Before becoming famous, Lady Gaga appeared as a supporting role in AC/DC’s music video “Stiff Upper Lip” in 2000.
The pop star, 38, appeared on Sunday’s Christmas episode of “Carpool Karaoke” with Chappell Roan and Dua Lipa, and shared the story of her time in an AC/DC music video with Apple Music 1 host Zane Lowe.
Gaga shared a clip of her grandmother singing – or screaming – along to AC/DC’s 1979 hit “Highway to Hell.”
“Got it, grandma,” the singer said and continued to share some life lessons passed down from her grandmother. Lowe then got out of the car to bring Lady Gaga a gift: AC/DC singer Brian Johnson.
Johnson, 77, and Lady Gaga then sang a duet of “Highway to Hell.” Johnson was impressed with her voice and she revealed her longtime connection to the band’s music.
“Do you want to hear something funny? I was in the ‘Stiff Upper Lip’ video,” she told Johnson. “I’m 17 years old and I’m the passenger in the back.”
“I was banging my head and they said, ‘hmmm. Don’t bang your head, we want it to be modern.’ And I thought, ‘no, I can only do one move,'” she said.
The hour-long holiday special was the first episode of “Carpool Karaoke” in a year and a half. At the beginning of the episode, longtime host James Cordon officially handed over the reins, or keys, to Lowe.
“Zane, my boy. Look, I need some help, okay? I’ve got three friends, they just need a ride,” he tells Lowe over the phone at the start of the episode.
Dua Lipa sings along to “Sleigh Ride” by the Ronettes and Chappell Roan performs “Last Christmas” by Wham.
Gaga also sang her 2008 holiday single “Christmas Tree” and closed the show with a cover of “Santa Claus is Coming to Town”, with Lowe joining her band on electric guitar. That cover is expected to be released as a standalone audio release.
— With TMX reporting
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