Lady Gaga’s big gay dance party, a.k.a. Born This Way Reimagined, continues to add covers by LGBTQ+ artists to its roster. This time it’s Olly Alexander doing his take on “Edge of Glory.†The Years & Years version of the song adds some chip-tune glissandos to the affair. It’s not as dramatic a reimagining as Orville Peck’s cover of “Born This Way,†but it still reads as distinctly Olly. Other Born This Way reimagineers include Kylie Minogue and Big Freedia.
Years & Years is the band turned solo project of Alexander. Earlier this year, Y&Y collabed with fellow Born This Way Reimagined cover artiste Kylie Minogue on “Starstruck (Remix),†a track that Vulture editors said was “destined to be a dance-floor anthem once we reach herd immunity.†Alexander also recently starred in the HBO Max series It’s a Sin, about the AIDS epidemic in England. Alexander and Elton John covered “It’s a Sin,†the Pet Shop Boys song which inspired the show’s title, at the 2021 Brit Awards.