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When it arrived, she stared up at the screen, soaking in every inch.
It wasnt so far off from my own interpretation of the song, she says.
Yet for Ellis-Bextor, life is still largely as it was before.
Its all pretty funny, isnt it?
But you know what?
Its happened to me a few times over the years.
As creative folk, we dont have that much autonomy over what happens next, actually.
So you also have to spend time going with momentum and reacting to stuff.
So for this to happen is like a really magnified, glorious example of that.
I think youve just got to be open to things.
And obviously this whole thing happened because ofSaltburn.
That was literally all I knew.
I said yes, because that sounded like fun and I wanted to see it.
I kind of didnt really think about it for a while.
It was a weekday morning, we were all sat in a little row.
But I also really enjoyed it.
I thought it was dark and funny and had a great atmosphere.
And I love how Emerald uses music throughout the movie.
I want to see it again.
This week you made the Hot 100 for the very first time.
Have you had a chance to celebrate?Oh, no.
But Ill find a way.
Its just an extraordinary thing and its quite hard to get my head around.
Its that really weird feeling where it feels incredibly abstract.
But that being said, it feels really special.
I can feel the love its receiving.
I released my seventh album.
It was just incredible, like magic.
I really love what I do.
Heading into 2024 like…
Happy Saltburn New Year!
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Saltburnis essentially a mid-2000s period piece.
I really loved the party scene with Tomcrafts Loneliness.
She picked out quite a few songs I hadnt heard in a while.
Its such a clever way of time traveling, isnt it, music?
What about the song being used so literally?
The video was me being evil and getting rid of people and then winning.
I think also theres something in the track thats slightly hedonistic, celebratory, hands in the air.
So what a thing to have someone dance in a movie through a stately home, naked, celebrating.
I think thats actually not so dissimilar to my own interpretation.
But secondly, I was new to the pop scene.
A lot of people were being introduced to me and nobody knew much about me.
I just thought,Maybe I wont tell them everything about me.
It was a lot of fun.
And I do think with pop music, if youre not having fun, somethings going wrong.
Whats your taste in film like?I have to saySaltburnwas right up my street.
I absolutely loved it and so did my family.
I also like a lot of horror.
I loveDont Look Now.
I think its always about good storytelling, isnt it?
If someone can tell a good story, then youre pretty hooked, I reckon.
I just want to have fun, really, and enjoy what Im doing.
There are quite a few ways you could go.
So sometimes I have flirtations and go to other places.
If you want a bit of Eastern Europeaninspired folk, album five.
Six is a kind of slightly trippy proggy pop album.
Theres also an orchestral greatest-hits album if you want it.
But if you want more pop music, then stay tuned.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
