‘Brokeback Mountain’ Inspired Lil Nas X Track ‘That’s What I Want’—WATCH

Lil Nas X tacitly signed off on a TikTok saying that the legacy LGBT movie Brokeback Mountain inspired the moving track “That’s What I Want” from his new Montero album.

The Bustle: The rapper-singer uploaded to his Instagram Story a TikTok from user @juanfoster showing the parallels between the groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain from 2005 and his new video released this month. In one scene, Lil Nas serenades his crush by playing guitar in front of the campfire wearing a cowboy hat, almost mirroring a camping scene with Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal (you know, the one before that steamy tent scene).

In the next shot, he recreates a scene where Gyllenhaal’s character drives away in his pickup truck, frustrated and holding back tears. Later in the video, Lil Nas visits his lover only to discover he’s married to with a child, just like in the film.

@juanfoster@lilnasx really said NasBack Mountain ???????? ##lilnasx ##brokebackmountain ##monterolilnasx ##thatswhatiwant♬ THATS WHAT I WANT BY LIL NAS X – lil nas x

Brokeback Mountain received nine Oscar nominations, including Best Actor for Ledger, Supporting Actor for Gyllenhaal, and Best Picture, and controversially lost to Crash at the 2006 Academy Awards, which many blamed on the voters’ homophobia. The film went on to win three Oscars, including Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.