Sam Ryder has been forced to scrap a new music video costing thousands of pounds.
Sam Ryder has been forced to scrap a new music video costing thousands of pounds
The ‘Space Man’ singer, 34, had shot footage of him dressed up as Wizzard frontman Roy Wood, 77, for a promo for his new single ‘You’re Christmas To Me’, wearing blue face paint and a red and white striped hat – just like Roy in the clip for his 1973 festive smash ‘I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday’.
But he told The Sun about mysterious circumstances led to the project being canned and a new video being hastily filmed: “We ain’t said anything, I can’t confirm or deny.
“All I can say is, no one will ever see it, because of reasons beyond our control.
“But there is another video coming that we had to do very last minute.
“It’s a damage-control video. I made it in about eight hours. But the original, I can’t confirm it even exists.”
It’s been revealed Sam’s tune had risen from No12 to No2 in the charts.
The Sun added he kept quiet about why exactly the video was binned.
Sam is having a top career moment as he is now a very real contender for the Christmas No1 later this month ahead of a busy 2024 in which he could win an Emmy award for his ‘Fought and Lost’ single.
Asked what is ahead in his career, he added: “We’ve got album No2 that we’re writing, it’s gonna be coming out.
“We don’t get much Christmas holiday on this team. We’re gonna be working up until the 23rd I think. And then we’re off again on January 6 for the Emmys.
“‘Fought and Lost’ is nominated for an Emmy. So fingers crossed for that. And yeah, festival season is going to be bonkers. It’s just a year full of blessings.”
Tagged in Sam Ryder