For an upcoming Redfin Super Bowl ad, Lady Gaga unveils her rendition of the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood theme and the world is calling it “healing.”
In the clip, which was filmed in black and white at Shangri-La Studios, Gaga shared why she wanted to reimagine “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” which was originally performed by Fred Rogers. Watch the video below!
“I just think about my earliest memories as a kid watching Mister Rogers, and I think about how much he meant to people, especially kids at home,” Gaga, 39, said of Rogers, who died in 2003. “So I feel like this just needs to be very heartfelt and kind and warm.”
Gaga wonders what Rogers’ would say today if her was around. The PBS tv icon passed in 2013.
“It’s kind of a special song to revisit at this time,” Gaga said. “It was interesting to create something really heartfelt that keeps the purity and beauty of the original version but does it in a new way.”
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, which was a children’s educational show, aired from 1968 to 2001 on PBS.
Gaga’s involvement in the Super Bowl ad comes amid her world tour, which is in support of her latest studio album Mayhem.
The singer-songwriter released Mayhem in March and it features 14 tracks total including “Abracadabra” and “Die With A Smile.”
The Super Bowl will air on February 8th with the Gaga featured ad.
