The actor and mannequin Cara Delevingne performs Sir Elton John in a brand new video for his track Step Into Christmas.
Within the video, a behind-the-scenes reimagining of the one launched greater than 50 years in the past, Delevingne, 32, wears an identical-looking go well with and glasses as worn by the singer-songwriter within the unique.
On its preliminary launch in November 1973, Step Into Christmas reached No 24 within the UK prime 40 and the highest of the Billboard Christmas singles chart.
Delevingne, who’s a detailed pal of John’s, stated: “Elton has at all times been an idol of mine. To say his music has had a deeply profound impact on me is an understatement. To be requested by him to play him on this recreation was a dream that I didn’t know I had till it occurred. Truthfully, I want I might fake to be Elton day-after-day.
“I hope that Elton could someday return the favour and comply with play me in my not but developed, written, pitched or funded biopic. Fingers crossed.”
Within the new video, a manufacturing workforce is getting ready the set for the star’s arrival, attempting to make sure it’s “Christmassy sufficient”.
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John stated: “I noticed Cara at Glastonbury final summer season, and we talked about how a lot we’d like to work collectively if the best concept got here up. She’s hilarious to spend time with, we each have fairly a self-deprecating sense of humour.
“When somebody urged the thought of her taking part in me in a riff on the 1973 Step Into Christmas video, I simply thought it was the right alternative. Thank God Cara thought the identical, as a result of it got here out nice.”
John’s documentary titled Elton John: By no means Too Late was launched on Disney+ on 13 December. Final month, the star launched the track By no means Too Late, which he co-wrote with the US singer and Grammy-winner Brandi Carlile.