Lorde, Lorde look who's 17 and rocks the YouTube

The 17 year old Ella Maria Lani Yelich-O'Connor (born 7 November 1996) aka Lorde, took over the airwaves and the web with the Royals awesomeness.  Below are the two versions of the song.  What I found interesting is how the US version sells, obviously cute, artist's image where the international version just tells the story.  Just a proof that cuteness sells.

The best cover of the Royals is performed by the Walk off the Earth group.  Very clever video and the presentation is interesting as well.  Doesn't that make you appreciate YouTube even more?  True artists can get out there and show what they can do.

Lorde - Royals (US Version)

Lorde - Royals (International Version)

Royals - Walk off the Earth