Whoops
Posted on August 30, 2021 Posted by John Scalzi 10 Comments
Today was a day full of prepping for Dragon Con and having phone meetings about things I can’t talk about yet. So, uhhhhh, hello? I’m late updating? And have nothing particularly interesting to say? Here’s an Olivia Rodrigo video. Teens being snotty to exes! What’s not to like?
— JS
I mean, I am still on vacation(ish), so.
Not to mention that it’s the first rock song (the choruses anyway) to reach #1 on the Hot 100 in many years. Whether it’s the start of a rock revival or a one shot remains to be seen.
I feel like all of Olivia Rodrigo’s songs (at least the 4 or 5 I’ve heard on the radio) break down as:
We had a perfectly normal relationship that came to a perfectly normal end, and now you’re doing perfectly normal things with another girl, and that makes me sad.
Except for this song, I suppose, which breaks down as: We had a perfectly normal relationship that came to a perfectly normal end, and now you’re doing perfectly normal things with another girl, and that makes me angry.
Drivers License is probably still my favorite.
K
I mean, she’s 18, this is her life experience to date, so I’m okay with her plumbing it a bit.
teenagers ‘n angst… I cannot recall more the occasional non-miserable day in high school… but that video is just so over-the-top prettiest-of-pretty-girl whining because her near-perfect life is not perfect… still darkly funny if you go in for the Addams Family vibe… Adult Wednesday Addams ==> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UD5fBjKwgEQ&list=PLTCIWDtA3VAh2h5rbU2C6xndSoZ7Pio4D
if ever I could weave magicks that’s the best punishment for Trump, Rumsfeld, Cruz and all those other quasi-leaders hellbent on a glorious fascist America… forcing them to endure high school at the bottom of the pecking order for seven million years…
Whoever the guy is that dumped her, she’s already had the best revenge, some of the most commercially successful and often played (and played and played and played …) songs of the current day.
She has a nice voice, but it would also be nice to hear a different singer sometimes when I turn on the radio. When someone my age starts knowing the lyrics to a song about getting a drivers license, you know I’ve heard the song too many times.
And we’re still burning down the house but I don’t see any baked goods resulting.
I don’t know, doesn’t seem healthy.
I’m glad people still make music videos like this.
Also, here’s my favorite TikTok which uses a snippet of this song: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMRSCtWeN/
Interesting that it took becoming really popular for her to give writing credit to Paramore, since the bridge is like, lifted 93% from their big hit. (and since i’m not a real fan, i don’t even know the name of their song.)
Also – it’s an excellent commercial for Samsung’s new flip phone. (seriously… now i’m thinking about getting one.) :)