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How Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ Helped Saltburn Climax
Barry Keoghan’s much-discussed scene “wasn’t so far off” from the pop singer’s original interpretation of the song.
When Emerald Fennell invited Sophie Ellis-Bextor to an early morning preview of Saltburn, the singer spent a good portion of the screening with her face in her hands. Situated between her mom and 19-year-old son, Ellis-Bextor watched as Barry Keoghan slurped sperm out of a bathtub and humped a grave, knowing that her 2002 single “Murder on the Dancefloor” would appear during the film’s climax. Since the Saltburn ’s release, “Murder of the Dancefloor” has become a viral phenomenon on TikTok, soundtracking clips of rich kids dancing around their own stately homes; Ellis-Bextor’s own reinterpretation reached almost a million likes (quite a feat for someone whose account had previously been run by their 15 year-old son).
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