Lorde joins Marlon Williams onstage for surprise Bruce Springsteen cover in Auckland

01 April 2021, 11:15 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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(Lorde) (Marlon Williams)

Lorde made a surprise appearance onstage with Marlon Williams in Auckland last night (31 March) to perform a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Tougher Than the Rest".

As part of Marlon Williams' Auckland shows on his current New Zealand tour, Lorde made a surprise appearance to cover Bruce Springsteen's "Tougher Than the Rest".

@lorde came out of hiding last night to cover @springsteen's 'tougher than the rest' with @marlonwmusic capping off a sold-out run of auckland shows on his current nz tour pic.twitter.com/GduhcrC0go
— Coup De Main (@coupdemain) March 31, 2021

"Tougher Than the Rest" originally appeared on Springsteen's 1987 album Tunnel of Love.

The pair previously covered Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence" back in 2019 as part of the You Are We charity concert in Christchurch back in 2019.

Back in 2014, The Boss also covered Lorde's "Royals" while performing in Auckland.

Lorde hasn't released new music since her 2017 album Melodrama, but did reveal in December last year that her long-awaited third album does have a title.