Frank Ocean covers 'Moon River' for Valentine's Day

The musician's following neatly on this comment, 'If you liked 2017, you'll love 2018'

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Frank Ocean gifted a thing of beauty to his fans to celebrate Valentine’s Day.

The musician posted a cover of the classic “Moon River” to his YouTube channel, a song originally composed by Henry Mancini, with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, created for Audrey Hepburn to sing in the 1961 film Breakfast at Tiffany’s. It’s been covered by many of music’s greats in the past, including Aretha Franklin, Amy Winehouse, Louis Armstrong, Elton John, The Killers, Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, and R.E.M.

This stripped-down version layers Ocean’s vocals with a fairly relaxed, simple guitar backing; it’s the emotions contained within the words themselves that come bubbling to the surface, creating a version deeply romantic without any sense of extravagance.

Ocean teased back in January that “if you liked 2017, you’ll love 2018“, suggesting that “Moon River” is far from the only piece of music he’ll be delivering this year.

Indeed, the hints he’s been laying out for fans does suggest a new album might be on the horizon for this year, providing a much-anticipated follow-up to 2016’s Endless and Blonde. You can listen to “Moon River” below.

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