Элтон Джон: У Lil Nas X есть "Balls of Steel" за "Montero (Call Me By Your Name)" и "Industry Baby"
«Montero (Call Me By Your Name)» и «Industry Baby» - две из самых известных песен Lil Nas X. Во время интервью Элтон Джон сказал, что сказал Lil Nas X, что он большой поклонник музыкальных клипов на песни. Джон также рассказал, что в первую очередь ему так понравилось в Lil Nas X.
Элтон Джон считает, что у него и Lil Nas X были похожие переживания
Джон выпустил альбом под названием The Lockdown Sessions . Lil Nas X появляется на треке из альбома под названием «One of Me». Во время интервью NME Джона спросили, сталкивался ли рэпер с теми же проблемами, с которыми он столкнулся в музыкальной индустрии.
- Ага, - мрачно сказал Джон. "Абсолютно. Я был вне себя от радости, что он выступил, когда выпустил «Old Town Road», и его одежда и все в этом роде сразу же мне понравились ».
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Почему Элтону Джону так нравятся видеоклипы Lil Nas X на 'Montero (Call Me By Your Name)' и 'Industry Baby'
John admired two of Lil Nas X’s music videos: “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and “Industry Baby.” “In a culture of hip-hop where it can be very homophobic, suddenly he was doing [the songs] ‘Montero’ and ‘Industry Baby,'” John said. “You look at the videos and go, ‘F****** hell! This is unbelievable!’ I just loved every second of it because it takes balls of steel, as I’ve said to him.”
John is a fan of the rapper’s music videos and his songs. “He is not just a great recording artist and lyric writer — he is a great visual artist; there are so many ideas that he has,” John opined. “He will go on to do many, many different things. I just admire him so much; he was a breath of fresh air coming in. It was like, ‘Yes!'”
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The way the world reacted to ‘Montero (Call Me By Your Name)’ and ‘Industry Baby’
Lil Nas X’s “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” and “Industry Baby” were both big hits. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” lasted 34 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, spending one of those weeks at No. 1. “Industry Baby” was on the chart for 21 weeks and lasted a week at the top of the chart. Both of the songs appeared on the rapper’s debut album, Montero. Montero reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and remained on the chart for 13 weeks.
The songs mentioned above were also popular in the United Kingdom. According to The Official Charts Company, “Montero (Call My By Your Name)” reached No. 1 in the U.K., staying on the chart for 33 weeks. “Industry Baby” hit No. 3 in the U.K. and remained on the chart for 22 weeks. Montero reached No. 2 and lasted on the chart for weeks. John is a fan of Lil Nas X — and it seems many listeners in the U.S. and the U.K. are as well.
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