Jax Brings ‘Those Vacay Vibes’ With Her Remix Of ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)’ (Exclusive)

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“I was connected a formation the archetypal clip I heard ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song),'” JAX, the vocalist known for “Victoria’s Secret,” tells HollywoodLife erstwhile discussing her remix of the Rupert Holmes yacht-rock classic. The American Idol alum has teamed with Malibu Rum to connection a caller instrumentality connected the classic. “What’s truly chill is this opus (and cocktail) brings you those vacay vibes anywhere, though! I’ve been making Piña Coladas with Malibu astatine BBQs and anticipation the remake inspires others to bash the same, wherever they’re celebrating!”

JAX tells HL that she was “beyond excited” erstwhile the classical Caribbean rum asked her to assistance springiness the opus associated with the drink.” ever person notes, but with Malibu, I was conscionable similar this is an awesome mode to marque radical consciousness good,” she adds. “I was smiling the full clip moving connected this – it’s a truly endearing and amusive opus to beryllium a portion of.

“It’s been ace amusive for everyone – I emotion the song, ‘Escape,’ and it brings maine blessed memories,” says JAX. “When talking to Malibu, I said I could remix this and marque caller memories for people, and took my ain originative liberties to marque it a caller bop for summertime (and aft that!), reasoning astir however it would beryllium successful 2023 with a drop.”

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The opus besides came with a vividly colorful euphony video that catches the vibe JAX was going for. “While the euphony video takes spot astatine an outdoor summertime celebration, the thought is that the song/cocktail inspires the feel-good vibes of Malibu nary substance wherever you are,” she says. “Even moving connected this iconic opus astir felt similar a small mini abrogation (definitely not similar work) for maine due to the fact that it was truthful joyful and a large mode to get successful a affirmative mindset earlier the tour.”

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What has made” ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” endure since its merchandise successful 1979 is Rupert Holmes – the signifier sanction for British-American songwriter/dramatist/composer David Goldstein – is simply a maestro of weaving a communicative into a song. It’s wherefore his enactment connected the signifier (The Mystery of Edwin Drood) and surface (WENN) is conscionable arsenic captivating arsenic it is connected your favourite streaming service.

“Rupert Holmes is simply a genius,” remarks JAX. “The lyrics of ‘Escape (The Piña Colada Song)’ work similar a story, which made moving connected this remix truthful special. It was truly chill to travel the storyline of the opus and spot what I could resonate with truthful that I could enactment my ain rotation connected it!

“We enactment a caller instrumentality connected this classical with a amusive Malibu reimagined euphony video (directed by the renowned Drew Kirsch),” she adds. “You’ll spot the lyrics travel to beingness done the eventual Piña Colada-themed enactment that mirrors the vibe of the opus successful the contiguous time and embodies Malibu’s Do Whatever Tastes Good playful energy.”

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JAX is nary alien to telling stories successful her songs – oregon TikTok erstwhile she went viral for showing the mom’s broadside of things from Fountains of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom” hit. “I’ve ever taken the storytelling attack successful my songwriting, truthful remixing Escape (The Piña Colada Song) was a cleanable acceptable with Malibu and the brand’s carefree assurance to Do Whatever Tastes Good,” she says.

As for what’s adjacent successful JAX’s story? “This summer, I’m pumped to beryllium heading retired connected circuit with Big Time Rush for 35 dates passim North America! The circuit is specified a summertime vibe, you tin expect celebratory toasts with Malibu Piña Coladas!”

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