Unlike the high-energy club feel of the original, Anne-Marie’s version features a string quartet and a dramatic, "sulky and hypnotic" orchestral arrangement.
Anne-Marie performs her cover of Unholy by Sam Smith in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. YouTube·BBC Radio 1 Anne Marie Unholy Sam Smith Cover In The Live Lounge
Example Change: "Mummy don't know Daddy's getting hot / With Veronica... I'm here at home while you're out there on your knees". Unlike the high-energy club feel of the original,
Anne-Marie ’s cover of (originally by Sam Smith and Kim Petras) in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge is celebrated for its haunting, orchestral reimagining and its clever lyrical perspective shift. Performance Details Release Date: November 10, 2022. I'm here at home while you're out there on your knees"
Reviewers and fans praised the performance as one of the best Live Lounge covers, noting that her vocal range "simmers through the orchestra" to create a starkly different, moody atmosphere compared to the original.