Old Town Road

Chris Molanphy considers Lil Nas X’s debut single “Old Town Road” as pop artifact, chart phenomenon, and cultural watershed that channeled decades of Americana into a pop moment. CONTENTS 7 Introduction BONA FIDE ’til I Can’t No More 9 01 WIDE -EYED ’til I Can’t No More 15 02 HIED ’til I Can’t No More 25 03 FLY ’til I Can’t No More 37 04 REIFIED ’til I Can’t No More 49 05 DIVIDE ’til I Can’t No More 59 06 WORLD WIDE ’til I Can’t No More 77 07 BESTRIDE ’til I Can’t No More 95 Epilogue PRIDE ’til I Can’t No More 129 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 135 BIBLIOGRAPHY 137 INDEX 141