As we all know, Olivia Rodrigo has taken the entire world by storm with her new music, and her debut album SOUR came out a week ago. I, like most teenagers, am completely obsessed with the album, and I wanted to provide my thoughts on it. I'll be ranking all the songs, telling y'all my favorite lyrics, and giving my general opinions on the album. Enjoy!
Thoughts
I will say, I was pretty lukewarm about the album at first. I really enjoyed her three singles, but I was a bit underwhelmed when first listening to the album. However, after many listens and soaking in the lyrics to every song, I deem all of them a hit. Some of them aren't completely in my music taste because the album is so diverse, but I love the messages of all the songs and I think Olivia's lyricism is so beautiful. I find it really interesting how many of them are breakup songs, but they cover different stages of a breakup and different emotions/situations. I think part of the reason why I was looking for "more" while initially listening was that some of the production was a bit simplistic, specifically on the ballads, and I was comparing all of the ballads to "drivers license" which, in my opinion, had very very strong production (the BRIDGE). Overall, it's a fantastic debut, I'm so so incredibly proud of Olivia, and I've been listening to these songs on repeat for days on end.
Ranking
favorite crime
drivers license*
good 4 u
traitor
hope ur ok
happier
1 step forward, 3 steps back
enough for you
brutal
jealousy, jealousy
deja vu
*I wouldn't listen to this song now because I'm sick of it, but given how much I loved it at the time, I still want to rank it high. I think this song is spectacular and the lyricism and production is fantastic.
"favorite crime" and "hope ur ok" both grew on me SO much and if I were ranking on lyrics alone, those two would be the top. I'm crying.
This album is 10x harder to rank now that I love all the songs so much.
Favorite Lyrics
My favorite thing about any song and the thing I pay most attention to is lyrics, which Olivia Rodrigo is just amazing at.
brutal: "And they'd all be so disappointed 'cause who am I if not exploited?"
traitor: "Loved you at your worst, but that didn't matter"
drivers license: "I guess you didn't mean what you wrote in that song about me"
1 step forward, 3 steps back: "I'm the love of your life until I make you mad" OR "And I'd leave you, but the rollercoaster's all I've ever had"
deja vu: "Play her piano, but she doesn't know that I was the one who taught you Billy Joel"
good 4 u: "I guess that therapist I found for you, she really helped. Now you can be a better man for your brand new girl"
enough for you: "Tried so hard to be everything that you liked just for you to say you're not the compliment type" OR "'Cause someday I'll be everything to somebody else"
happier: "I hope you're happy, but don't be happier"
jealousy, jealousy: "Their win is not my loss"
favorite crime: "I was your willing accomplice, honey. And I watched as you fled the scene, doe-eyed as you buried me. One heart broke, four hands bloody" (but the bridge on this song and the production >>>>)
hope ur ok: "Address the letters to the holes in my butterfly wings" OR "Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush"
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