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Extra.ie
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Extra.ie
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 A post shared by BBC Radio 6 Music (@bbc6music) 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.
Irish Daily Mirror
01-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Daily Mirror
CMAT's mother 'speechless' after watching her daughter on stage at Glastonbury
The mother of pop singer CMAT has told how she was "speechless" when she watched her famous daughter perform at Glastonbury. Sinead Thompson said she never thought one day she would see her daughter - whose real name is Ciara Mary-Alice - perform in front of thousands of music fans at the UK festival last Friday. Speaking on 2FM Breakfast with Carl, Roz and Aisling, Sinead said she was "giddy" with enjoyment when she saw her daughter, from Dunboyne, Co Meath, on the Pyramid Stage. Sinead said: "It was absolutely amazing. I couldn't speak and that's not like me. I was giddy with enjoyment and full of fun." Sinead admitted she did shed a tear with pride when she saw CMAT on stage. "Of course I did. It was unreal. You might dream of it but you'd never think your child would end up like that." Speaking about CMAT's childhood, she said her daughter was always interested in music and was influenced by The Beatles because of Ryan Tubridy's former radio show on RTE Radio One. "The Beatles were a big thing for her because of Ryan Tubridy. "When nobody bought records, Ciara was coming in with a record." But she admitted that being a middle child has always kept her grounded, despite her super stardom - with Sinead joking that her siblings would never let her get away with anything. "Absolutely. 100 per cent. She is the exact same. She'll never not be grounded being the third child of a family of four. They don't let her away with anything," she said jokingly. It comes after The Guardian described her as a "spectacularly brilliant" performer, speculating that this show could pave the way for an even bigger surge in her popularity, outlining a "rapturous reaction" to her set. "When she successfully encourages the audience to engage in synchronised dance moves to I Wanna Be a Cowboy, Baby!, she looks quite startled at what a crowd this size enthusiastically dancing in unison looks like," The Guardian review reads. "It's all incredibly engaging and preposterously good fun. "The Rolling Stones said CMAT 'has it all' and will be one of the defining artists of 2025." "Her songs are catchy, poignant and well-crafted; on stage, she's a powerhouse of performance, cracking gags and diving into the crowd, but not forgetting to make her final statement a call for a free Palestine. It's rare that a standout set, unlikely to be beaten for the whole weekend, arrives so early on the Friday afternoon at Worthy Farm, but the Irish singer is on a roll of stunning momentum right now."
