MUNA, "Silk Chiffon"Music / NewsMusic / NewsMUNA pay tribute to a lesbian cult classic in ‘Silk Chiffon’ music videoThe pop trio have teamed up with Phoebe Bridgers for their latest single about queer loveShareLink copied ✔️September 8, 2021September 8, 2021Text Alex Peters The greatest movie in the world, But I’m a Cheerleader, is a hot commodity at the moment and rightly so. Last month, Elliot Page shared that the cult camp classic had transformed his life, playing a pivotal role in helping him overcome his shame and self-hatred. Now, MUNA have paid their own tribute with a new music video inspired by the seminal lesbian film. Released today (September 8), MUNA’s latest single “Silk Chiffon” sees the band team up with Phoebe Bridgers for a bubblegum indie-pop anthem about queer love and developing feelings for another woman. Described by guitarist Naomi McPherson as “a song for kids to have their first gay kiss to”, it’s the first new material from the band since they signed to Bridgers’s Saddest Factory Records. To go alongside the single, the band released a music video paying homage to the 1999 queer classic But I’m a Cheerleader. Closely following the plot and kitsch retro-pop aesthetic of the film, lead singer Katie Gavin arrives at a conversion therapy camp where she participates in stereotypically gendered activities and then promptly falls for a girl. The camp attendees then escape to a gay bar, where the band perform surrounded by queer couples. Bridgers stars in the role of camp leader Mary while Caleb Hearon takes on RuPaul’s “reformed” ex-gay counsellor complete with his trademark “straight is great” t-shirt. Ally Pankiw, who directed the first season of Mae Martin’s Feel Good, directs. Watch the full video in all its glory below, and read our celebration of But I’m a Cheerleader’s queer femme power on its 20th anniversary here. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingWhat Went Down at the inaugural vibeconSpike Jonze on fighting ‘slop’, robotic arms and memory-distilled perfume: Inside the Lower East Side equivalent of Coachella for vibe-coders and the ‘code curious’Life & CultureDazed LeagueA brief history of Nike’s radical soccer DNABumble & BumbleBeauty‘Texture is documentary’: Matt Benns on 25 years of Surf SprayBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaArt & PhotographyThese photos expose the ‘pain, fear and desire’ of relationshipsArt & PhotographyTyrell Hampton’s photos capture the freedom and fantasy of NYC nights Nike Life & CultureWhat went down at Nike’s mysterious Desire PathDazed LeagueGeneration soccer: 8 game-changers on why the game matters for AmericaFashionThese candid photos deconstruct the fantasy of the modelling worldEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy