Olivia Rodrigo’s Good Ideas
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Everyone seems to be getting Olivia Rodrigo wrong. She's one of the few pop stars who has made it big in the current era of fragmented music streaming, but so much of the narrative has been about whose songs she's stealing from, whether it be Taylor Swift, Elvis Costello or Paramore. Rodrigo's new album Guts arrives next Friday: while we wait patiently, we take a close listen to her new singles "vampire" and "bad idea right?" to subvert the narrative. These songs show that she isn't stealing from pop music, but rather uses a deep repertoire of musical predecessors to write very crafty music.

Songs discussed:

• Olivia Rodrigo – vampire

• Olivia Rodrigo – bad idea right?

• Olivia Rodrigo – driver's license

• Olivia Rodrigo – brutal

• Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up

• Olivia Rodrigo – good 4 u

• Paramore – Misery Business

• Olivia Rodrigo – deja vu

• Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer

• Radiohead – Creep

• Scala & Kolacny Brothers – Creep

• Lana del Rey – Get Free

• David Bowie – Space Oddity

• Elvis Presley – That's When Your Heartaches Begin

• Roy Orbison – Oh, Pretty Woman

• Talking Heads – And She Was

• The Breeders – Cannonball

• Liz Phair – Supernova

• Wet Leg – Chaise Longue

• The Beatles – Twist And Shout

• Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name

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