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Sophie Ellis-Bextor Sings 'Murder on the Dancefloor' to Honor Paris Victims
Sophie Ellis-Bextor paid tribute to the 90 victims who died during a coordinated terrorist attack at the Bataclan in Paris in 2015 by singing ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’
“It didn’t feel right to me to just waltz into a song called ‘Murder on the Dancefloor’ without noting and paying tribute to the history,” the singer, 44, said about the attack at Bataclan, the theater where she was performing, per SkyNews. Roberto Ricciuti/RedfernsEllis-Bextor’s tour stop included a performance at the famous Paris venue, which is now remembered as the spot where 90 people were killed during a mass shooting in November 2015, in part of a series of attacks on the city that night. The track was featured on her 2001 debut solo album, Read My Lips, and it has taken TikTok by storm after being a key part in Barry Keoghan ’s nude dance sequence to close out Saltburn.
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