you seem pretty anxious for a girl so attached | Olivia Rodrigo Album Analysis (w/ Caroline Nash)
I've Been Meaning To Listen To ThatShow Notes
I love you more than any stupid pod could ever say! This week on “I’ve Been Meaning To Listen To That” we review “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love” by Olivia Rodrigo with special guest CAROLINE NASH (And Just Like Yap)! Plus, we discuss how Olivia Rodrigo is the true heir to the Taylor Swift throne, how this album functions as a perfect representation of anxious attachment, how the record is a meditation on songwriting itself, her eclectic musical influences ranging from the Cure to Garbage to Weezer, which Drake lyric perfectly encapsulates the tone of this project, and more!
0:00 Petra Collins 0:46 theme song 1:23 introduction 4:07 relationship to Olivia Rodrigo 12:13 the rollout 19:15 themes 30:36 expectations 34:17 the cure 44:24 my way 46:19 honeybee 54:43 less 1:01:40 Taylor and Olivia 1:08:50 darkness 1:10:24 cigarette smoke 1:11:25 you + me 1:13:03 the ambiguous ending 1:18:03 not now Gracie 1:19:54 final thoughts and ratings
PATREON SUPPORTERS Samuel Lee Carissa Zaffiro Stenley Philippe Jon Butts Tanner Richard Craft Sean Wilkinson Spencer Royston Subscribe to our "I've Been Meaning To Watch That" Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/IBMTLTT
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