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Model and histrion Cara Delevingne taken connected the relation of Elton John successful a caller video for his opus Step Into Christmas.
In a reimagining of the 1973 track's archetypal video, Delevingne dons oversized glasses and a colourful waistcoat – striking an uncanny resemblance to the euphony legend.
The exemplary said playing the 77-year-old instrumentalist was "a imagination I didn't cognize I had until it happened".
"I privation I could unreal to beryllium Elton each day."
More than 50 years since the original, Wednesday's recreation takes viewers down the scenes arsenic producers effort to marque the acceptable suitably festive.
It opens arsenic Delevingne, successful afloat costume including a wig, tells unimpressed producers that she volition beryllium playing Sir Elton.
Switching betwixt near-identical shots of the 2 videos, the exemplary sings on to the iconic Christmas tune portion playing the piano, imitating Sir Elton's original moves.
Sir Elton said helium had seen Delevingne astatine Glastonbury euphony festival implicit the summer, wherever the brace had discussed however they would emotion to enactment unneurotic "if the close thought came up".
"She's hilarious to walk clip with, we some person rather a self-deprecating consciousness of humour," Sir Elton said.
When the thought of Delevingne playing him successful the archetypal euphony video came along, the popular prima said it was "the cleanable opportunity".
"Thank God Cara thought the same, due to the fact that it came retired great."
Delevingne, 32, said Sir Elton had "always been an idol of mine".
"To accidental his euphony has had a profoundly profound effect connected maine is an understatement.
"I anticipation that Elton whitethorn 1 time instrumentality the favour and hold to play maine successful my not yet developed, written, pitched oregon funded biopic. Fingers crossed."
Step Into Christmas reached fig 24 successful the UK apical 40 connected its merchandise successful November 1973, and the apical of the Billboard Christmas Singles illustration successful the US.
The opus is presently fig 15 successful the UK singles chart.
Last month, Sir Elton said helium has been incapable to decorativeness his caller album owed to his imaginativeness issues.
He told ABC's Good Morning America helium mislaid his imaginativeness successful his close oculus owed to an corruption and his near oculus "is not the greatest".
"I tin bash thing similar this [interview] but going into the workplace and recording, I don't know, due to the fact that I can't spot a lyric for start," the vocalist said.
But connected The Late Show with Stephen Colbert connected Tuesday Sir Elton confirmed helium was inactive going to marque records and person a "musical future".
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