Singer Jake Zyrus’ cover of Chappell Roan’s breakout song “Good Luck, Babe!” impressed online users, many of whom claimed it was the first time they had heard him perform since his transition. An account for Filipino fans of Chappell posted a video of the Pinoy’s rendition of the synth-pop song on Friday, January 24, and tagged Jake on the X (formerly Twitter) platform. He originally posted the video on his Instagram account on Thursday, January 23, with the following caption: “Ede good luck ‘yan [siya].
#chappellroan #cover #goodluckbabe” Jake’s post has amassed more than 51,000 likes on the platform so far. Meanwhile, the repost by the fan account on the X platform has also earned viral status, with the video earning 1.5 million views, 21,000 likes, 3,200 reposts, and almost 100 replies.
The repost stunned some Filipinos, many of whom admitted it was the first time they had heard his voice since he transitioned into a transgender man. “Ngayon ko lang narinig ‘yung singing voice ni Jake Zyrus (post-transition) and omg, it sounds good??” an online user exclaimed. “This is my 1st [first] time hearing him sing post transition.
.. love his voice so muchhh,” another online user commented with a pleading face emoji.
“Ang husay [niya] pa rin,” a different Pinoy said with an okay gesture emoji. “This is a hard song to sing ha, Jake did a good job,” another online user wrote with a sparkles emoji. “Ganda pa rin ng boses,” a different online user.
