Sam Elliott is such a pro.
The veteran actor and star of such films as The Big Lebowski and We Were Soldiers stopped by RedEye Chicago to discuss his new movie Grandma. What he didn’t expect was to be roped into delivering a spoken-word rendition of Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood.”
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“My apologies to Taylor Swift,” he told the camera in his thundering voice, before checking-in on the legalities of his impromptu mission. “Are you going to get sued by her? Am I. You could care less about that.” It's more likely he'll be introduced at Swift's next stadium show than it is he'll be served papers.
Needless to say, Elliott tackled "Bad Blood" with the gravitas one would expect from a talent who's as comfortable playing a gunslinger (Tombstone) as he is bad-ass generals (Hulk) or a guy dying in the sack (Sibling Rivalry).
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Right now seems like a perfect time for the guys to be tackling covers from Swift’s all-conquering 1989. Indeed, Ryan Adams is covering the entire album. And he recently promised he would have it mixed and mastered by week’s end.
Watch Elliott's take on "Bad Blood" below.