Gimme, gimme more Miley Cyrus covers of Britney Spears hits. As for the Cranberries and the Cure, the Grammy nominee followed her “Backyard Sessions” installment with another set for Saturday’s Save Our Stages Festival benefiting the National Independent Venue Assn. 's emergency relief fund for live-music hotspots at risk of closure amid the COVID-19 pandemic. ‘Sweet Jane’AdvertisementSmooth riffs and rugged vibrato took center stage in Cyrus’ passionate “Backyard Sessions” take on the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane.”‘Communication’Slowing things down, another “Backyard Sessions” performance of the Cardigans’ “Communication” allowed Cyrus to showcase her signature raspy vocals while her teal eye shadow and snake-print bodysuit shimmered in the moonlight. ‘I Got So High That I Saw Jesus’AdvertisementOne particularly special “Backyard Sessions” moment saw Cyrus invite her younger sister, Noah Cyrus, to duet with her on the latter’s folksy March track, “I Got So High That I Saw Jesus,” spotlighting the siblings’ pitch-perfect harmonies.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 19, 2020 18:54 UTC