Ella Langley Honors Toby Keith With Live Performance Of “Wish I Didn’t Know Now”
Ella Langley pays tribute to Toby Keith at live show (Photo Credit: Amber Friend / TikTok, Christopher Polk/ACA2011/Getty Images for ACA)
Ella Langley Released A Cover Of Toby Keith’s “Wish I Didn’t Know Now” In September
On September 30, Ella Langley announced that her version of the late Toby Keith’s 1993 song “Wish I Didn’t Know Now” was available on all streaming platforms.
“Surprise! My cover of Toby Keith’s ‘Wish I Didn’t Know Now’ is now streaming on all platforms,” she wrote on social media.
She initially recorded the song live for Apple Music Nashville Sessions: Toby Keith Covered.
But since that was only available on Apple Music, fans who use other streaming sites were begging for another version. She delivered and her version received high praise from fans on line. See some of the reaction below.
“You absolutely made that song like it’s brand new again, Love It!“
“Thank you for honoring Toby in such a beautiful way. Your version of his song is amazing“
“Beautiful rendition. Toby is smiling”
“Ella added so much passion in this cover. Beautifully done”
“Wow! What a heartfelt, absolutely beautiful rendition of this song!”
“Wow! What a heartfelt, absolutely beautiful rendition of this song!”
“One of the best sounding voices in music today….so identifiable. And such a great song by Toby Keith….LOVE your version!!!!”
“Love how she brought out the sadness that was always hidden in Toby’s version.”
“Toby Keith is applauding this and loving it from heaven smiling”
Listen to her version below.
Ella Performed The Song Live Recently
Since she released “Wish I Didn’t Know Now,” Langley worked it into her live shows and it has become a fan-favorite moment.
During a show on January 29th, Langley was performing in Orlando, Florida when she performed the Toby Keith classic. With the second anniversary of Toby Keith’s death being on February 5th, it was the perfect time to pay tribute to him.
Watch the performance below.
Not only did she honor the late, great Toby Keith, she also gave the live debut of her latest single, “Dandelion.” Watch it below.
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