Waxahatchee stepped into the glitz and glam of “The Life of a Showgirl” during a recent performance at Jason Sudeikis’ annual Thundergong! benefit . The musician born Katie Crutchfield covered the closing track from Taylor Swift ‘s latest album, leaning into the subtle country twang and storytelling. Crutchfield welcomed a special guest vocalist to the stage to take on Sabrina Carpenter’s featured verse.

Last year, Crutchfield performed the Tortured Poets Department deep cut “But Daddy I Love Him” during an appearance in Leeds Park. She also added one of the singer-songwriter’s tracks to her pre-show playlist while on tour. In an interview with Pitchfork , Crutchfield noted that she discovered the song after a friend sent it to her, asking if she’d had a hand in writing it becaus

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