Elton John And Brandi Carlile Unveil Music Video For Swing For The Fences
Friday, 14 March 2025
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Peggy Sirota
Elton John and Brandi Carlile have unveiled a video for Swing For The Fences.
The queer anthem arrived earlier this month, marking the latest preview of their collaborative LP, 'Who Believes In Angels?', due out on April 4.
The Xavier Dolan-directed clip, meanwhile, features choreography from Damien Jalet, and stars William Darby, who dances around his home before being joined by co-star Abdalla Amour. Dolan commented:
"When Brandi and Elton reached out with their song, the brief mentioned it was written for “young queer kids”. I immediately saw this young lonely man dancing to himself. It isn’t fortuitous that music and dancing have always been central to queer culture; it is an ultimate act of expression, abandonment, selflessness.
"I’m so grateful they came to me with this incredible opportunity to film a young person claiming his power and pride through music and dance, especially at a time where some people, some very powerful people, are trying to weaken and rescind that power, and tame that pride."
Jalet added: "Helping Xavier to put together this video with such a beautiful and hopeful message was an offer I couldn't refuse. The goal here was to not dim or tame the feeling of an eruptive and spontaneous dancing joy by over choreographed routines. Departing from William’s dynamics and improvisations and by his balletic background, and by Xavier’s clear ideas on all the clashing emotional states the character is going through, the creation of this video became a beautiful « pas de trois » between us. I attempted to guide William and Abdalla in the development of meaningful and overjoyed gestures and impulses, allowing them to portray in the most personal way possible this anthem for freedom and pride."
John and Carlile have already teased the album with its title track and Never Too Late. They also previously announced An Evening With Elton John and Brandi Carlile at The London Palladium for March 26. Tickets are on sale now.
Carlile will also embark on her own The Lost Time Tour across Europe and the UK this summer, and appears at Glastonbury Festival in June. Head here for tickets.
Brandi Carlile Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed March 26 2025 - LONDON Palladium
Fri June 20 2025 - LONDON Royal Albert Hall
Sun June 22 2025 - DUBLIN National Stadium
Mon June 23 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall
Wed June 25 2025 - MANCHESTER Opera House
Thu June 26 2025 - GLASGOW Royal Concert Hall
Mon June 30 2025 - COPENHAGEN Vega (Denmark)
Wed July 02 2025 - OSLO Sentrum Scene (Norway)
Thu July 03 2025 - STOCKHOLM Cirkus (Sweden)
Sun July 06 2025 - MONTREUX Theatre Du Villars Palace (Switzerland)
Mon July 07 2025 - PARIS Le Trianon (France)
Wed July 09 2025 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Thu July 10 2025 - BERLIN Huxleys Neue Welt (Germany)
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