An unexpected success. Old Town Road by Lil Nas X

The 22-year-old American singer Lil Nas X created a great unexpected success in 2019. This theme, Old Town Road, was vitalized on the TikTok platform and became the song to be at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for the longest time.

The music video romanticizes the life of a cowboy, who is not happy with the life of substance use and adultery. At the same time, he feels dissatisfied with his friendships that create apathy towards him. So he decides to head out, taking the open road as his destination. That is, the "Old Town Road".

According to Lil Nas X, he spent several months in the summer of 2018 recording music at his sister's house in Atlanta, Georgia, because he was bored. For the beat of "Old Town Road" I browse BeatStars website and bought it for 30 bucks, the beat comes from repeating the banjo sound from the song "34 Ghosts IV".

Lil Nas X. Our Saturday music video. (Official Music Video). METALOCUS MUSIC PROJECT.

Credits.-

Director.- Calmatic
Producer.- Candice Dragonas, Saul Levitz, Melissa Larsen Ekholm
EP.- Bryan Younce
DP.- Ryan Marie Helfant
Production Designer.- Christian Zollenkopf
Art Director.- Itaru Dela Vega
Lead Horse.- Wrangler Scott Perez
Costumer.- Catherine Hahn
Editor.- Calmatic
VFX.- Company Electric Theatre Collective
Original Score.- Ian Hultquist
Sound Design.- Matt Yocum

Lyrics.-

Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride (Kio, Kio) 'til I can't no more
I got the horses in the back
Horse tack is attached
Hat is matte black
Got the boots that's black to match
Riding on a horse, ha
You can whip your Porsche
I been in the valley
You ain't been up off the porch, now
Can't nobody tell me nothing
You can't tell me nothing
Can't nobody tell me nothing
You can't tell me nothing
Riding on a tractor
Lean all in my bladder
Cheated on my baby
You can go and ask her
My life is a movie
Bull riding and boobies
Cowboy hat from Gucci
Wrangler on my booty
Can't nobody tell me nothing
You can't tell me nothing
Can't nobody tell me nothing
You can't tell me nothing
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
Hat down, cross-town, livin' like a rockstar
Spent a lot of money on my brand-new guitar
Baby's got a habit: diamond rings and Fendi sports bras
Ridin' down Rodeo in my Maserati sports car
Got no stress, I've been through all that
I'm like a Marlboro Man so I kick on back
Wish I could roll on back to that old town road
I wanna ride 'til I can't no more
Yeah, I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more
I'm gonna take my horse to the old town road
I'm gonna ride 'til I can't no more

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