Harry Kinds Performs ‘Songbird’ Cowl in Tribute to Christine McVie

As tributes proceed to roll in for late Fleetwood Mac singer Christine McVie, who died on Wednesday morning on the age of 79 following a brief sickness, Harry Kinds paid his respects by way of music throughout his Chile present on Thursday night time.

The 28-year-old singer carried out “Songbird,” the tender piano ballad off the band’s 1977 album “Rumours” and one in every of a handful of cuts from the file through which McVie assumes solo vocal duties. On the finish of his cowl, Kinds remarked, “Thanks, Christine,” and blew a kiss to the sky.

Kinds has been public about his admiration for the band, and has cited them as inspiration previously for his solo efforts equivalent to his 2017 self-titled album. That very same yr, Kinds and his band coated Fleetwood’s “The Chain” for the BBC Radio 1 Dwell Lounge, which went viral on the Web and in the present day sits with 32 million views on the platform. He has additionally carried out with Fleetwood Mac lead singer Stevie Nicks on a number of events, playings songs equivalent to “Landslide” and “Cease Draggin’ My Coronary heart.” He additionally inducted Nicks into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2019, so Kinds’ fondness for the band and its two main women has been well-documented. On Wednesday, Kinds shared a black-and-white picture of McVie to his Instagram tales, paying tribute to the late singer.

McVie has been intently related to “Songbird” for a lot of her music profession, significantly as a result of its shifting lyrics and her tender vocal efficiency. She famously known as the expertise of writing the music “religious,” having woken up in the course of the night time and enjoying it entrance to again on her piano with no prior writing or conceptualization concerned. McVie recorded the music within the studio the subsequent day.

The “Harry’s Home” singer just lately accomplished a quick residency on the Kia Discussion board in Los Angeles, although three postponed dates will begin towards the top of January. At the moment, Kinds is enjoying a brief run of reveals in South America, with Argentina and Brazil dates slated within the coming weeks.

Take a look at clips of Kinds’ “Songbird” cowl beneath.