Watch Chappell Roan’s parents talk about ‘Pink Pony Club’ and sing along on ‘Carpool Karaoke’ special
Chappell Roan‘s parents have joined the singer for a rendition of her hit ‘Pink Pony Club’ and discuss serving as partial inspiration for the track.
Roan appeared as one of the three guests on the A Carpool Karaoke Christmas holiday special that was surprised released on Sunday (December 15) on Apple TV+ and Apple Music.
During her segment, the singer was joined by her parents Dwight and Kara alongside Apple Music’s Zane Lowe as they drove around her home state of Missouri.
The group all joined in for a Karaoke rendition of ‘Pink Pony Club’, which saw both Kara and Dwight get emotional due to the song’s lines which reference her midwestern family. ”
“I started to tear up just listening to her sing it just now,” she said. “We love her so much and we’re so proud of what she does and who she is and what she stands for. I love singing it with her at her shows and I love it when you can just see the people just respond to that song so much. And even when we’re grown up, we really care about what our parents think about us.”
mama roan reaching for papa roan's hand when chappell started singing "don't think I left you all behind" pic.twitter.com/o1wVfhNAzK
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Chappell Roan’s mom & dad (Kara & Dwight) talking about Pink Pony Club and what their daughter means to them and what she has taught them. pic.twitter.com/qJdRsxsTXP
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Roan’s father Dwight was also emotional and broke into tears while sharing: “I hope that that’s something that she always knows, that we love her so much and we could never not be proud of her. I think about this a lot and try not to get emotional about it. I already am… What she has taught me as a father is respect for other people and all people, and that’s what I want people to understand. Everything that is about her is about loving everybody, and she has taught me that.”
Elsewhere in the segment, Roan reflected on her religious upbringing sharing: “I just couldn’t handle feeling ashamed anymore.”
Previously speaking to NME as part of The Cover, Roan spoke about her upbringing and shared: “I was raised on Christian rock, but I never identified with it. I felt such a push and pull because I was so curious about pop music but couldn’t identify why I related to it. It was [talking about] a lifestyle I did not live. I was very sheltered and very prude.”
She continued, adding that breaking away from that suffocating shell brought on by her religious upbringing was a “gradual process” while in LA’s queer heartland. “I was told this city is demonic and Satanists live here,” she said. “But when I got to West Hollywood, it opened my eyes [to the fact] that everything I was afraid of wasn’t always true – especially [what I’d been told] about the queer community. Going to gay clubs for the first time, it felt spiritual.”
In other news, Roan’s breakthrough track ‘Good Luck, Babe’ was recently named as one of NME’s Best Songs of 2024, clinching the top spot a Number One: “There are hits, and then there are career-making hits. Released in April, this standalone single sent Chappell Roan supernova and turned her debut album, ‘The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess’, into an overdue smash.”
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