Kelly Clarkson could not have the identical fame as Taylor Swift for writing songs that skewer her ex-boyfriends, however no one can argue that “Since U Been Gone” is without doubt one of the greatest breakup anthems ever. The American Idol alum doubled down in 2023 with Chemistry — a complete album impressed by her divorce from Brandon Blackstock. Possibly time has healed a few of these wounds, as a result of the inspiration behind her latest single is one thing decidedly completely different — Solely Murders within the Constructing.
Fortunately, Kelly Clarkson hasn’t gone full true crime podcast along with her subsequent mission (though that really is perhaps intriguing). It was one particular line from Martin Brief’s hilarious Oliver on the favored homicide thriller (streaming with a Hulu subscription) that impressed Kelly Clarkson’s new music “The place Have You Been.” As she defined in a behind-the-scenes video:
Why I wrote it makes me sound like such a bizarre stalker, but it surely’s not bizarre, man. I used to be watching Solely Murders within the Constructing. I really like Martin Brief, and I’ve at all times cherished him. I imagine it’s the primary time Meryl [Streep] got here in that present, however she was on stage, and — oddly sufficient, [it’s] not about Meryl — it was about Martin Brief’s face.
Meryl Streep made her OMITB debut in Season 3 as struggling actress Loretta Durkin who will get solid in Oliver’s play. It’s unknown if the appearing legend will return for Solely Murders within the Constructing Season 5 (which is predicted to be a part of the 2025 TV schedule), but it surely appears possible, given the characters’ relationship. The chemistry between the 2 was off the charts from the beginning, which Kelly Clarkson couldn’t assist however discover. She stated:
He got here up, and he was simply in such awe. It was only a pure second, and all the things on his face when he stated these phrases, he checked out her, and he was simply so in awe, and he was like, ‘The place have you ever been?’ I saved going again to it, as a result of I used to be like, ‘Oh my God. A lot was stated,’ and I used to be like, ‘That’s a music.’
The connection between the characters has led to rumors that Martin Brief and Meryl Streep are courting in actual life, and Brief recalled that Streep was even delivered to tears after one in all their pivotal romantic scenes. Whereas they’ve by no means confirmed an off-screen romance, followers can’t get sufficient of their viral moments, and hats off to Kelly Clarkson for recognizing real love when she sees it. She continued:
It’s important to be grown to essentially know what that’s like. ‘I assumed I had discovered what it was gonna be. I assumed this; I used to be flawed.’ However now you see it standing in entrance of you. I used to be so moved. And so the entire music got here out of these phrases from Martin Brief.
I agree with Kelly Clarkson that as unusual as it could sound that she was impressed by Solely Murders within the Constructing, it’s actually not that bizarre and really fairly stunning. What’s form of humorous, although, is that it’s not the singer’s solely connection to the present. Martin Brief’s co-star and longtime pal Steve Martin truly performed banjo on Clarkson’s music “I Hate Love” from her Chemistry album. Now if solely she will be able to collab with Selena Gomez on one thing …