Ellie Goulding is an English singer-songwriter known for her powerfully emotive soprano vocals accented with a piercing tremulous vibrato and rough-edged register.
Ellie’s signature voice is backed with a sound that has been called “electropop” and “folktronica.”
In our song of the day, Ellie covered a 1990s tune by folk-rock band The Waterboys. The song first showed up on the soundtrack for the movie About Time. That video is included above.
Check out the classic lyrics from the cover tune:
“How long will I love you?
As long as stars above you
And longer, if I can.
How long will I need you?
As long as the seasons need to
Follow their plan.”
The song was part of the short film, short film Tom & Issy (which also starred the singer). You can watch that video right here…