Kelly Clarkson is throwing it back to the 1980s with her latest Kellyoke cover, taking the stage during her daytime talk show to perform The Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian.”
Dressed in a patterned blue and red mini-dress, Clarkson effortlessly belted the range of notes while backed by her singers and instrumentalists, lovingly called My Band Y’all. “All the kids in the marketplace say/ Walk like an Egyptian,” she sang in the chorus.
“Walk Like an Egyptian” was The Bangles’ first Hot 100 chart-topper, and spent four weeks at the summit before it was named Billboard‘s top song of 1987.
It’s gearing up to be an exciting end of the year for Clarkson, who is set to return for her second year as host of NBC’s annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast on Dec. 4. Besides hosting, Clarkson is also set to perform some festive hits at the tree-lighting ceremony. The three-time Grammy winner will have a host of holiday tracks to choose from for her performance, including beloved holiday classics and originals from her two Christmas albums: 2013’s Wrapped in Red and 2021’s When Christmas Comes Around… Additional performers for the special will be announced at a later date.
Watch Kelly Clarkson perform The Bangles’ “Walk Like an Egyptian” below.
