Papa Roach's "Last Resort" is one of nu-metal's quintessential songs, a charged-up rap-metal banger that's brimming with energy, pain and anger. Emma Zander's new version of the song is anything but.
The rising indie-pop singer has made a wispy, synthy, croony cover of the track that's used in the soundtrack for the new film I'm Totally Fine, a comedic drama that stars Jillian Bell and Blake Anderson of Workaholics, Harvey Guillén of What We Do in the Shadows and others.
Notably, Papa Roach themselves make an appearance in the movie when the flick's protagonists head to a Papa Roach show and sing along while the band performs "Last Resort" onstage.
Zander, who's also acted in 13 Reasons Why and Bad Dream, teamed with producer Kayhan Azadi to completely reshape "Last Resort" into an affecting ballad that's almost entirely unrecognizable from Papa Roach's version, but still retains its unmistakable hook.
Even so, Papa Roach highly approve of Zander's cover, writing on Instagram, "Ya fuckin nailed it! Love your version of it"
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"When Kayhan Azadi reached out to me about covering this iconic rock anthem for his friend's movie, it was an immediate yes," Zander wrote on Instagram. "He sent along the beautiful instrumental he created and the rest is history…
"I never expected to cover this badass song," she added, "And I really never expected the support I've received from Papa Roach, Jacoby Shaddix and the whole Papa team. I'm so endlessly grateful."
