Good Kid – I’m Like a Bird (Nelly Furtado cover)

To celebrate the 2025 @TheJUNOAwards CBC Music recorded The JUNO Sessions: a series in which emerging musicians cover songs by artists who have previously won the coveted songwriter of the year award. To start things off, Toronto’s @GoodKidband brought their indie rock edge to @NellyFurtado’s 2000 breakout hit, “I’m Like a Bird.” Good Kid were drawn to the “timeless nature” of the song, telling CBC Music in an interview that “it didn’t feel like it had aged at all.” They created a hybrid of the song’s arrangement, uncovering interesting chord progressions and adding a heavy guitar sound that doesn’t exist in the original. “We realized, even though it sounds really good and simple and easy to sing along to, it’s actually a very complex song with lots of stuff in it. And one of the joys of covering things like this is, it allows you to look at all those details and really appreciate them.” Furtado won the award for songwriter of the year at the 2001 Junos, for her writing on “I’m Like a Bird,” “Turn off the Lights,” and “…On the Radio (Remember the Days).” She took home awards for best producer, best new solo artist and best single, as well that night. The 10-time Juno winner hosted the awards in 2024, performing a medley of her songs including her No. 1 hits “Promiscuous,” “Give It to Me” and “Say It Right.” The 2025 Juno Awards air on Sunday, March 30. Tune in live at cbcmusic.ca/junos Subscribe to @cbcmusic For everything you need to know about the week in music, exclusive live performances and the best new songs, sign up for CBC Music’s newsletter, Listen Up!: http://cbc.ca/listenup CBC Music is your hub for coast-to-coast-to-coast Canadian music. Watch exclusive performances, candid interviews, and behind-the-scenes content featuring your favourite artists. Visit https://cbc.ca/music for more. Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/CBCMusic Or Twitter: https://x.com/CBCMusic Or Instagram: https://instagram.com/cbc_music Or TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cbcmusic ————————————————– 00:00 – Start 03:49 – End ————————————————– good kid cover, Nelly Furtado cover, I’m Like A Bird cover, indie band cover, Good Kid band, I’m Like A Bird Good Kid, indie rock cover, indie pop cover, Nelly Furtado song cover, alternative music cover, music cover 2025, Good Kid music, Nelly Furtado tribute, indie music cover, acoustic version, I’m Like A Bird indie, Good Kid I’m Like A Bird, Good Kid cover version, indie band music 2025, I’m Like A Bird 2025, indie pop 2025, indie rock 2025, alternative band cover, Good Kid covers Nelly Furtado’s ‘I’m Like a Bird’ | Juno Sessions

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