Lorde performs onstage during the Disclosure show on day 2 of the 2016 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival Weekend 1 at the Empire Polo Club on April 16, 2016 in Indio, Calif.

Including hits by the Replacements, Martha Wainwright, Paul Simon & more.

In Billboard’s 2014 cover story on then-rising Kiwi singer-songwriter Lorde, the breakthrough star revealed that it was her 2009 cover of Duffy’s “Warwick Avenue” -- performed at an intermediate school talent show when she was only 13 -- that first inked her a development deal with Universal.

Throughout her decade-long rise to the top of the charts and global superstardom, Lorde has always stayed true to her roots -- offering up a bevy of diverse re-works through the years, from the Replacements’ “Swingin’ Party” as the B-side to early single “Tennis Court” to her recent glorious take on Martha Wainwright’s defiant “Bloody Motherf---ing Asshole” at this year’s Osheaga Festival.

Here is a look back at eight of Lorde's best covers.

Kings of Leon, “Use Somebody” (2008)

The pop star’s knack for covers began early, with this bright and twangy take on the rockers’ signature single for Radio NZ. And it’s clear her powerful, emotive presence was on full display even as a tween, as the DJ says at the close “Well, it’s a privilege to hear a voice like that.”

Duffy, “Warwick Avenue” (2009)

In middle school, Lorde formed a duo to sing covers. But it was this rendition of the British singer’s track -- performed alongside her guitarist pal Louis McDonald at the Belmont Intermediate School talent show when she was just 13 -- that led McDonald's father to send a clip to Scott Maclachlan, an A&R at Universal Music Group. He signed the star to a development deal and hooked her up with Joel Little, an established New Zealand rock musician -- and the rest is history.

The Replacements, “Swingin' Party” (2013)

This 1985 Replacements cut fits perfectly into the Kiwi singer-songwriter’s repeated theme of high school party as seen through romantic, rose-colored glasses. “Bring your own lampshade, somewhere there’s a party,” she coos over haunting synths in a timeless take on Paul Westerberg’s frat-rock original, which appeared as a B-side to her early single “Tennis Court” and 2013’s The Love Club EP.

Tears for Fears, "Everybody Wants To Rule the World” (2013)

Before she curated The Hunger Games’ Mocking Jay – Part 1 soundtrack, and earned the full trust of Lionsgate in the process, the Lorde contributed a cover of Tear for Fears’ signature anthem for the series’ second film, Catching Fire. Her tragic, warrior-inspired rendition of the 1985 classic fit right in with the film’s post-apocalyptic themes, and also made a clever wink at her namesake.

James Blake, “Retrograde” (2014)

Recorded for Triple J’s “Like a Version" series, Lorde’s inspired take on the British producer’s formidable lead single, off his 2013 sophomore LP Overgrown, showcased her unique talent for subtlety. Her intimate performance tapped into the original’s frenetic energy and even invented a new vocal run for the track’s cutting melody, as she repeats “suddenly I’m hit/It's the starkness of the dawn/When your friends are gone/And your friends won’t come/So show me where you fit.”

Nirvana, “All Apologies” (2014)

Dave Grohl hand-picked the singer to perform the ‘90s grunge rockers' anthem at the 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. “I’m going to invite someone up here who is intense, she’s passionate, so she’s perfect for the job,” said Nirvana bassist and founding member Krist Novoselic, adding, “She has her whole future in front of her.” The wunderkind then performed the iconic track like a vet alongside icons like Joan Jett, Kim Gordon, and St. Vincent.

Martha Wainwright, “Bloody Motherf---ing Asshole” (2017)

An unlikely (yet also super likely) pairing, Lorde’s glorious acoustic take on Wainwright’s 2005 classic -- inspired by her father Loudon Wainwright’s negligence -- dazzled the crowd at Montreal’s Osheaga Festival, with fans shrieking at the track’s war-cry of a hook, “you bloody mother---ing asshole!”

Paul Simon, “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard” (2017)

Alongside her producer pal Jack Antonoff, Lorde treated fans at this year’s Outside Lands to a special seated rendition of the classic Simon ditty, with Antonoff cracking up as she passed him the mic, and even closed with an ad-libbed line: “Me and Ella at Golden Gate Park.”