Ella Langley’s new video for her hit “Choosin’ Texas” is a mini movie, featuring her acting alongside Yellowstone and Marshals star Luke Grimes; Ava Phillippe, daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe; and Miranda Lambert, who co-wrote the song with Ella.
The clip features Ella and her boyfriend, played by Luke, pulling up to a bar in Abilene, Texas, which in real life is the Stagecoach Ballroom in Fort Worth. She asks him, “Do you ever wish you didn’t leave Texas?” “Sometimes,” he says. “Then I wouldn’t have met you.”
Inside the bar, Miranda is performing onstage while Ella and Luke meet up with friends and get drinks. Then, Luke notices a blond woman across the room: it’s his childhood sweetheart, played by Ava, and the two start chatting.
Meanwhile, Ella goes into the ladies’ room, where a woman, played by singer Kaitlin Butts, tells her, “You got some kinda nerve bringing him around here again.” “Oh yeah?” Ella replies. Kaitlin warns her, “Just so you know, Texas has a way of keeping what’s hers.”
When Ella realizes the connection between Ava and Luke, she goes outside the bar and shares a drink with Miranda. When she says, “I think the guy that I’m in love with is in love with somebody else,” Miranda offers her a ride back to Tennessee. They pull away, leaving Luke looking confused and alone.
“Choosin’ Texas” is from Ella’s new album, Dandelion, out April 10.
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