Tim McGraw is thoroughly impressed by Alexandra Kay’s cover of his first No. 1 hit!
The country superstar shared a video, which has amassed over 7 million views since release, reacting to Kay’s cover of his iconic hit single “Don’t Take The Girl” earlier this week and he was thoroughly impressed by her cover, which was part of Kay’s Coffee Covers series on TikTok. In Kay’s cover video, she was preparing her morning coffee in a mason jar while singing the lyrics to McGraw hit.
McGraw, holding a thermos of coffee, watched Kay’s cover of his iconic hit single and throughout the clip, McGraw thoughts appeared on screen as a captions.
“How awesome is this #coffeecover by @alexandrakaymusic!” McGraw captioned the TikTok duet with Kay. “Cheers to starting off the week right!”
Kay’s rendition of the song was so impressive and her vocals sounded beyond perfect. McGraw gushed “I love her voice,” before adding, “dang, girl,” in the video’s subtitles. “See if my coffee turns out as good as the way she sings this song.”
Watch the video below, and you will be blown away by her stunning vocals.
@timmcgrawHow awesome is this ##coffeecover by @alexandrakaymusic ! Cheers to starting off the week right!♬ original sound – Tim McGraw
After seeing McGraw react to the video, Kay shared the video with the caption, “Ummm.. what is happening !? Tim McGraw I’ve been singing your songs for as long as I can remember! Thank you for the kind words. My life.. is .. MADE “
She later added, “so this has been the crazies 24hrs ever! Thank you Tim! 🥺”
@alexandrakaymusic##duet with @timmcgraw so this has been the crazies 24hrs ever! Thank you Tim! 🥺
“Don’t Take The Girl” is a track co-written by the late Craig Martin and Larry W. Johnson, recorded by McGraw. The song was released as the second single from his second studio album, Not a Moment Too Soon, which was released in 1994. The chart-topping song became one of McGraw’s signature hits and first-ever No. 1 hit on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Kay is a Viral TikTok sensation that has gained over 2.2 million followers and has amassed millions of views on her videos throughout the social media platform. Kay is known for her popular TikTok series, Coffee Covers, where she covers country hits while brewing up a fresh cup of coffee and adding splashes of her favorite creams and syrups.
Learn more about Kay by reading our recent interview with the singer HERE.