We May Never Be Royals, But That's OK

"Royals" by Lorde is all over the radio these days.  I'm sure everyone has their own interpretation of the tune, but I believe Lorde is trying to criticize a culture that promotes the disregard of others in the pursuit of your own pleasures.  As a member of the MSBA program focused on learning business with integrity, I thought this fit well into the scope of our coursework and recent discussions.  

As Professor Widmer said in the lecture last Thursday to the MSBA Management Class, there is a distinction between the temporal pleasures in life and a staying sense of happiness that those pleasures cannot fill.  I think this song does such a great job bringing this notion into the mainstream music culture.  

Interestingly enough, it was not hearing Lorde's version on the radio for the hundredth time that made me want to write this blog.  It was hearing this cover by Mayer Hawthorne.  His version was different, and it started me thinking about why this song was different.  Not to mention Hawthorne's version is one of the coolest vibes from a song I have heard in a long time, and I wanted to share it with everyone.  Let me know what you think!   Do you like Lorde's version better?  Mayer Hawthorne's?  Do you have a different takeaway from the song?