Lady Gaga Covers Mister Rogers’ ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ & Fans Have ‘Chills’

Fred Rogers in MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD
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What To Know

  • Lady Gaga covered “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” for a Rocket + Redfin Super Bowl LX commercial.
  • Fans reacted enthusiastically on social media, praising Gaga’s emotional rendition.
  • The commercial and cover pay tribute to Fred Rogers and his iconic children’s show.

Lady Gaga covered the Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood song “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” for an upcoming Super Bowl LX commercial — and it gave Fred Rogers‘ fans chills.

On January 27, the pop superstar, 39, released a behind-the-scenes video for Rocket + Redfin ad. It featured an emotional reimagining of the opening theme song for the beloved children’s show. The full 60-second commercial will premiere during the Super Bowl broadcast on February 8.

“America is at its best when we are neighborly, when we look out for one another and feel connected to the people around us,” Jonathan Mildenhall, chief marketing officer at Rocket Companies, said in a new release.

“Mr. Rogers was for generations a heartfelt presence for children and families all over the world,” Lady Gaga added in a statement. “I hope you sincerely enjoy this as much as I did, recreating it with fellow musicians and friends Alex Smith and Benjamin Rice.”

On Reddit, fans shared their reactions to Lady Gaga’s cover of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” One Redditor declared, “Already so obsessed! 😍 literal chills and tears. Love the message she gives and the message of this song in the current state of the world 💕.”

A second fan echoed, “Chills, always chills, Stefani ✨✨💜💜. She is a gift, we honour her the way she honours others. ”

Another Reddit user exclaimed, “THE CROSSOVER OF MY DREAMS OMG.”

Someone else shared, “So beautiful! I’m obsessed with her voice.”

A different Redditor wrote, “You make the Mr. Rogers’ song sound fantastic.”

Meanwhile, yet another fan commented, “Honestly, this is a pretty great ad for the Super Bowl. Her voice is amazing. She got bills to pay, too.”

Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood aired from 1968 to 2001. In 2003, Rogers died at 74 after a battle with stomach cancer.

What do you think of Lady Gaga’s cover of “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”

Super Bowl LX, Sunday, February 8 at 6:30 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock