Rock Hudson - Kelly Clarkson - MP3 instrumental karaoke

“You were my Rock Hudson / It was real but it wasn’t," sings Kelly Clarkson wistfully in the opening lines of "Rock Hudson," a tale of a Hollywood-level romance that doesn't make it to the end. Kelly Clarkson took a five-year hiatus after releasing her eighth studio Meaning of Life in 2017, bouncing back in 2023 with her statement-making new album chemistry, which depicts a relationship from start to finish and holds a mirror up to her own divorce from her husband of nearly seven years, Brandon Blackstock. Co-written with producer Jesse Shatkin, "Rock Hudson" finds Kelly Clarkson filtering her breakup through a swirling haze of electronic pop and soaring vocals. Ultimately, she arrives at this conclusion: "I tried everything, turns out we can't compete / Oh, reality is never quite as good as the dream." chemistry, which features a surprise appearance from Hollywood A-lister Steve Martin on banjo, reached number six on the US Billboard Hot 200.