My favorite part about writing is that first spark of an idea. It can happen at any time, for any reason. The idea for the Opalite music video crash landed into my imagination when I was doing promo for The Life of a Showgirl. I was a guest on one of my favorite shows, @TheGNShow. For those of you who arenโt familiar, itโs a UK late night show where Graham Norton (the insanely charismatic and lovable host) invites a random group of actors, entertainers, musicians, etc to be on his show and we all sit there and chat like itโs a dinner party. They even serve wine. Anyway. I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, and @LewisCapaldi. All people whose work Iโve admired from afar. When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos. Heโs Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*. And so a week later he received an email script Iโd written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role. I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too. Like a school group project but for adults and it isnโt mandatory. To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the 90โs with us and help with this video. You might even recognize some friendly faces from The Eras Tour. I got to work with one of my favorite people in the world, Rodrigo Prieto, again! I had more fun than I ever imagined - Made new friends, metaphors, and fashion choices. It was an absolute thrill to create this story and these characters. Shot on film. The Opalite video is out now on Spotify & Apple Music.
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Create your own Rant Bridge Playlist featuring the first tracks that come to mind and watch the full @NYTmag interview honoring Taylor as one of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters at https://t.co/uxPRlBTnqo
Talking about songwriting > Talking about anything else. Thank you @joecoscarelli and @nytmag. I had the (NY) Time of my life ๐
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What could you possibly get for the girlย on the last day of Womenโs History Month? We have something in mind! The Elizabeth Taylor Music Video is out now on @Spotify Premium and @AppleMusic. ๐ซถ https://t.co/EOt7PEkpte
Get your tracksuits and dancing shoes on! ๐ Opalite remixes by Chris Lake, BUNT., Skream, and Ely Oaks are out now on all streaming platforms! ๐ชฉโจ https://t.co/ULyapVtfG9
Couldnโt get enough โOpaliteโ music video? We just got extended versions! ๐ Watch Part 1 & 2 now on @Spotify Premium, @AppleMusic, and @amazonmusic๐ต๐ชจ
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Before we sign out for the night (mwah ๐), we presentโฆ Opalite Official Music Video (Extended Version Parts 1 and 2)! Out now on @Spotify Premium, @AppleMusic, and @AmazonMusic. https://t.co/WijbE5aw0l
I never want to forget a single detail of this hysterical shoot, and now I donโt have to! Excited to share more of the Opalite Music Video with two extended versions full of dance lessoning, our phenomenal cameos, camcorder footage, gigantic scrunchies & fanny pack angles! Parts 1 & 2 are out now at https://t.co/nx1QeUaWrH