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CMAT gets teary eyed as she reacts to rough cut of her iconic song
Before she was Ireland's reigning queen of alt-pop and heartbreak country bangers, CMAT was just a young songwriter with a cowboy fixation and a half-finished hook.
In her latest appearance on BBC 6 Music's Artist in Residence: AAA with CMAT, the singer's management shared an old, rough recording of her now hit track; I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby, a version so raw you can almost hear the tumbleweeds.
Watching the grainy footage back, CMAT laughs, winces, and even gets a little misty-eyed as she reflects on the moment that would quietly set her on the road to pop stardom. Before she was Ireland's reigning queen of alt-pop and heartbreak country bangers, CMAT was just a young songwriter with a cowboy fixation and a half-finished hook. Pic: Joseph Okpako/WireImage
'I feel very emotional about this, I actually think this might actually make me cry,' the star stated before the clip even rolled.
Describing the pivotal track, CMAT, originally known as Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson, branded it 'a song that is the reason that CMAT exists.'
She also lauded it as 'the most important song' she's ever written, noting it came about after a few years of a creative dry spell. View this post on Instagram
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The clip then cuts to a grainy web cam video of a baby faced Ciara belting out the lyrics on an acoustic guitar, causing the star to become teary eyed at the sight.
Fans were quick to take to the comments of the clip, praising the star for how far she's come and branding her the 'queen of Ireland.'
'This song does something to my soul I can't quite explain. It's so beautiful,' one user shared. Watching the grainy footage back, CMAT laughs, winces, and even gets a little misty-eyed as she reflects on the moment that would quietly set her on the road to pop stardom. Pic: Samir Hussein/WireImage
'Gosh. What a special one she is,' another penned.
'Such a beautiful song! It's my origin story as a CMAT fan girl,' a third wrote.
'CMAT's music has truly marked every moment of my twenties and becoming an adult. Heartbreak, longing, anger, growth, anxiety, madness, silliness, joy… she's been a companion through it all. Her lyrics perfectly capture exactly what I'm thinking and her music encapsulates the exact feeling,' a fourth lauded.
