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Performance [495] 1-Dec-2024 (Homemade)



Notes

In July 2025, NBC ran a story about the performance of “Like A Tatto”

”VanderWaal channeled the famous artist in such an uncanny manner. With the words "Addicted to sing 'Like a Tattoo'" on screen, VanderWaal delivered a version of the song that is almost hypnotizing: VanderWaal puts so much emotion into every word she sings, resulting in such a powerful feel to her version. Sade is a world-renowned artist and one of the pioneering voices of R&B and soul since the Nigerian-born singer broke out in the early 1980s. The now 21-year-old VanderWaal passionately channels the singer so accurately.

In a 2015 interview with Red Bull Music Academy, Sade spoke about the meaning behind the now-iconic track and its surprising backstory.
"That song is about a man who has been in Vietnam, but it's not really about Vietnam. It's about war and killing somebody," the artist explained. "I met a guy in a bar in New York years ago. It was an Irish bar on 14th Street. The song was my interpretation of what he told me."





Source: Grace VanderWaal TikTok (Gracevanderpeepee)



Lineup

Grace Vanderwaal - Vocals, guitar


Setlist

1. Paper Bag (Cover) 51 seconds of the song (first)
2. Like a Tattoo (Cover) 43 seconds of the song (first)

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Times Performed

Grace has performed: 53 times at this venue, 53 times in this city, 240 times in this state, 523 times in this country