Lorde

2022 - 9 - 1

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Lorde says she's “happy to be a D.C. meme” after swimming in ... (NME.com)

Lorde has responded to fans' concerns over her swimming in the Potomac River, joking that she's "happy to be a [Washington] D.C. meme".

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No, Lorde will not grow a third eye because she swam in the Potomac (The Washington Post)

The water in Lake Como, Italy and Lake Geneva, Switzerland and even Lake of the Ozarks was in the same range as the Potomac River last week, according to ...

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Potomac River Swimmer Lorde Learns Why Fans Laughed And ... (UPROXX)

In a video of an interaction with fans, Lorde was a good sport and is even 'happy to be a DC meme.'

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Lorde shocked D.C. concertgoers by saying she swam in Potomac ... (Washington Times)

New Zealand pop singer Lorde shared some news that made D.C.-area residents nervous during her Monday concert at The Anthem -- she took a dip in the Potomac ...

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Singer Lorde Claims She Swam In 'Unsafe' Potomac River While In ... (Daily Voice)

Lorde, the popular singer from New Zealand, told fans she spent time swimming in the Potomac River, which has been deemed unsafe for swimmers, while in D.C. ...

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Lorde Is a DC Hero After Surviving a Dip in the Potomac River (W Magazine)

On Monday, the audience at the singer's Washington DC show were left dumbstruck when she revealed that her pre-show ritual that day involved swimming in the ...

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Lorde is 'happy to be a DC meme' after shocking fans with Potomac ... (Stuff.co.nz)

The Kiwi singer said she didn't know about the state of the river when she told fans about her swim. It has a rep for issues with bacteria and poor water ...

I love getting to swim in water where I’m playing, it makes me feel like I know you a bit better.” “But now I know why you were laughing. I’m happy to be a DC meme you know" meme, you know?” It might be the best videographic example of “wait…wut?” ever.— Kate (@KaterCon) But now I know why you were laughing.

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Lorde shocks US concertgoers with pre-show activity (FBC News)

Lorde's choice of swimming location left a crowd shocked on her US tour. The Kiwi singer is currently there on her Solar Power world tour where she played ...

The admission caused a warning tweet from Potomac Conservancy to stay out of the river. “I was lying in the Potomac River…I love to swim in the water where I’m playing, it makes me feel like I know you a bit better, somehow,” she said. The Kiwi singer is currently there on her Solar Power world tour where she played in Washington D.C on Tuesday night.

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Lorde swimming in the Potomac isn't surprising (The Diamondback)

Lorde's Potomac swim highlights the need to make the river safer.

She is ethereal and doesn’t operate in the same plane of consciousness as the rest of us. If anything, she is bringing awareness to the issue that our waterways should be able to let us swim safely. This was not the first time Washington metro area natives have been perplexed by the gall of an out-of-towner to swim in a waterway locals would not so much as dip their toes in. I enjoy Lorde’s music so much that I kept the ticket even when I knew I probably could not attend her concert that night, just in case I was able to find a way there. I enjoy Lorde’s music so much that I did not sell my ticket when that show was moved to our first day of classes. That is not to say I dislike Lorde for this character trait.

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