{"id":396802,"date":"2026-01-08T20:15:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/396802\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T20:15:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T20:15:12","slug":"david-byrne-covers-olivia-rodrigos-drivers-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/396802\/","title":{"rendered":"David Byrne Covers Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s \u201cDrivers License\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> has marked the fifth anniversary of her post-Disney debut \u201cDrivers License\u201d by enlisting David Byrne<\/a> to record a cover. Check it out below. A 7″ vinyl single<\/a>, out April 3, will pair the cover with Rodrigo and Byrne\u2019s version of Talking Heads<\/a>\u2019\u00a0\u201cBurning Down the House,\u201d recorded\u00a0at the 2025 Governors Ball.<\/p>\n

This is the first in a series of covers that will lead up to the anniversary of Sour<\/a> in June, a press release notes. She wrote<\/a> on social media today, \u201cWe\u2019re starting off insanely strong with an incredible reworking of \u2018drivers license\u2019 from one of my all-time heroes, David Byrne. David is nothing short of a legend and I actually cried when I heard his version of this song.\u201d Rodrigo had teased some sort of celebration of the song\u2014originally released in January 2021\u2014by posting a license renewal application on her website this week.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s release may be a throwback, but Rodrigo spent much of last year hinting that 2026 would herald her next phase. Back in October, she told Nylon<\/a> that she was \u201chaving a lot of fun dreaming things up\u201d for what may still be a Guts<\/a> follow-up this year.<\/p>\n