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Craig David covers Justin Bieber's 'Love Yourself' on BBC Live Lounge

He also performed 'When the Baseline Drops' with Big Narstie

Jack Shepherd
Thursday 07 January 2016 12:32 GMT
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Craig David's renaissance is truly underway, with the singer’s most recent Live Lounge cover taking the world by storm.

David performed a garage rendition of Justin Bieber’s number one single “Love Yourself” for Trevor Nelson on BBC 1Xtra.

While sticking to the originals verse/chorus structure for the most part, things pick up toward the end when the 34-year-old unleashes a tirade of words in break-beat freestyle. Watch the performance below.

David performed on the X Factor last month with duo Reggie 'N' Bollie, mixing his breakthrough track “Re-Wind” with “Dangerous”.

Earlier in the year, the singer’s single “When the Baseline Drops” entered into the UK top 50, his highest chart entry in seven years.

The track was a collaboration with Big Narstie, the pair performing the single in the same Live Lounge session, giving it an acoustic twist.

David is playing a number of dates across the UK this year, and expect plenty of festival slots.

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