Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey play Charlie’s Angels in “Don’t Call Me Angel” video
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Elizabeth Banks’ take on Charlie’s Angels doesn’t open until November 15, but Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, and Lana Del Rey have already dropped the theme song. In the “Don’t Call Me Angel” video, the three singers play a trio of dark angels, we guess (confusing!), who hang out in some sort of spy training mansion (Townsend Academy?), with Grande on surveillance, Cyrus in combat training (surprise), and Del Rey on weaponry. Grande kicks off with a dreamy “don’t call me angel / you ain’t got me right,” Cyrus picks up the middle with a ragey “keep your pretty mouth shut,” and Del Rey frankly steals the whole show with a beautiful, ethereal bridge. Also, these “angels” may also be vampires. (Grande cautions, “don’t you know I bite when the sun sets”)
Unlike the last Charlie’s Angel’s theme song, this one does not feature any footage from what looks to be an inevitably awesome movie, although director/Bosley Banks does show up at the end to yell at the “Angels” to get back to work. Unfortunately the song itself doesn’t have a ton of play in it—not really hooky, the repetitive melody’s just kind of lying around—not that any of that really matters, as the song is #1 trending on YouTube, and has 17 million views already. It actually lands somewhere between a Victoria’s Secret promo and a glam-spy infomercial—one where Miley Cyrus gets to lick her co-stars on the face.
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I say this as someone who enjoys Lana Del Rey’s work — how is she in this music video? Her style is nothing like the other two, as evinced by her having nothing to do for most of this song at all. Did no one at the label know another female pop singer? Did Camila Cabello not return their phone calls?
In any case, this song is blah even by the standards of movie theme songs.
Lana’s 30 seconds of singing was the most interesting part of it all.
That’s great for folks who don’t want their music to be good, just “interesting”
Honestly each person’s bit sounds like a completely different song. It’s super clumsy (especially considering the promo song for the 2000s Charlie’s Angel had Destiny’s Child and Independent Women #1)
One of these girls is not like the others.
I see the weird school from the “Total Eclipse of the Heart” video is still open.
Mullet with headlights.
just in case anyone was wondering if this movie might be at least fun, this should be the nail in the coffin
They can always blame faceless internet misogynists if this crap fails, see Ghostbusters (2016), and (probably) Terminator: Dark Fate.
Don’t call me Angel but also don’t call me Boring.
Lana Del Rey is 34 and yet looks younger than both of them.
*dresses up as an angel* “Don’t call me angel”Okay….
Well…
my reaction to this: ick. lyrics: ick. imagery: ick. sound mix: ick.this does not make me want to see the film.just ick.
I think Miley licks Ariana at the end there, so there’s that.
Has this super-trio thing been done for a movie theme since “All For Love”?
Well duh edgy shit.. Destiny’s Child was an iconic moment. This song does not even compare.
American ‘celebrity culture’ really does seem to at its nadir these days.
So did those poor women receive any antiseptic ointment after being licked by that monster? Also, Miley Cyrus is gross.
Oh please. Lana shits bigger than the other two put together. This looks like someone’s older sister making a music video on TikTok with the two girls she’s babysitting.However, if Lana’s doing this to get herself higher up in the running for who gets to do the new Bond song, then I guess I’ll allow it. How the hell she hasn’t done one yet bewilders me.
We get it. You’ve got a hard on for Lana del Rey. That’s about as surprising as the fact that you spend all of your free time commenting on this site.
Bib,
This is my favorite song by Billy Ray’ kid.
You seem fun.
Wow, man, I’m not even sure I’m going to be able to recover from that devastating takedown. Chalk that up as a W for sure. I’m reeling over here.Who are you again? And why am I not surprised that your other comment to me is grayed out?
100% agree. Nothing against the other two, really, but Lana, oh my…
Lana Del Rey immediately seemed ridiculously out of place in this video/song. I’m kind of surprised she agreed to it, but yeah if it nabs her some more notoriety or the mentioned Bond song, I’m fine with it
Shit like this is an easy paycheck. I don’t begrudge her that.
I normally just skim the comments but checked out the video to see if Lana Del Rey looked as out of place as people were saying and maybe she does but I think it’s kind of nice? It’s not diverse but there’s diversity, if that makes sense. I didn’t actually listen to it though so if it’s her voice that makes her sound out of place, I wouldn’t have caught that. Visually I liked it though.
Wait, so people think Lana has talent nowadays?
It won’t surpass this in any way
Is it just me or should the inventor of the “quick cut” be drawn and quartered.
Why would Lana Del Rey be part of this? I only assumed she had more self respect, and, if not, at least more respect for her own brand.
Lana Del Rey stans here in force shocked that the pop star is acting like a pop star.
What’s funny is that she’s been so awful at it from the start. Not that the other two aren’t utterly unlistenable and even more disposable but they at least never indulged in that flimsy veneer of sophistication. This reeks of a desperate mid-career Hail Mary pass for pop stardom.
It’s a mess. No independent women.