In the extravagant universe of musical video clips, where creativity has no limits and surprising collaborations are the norm, some ideas are so bold that they touch the legendary, even before seeing the light … it is the case of Miley Cyruswhich has recently revealed the existence of a musical plot that would have loved to see materialized.
This is one of those amazing anecdotes that we like to discover, although eleven years later. It turns out that Miley I had everything prepared to launch your album ‘Bangerz’ In 2013, with a particular creative vision for the video clip of ‘4×4’which was released as a promotional song outside the first three singles of the album: ‘We can’t stop ‘, ‘Wrecking ball’ and ‘Worship you’.
It turns out that a Miley It occurred to him that a good divas fight in the mud would perfectly stage the essence of the song, so he thought of two women who could fit into the action of the plot: Madonna and Miranda Kerr. This surprising confession has been known from the statements of one’s own Miley Cyrus During an interview in the podcast “Event Single Album”in which the singer detailed how he had conceived a video clip that would have become a true parade of stars, a concept that had advanced to future trends within the music industry.
How did this idea arise?
Known for its nature without filters and its predisposition for going beyond conventions, Tennessee had already contacted Madonnawhich was completely willing to participate in this unusual fighting scene in the mud with the Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr For the video of ‘4×4’in which the young actress was also planned Miranda Cosgrove (to which we all know for Icarly). What happened then? Well, your record Rcadecided to truncate his proposal that, being realistic, would have been groundbreaking at the time thanks to this iconic scene that never occurred.
“I already had everyone ready”he commented Miley During the interview, “Nelly, Madonna, Miranda Kerr … “. His vision was as wild as he expected from the artist at that time of her career. “I thought: I’m going to get all these girls, all these supermodels and pop icons to come to my father’s farm, go up to the rear of about 4×4 and we will fight in the mud”he said excitedly. However, his concept was truncated early.
Madonna and Miley Cyrus during the ‘MTV recording: unplugged’
A broken dream … early
The image of Madonna -The iconic figure that has challenged and redefined the limits of pop for decades- engaged in a fight in the mud next to the elegant Miranda Kerr In the farm of Billy Ray Cyrus It is a fantasy that, without a doubt, would have caused an unprecedented cultural impact. It would have been a collision of styles and personalities that only the mind of Miley Cyrus I could have orchestrated. In addition, it fit 100% with the carefree and provocative energy of ‘Bangerz’which became a turning point in the artist’s career.
However, despite the enthusiasm of Miley and the surprising disposition of Madonnathe dream of this video clip full of stars and mud was lost at the bottom of the drawer of corporate decisions. It was his record company that ruled out the idea for money and logistics, but surely that he would have involved this collaboration, excessive even for the standards of the Miley 2013. This is a reminder of how, even in the world of art and show, commercial interests and the considerations of a brand have the last word about the most daring visions of the artists themselves.
