love?,” the 63-year-old singer endearingly croons on the track. While many know Boyle from her impressive covers of inspirational songs and well-known religious hymns, there’s something about her performing a song like this that just hits different.
Listen for yourself in the video, below:
Boyle, as many know, achieved massive fame in 2009 after her Britain’s Got Talent singing audition went viral. She performed “I Dreamed a Dream” from Les Mis and left everyone gobsmacked, including Judge and Got Talent mastermind Simon Cowell.
Susan Boyle sings during the musical “I Dreamed A Dream” at the Royal Theatre in Newcastle, north-east England, on March 27, 2012. Photo: Andrew Yates/AFP via Getty Images
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“Our expectations were quite low, but she is the perfect example of never judge a book by its cover,” Cowell said while discussing Boyle on an episode of America’s Got Talent (which returns this summer to NBC). “She is just the most incredible person. This was a lady who lived on her own in Scotland, and she came on the show and everything changed. Because up until that point, there was a perception that you had to look this way, or be this age, and she just changed the rulebook. Full stop.”
What to know about “Lilac Wine”
Written in 1950 by the American Broadway actor, composer, and writer James Shelton, “Lilac Wine” has been covered by many prominent artists, including Nina Simone, Elkie Brooks, and Jeff Buckley. Brooks is the only artist to date to earn commercial success with her version of the song, which peaked at #16 on the UK Singles Chart in 1978.
Fans might recognize the song as part of Miley Cyrus’ YouTube series The Backyard Sessions. In 2013, the Grammy-winning artist uploaded many live performances of her all-time favorite songs, and “Lilac Wine” made the list.
In addition, John Legend famously teamed up with John Mayer for an unforgettable version of the song in 2015
