In the latest season of the Netflix science fiction horror series Black Mirror, the episode Rachel, Jack and Ashley, Too features real pop icon Miley Cyrus as fake pop icon Ashley-O performing On A Roll, a spoof of the classic Nine Inch Nails’ track,Head Like A Hole. Now, Netflix has put out a music video for the song on their YouTube channel, which you can watch below.
Thing is, On A Roll isn’t exactly a cover of Head Like A Hole. Rather, it takes the vocal melody of the track, and puts it against a modern pop melody that gives it a new flavor. Much of the lyrics that Miley Cyrus, or rather Ashley-O, sings are taken from the original track, with a few pronoun changes thrown in like, “No, I can’t take it” and “I’m going to get what I deserve.” In some ways, it feels like this new track is a bit of a response to the original.
The music video itself plays out much like a pop video in the modern day would, featuring dancers in a brightly colored room with Ashley-O singing along to the song. Towards the end, there’s a handful of unsettling elements thrown into the mix, such flickering static, that give it the horror elements Black Mirror is known for.
Check out the music video to I’m On A Roll here: