Lil Nas X - Montero, Old Town Road, Paniniīouzouki recording from xserra from FreeSound under the Creative Commons Attribution 3. Produced by Take A Daytrip, the duo behind Shek Wes’ “Mo Bamba” and Lil Nas X’s “Panini,” “Montero'' mashes up genres that take the listener on a global journey, sharing his message of acceptance across cultures. But as pundits fought on social media about the song's meaning, most critics failed to look into the song’s musical references. Despite the obvious commentary on repressive orthodoxy, religious conservatives failed to see the subtext. In the video to “Montero,” Lil Nas X rides a stripped pole into hades where he gives a lap dance to Satan (also played by Lil Nas X). But his use of religious iconography in his video and merchandise created an immediate backlash. Sure it’s raunchy, but the song doesn’t especially stand out on Billboard where explicit sexual fantasy is commonplace. I’m not angry or anything about it, because I understand how they just want that reaction Lil Nas X spoke about the backlash to coming out as gay in a BBC interview, Friday. ![]() ![]() The song describes a romantic encounter without innuendo. Lil Nas X responds to backlash for coming out: I used to be that person being negative. Now with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” he takes aim at anti LGBTQ+ messages propagated by the religious dogma from his youth (he came out as gay during Pride 2019). First with “Old Town Road,” he challenged expectations about blackness in country music. Lil Nas X has a talent for creating productive controversy.
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