ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 VAMPIRE Average: 6.82 High Score: 10 (@supaspaz, @a_d_22) Low score: 1 (@creativity., @Achilles.) While it would certainly be juicy if this heavy-handed yet propulsive lead single from Guts was about Olivia Rodrigo’s supposed feud with Taylor Swift, it is by all indications a dig at an older man who took advantage of her. (According to fans, there are two potential exes who could be the subject: producer Adam Faze and DJ Zack Bia.) A #1 hit in half a dozen countries, including the US, “Vampire” was also embraced by the Grammys, where it received three nominations, and was named the best song of the year by critics at Vulture and The New York Times. The voters in this rate were Team Fame Fucker, however, putting a stake through “Vampire” before the countdown is even halfway over. Best bit: “You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called 'em crazy too” ATRL says…: “As much as I don’t wanna like this song, that bridge is fire and she puts a fantastic image in my head with this one,” @a_d_22 wrote in one of the nicer comments. @glitch also enjoyed the song, but chided, “Olivia, girl, let's talk about breath control…” @Ewan Chaos found it “funny to follow a song where she actually sounds natural cursing (‘Bad Idea Right’) with a song where the swearing sounds so forced and clunky! I feel the exact same way as ‘Driver's License,’ but this one is definitely better than DL with the second half.” @Alldeezy “never liked her slow songs.” And @Achilles. said just about the cruelest thing I could possibly imagine: “This shit has fewer redeeming qualities than ‘ME!’ or ‘You Need To Calm Down.’”
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 You've got to give Olivia credit: she got you all chattering with this one!
creativity. Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I HATE the swearing! It's so forced and unpleasant and I feel the same way about a lot of recent Taylor songs too tbh 1
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 Just now, creativity. said: I HATE the swearing! It's so forced and unpleasant and I feel the same way about a lot of recent Taylor songs too tbh
kandicha Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I wasn't expecting Vampire out so soon at all, especially when it was the only stable single from GUTS ATRL and the GP at odds once again
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 I'M THE ONE Average: 6.87 High Score: 9 (@kandicha, @creativity.) Low score: 1 (@Born to Run) What if Meredith Grey’s “pick me, choose me, love me” speech was a song with a spare, apprehensive beat vaguely reminiscent of Beyoncé’s “Mine”? Enter Victoria Monét, head over heels in unrequited love, begging a man to finally notice that she’s the one – though at least she’s got a sense of humor about the desperation of her plight. Best bit: “I could be riding horseback towards you/Slow motion on a beach, titties bouncin' and everything” ATRL says…: “This builds up but then kinda goes nowhere?” @glitch shrugged. @Alldeezy compared Victoria to the “female Weeknd in this song.”
creativity. Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Just now, supaspaz said: I'm not ashamed to be a puritan about this! Get off my lawn kids!!
Alldeezy Posted May 3 Posted May 3 So happy vampire ended up leaving early All her singles off this album was great except that Like you can't name a song vampire and make it mid asf. Disrespectful to damon 2
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 Just now, kandicha said: I wasn't expecting Vampire out so soon at all, especially when it was the only stable single from GUTS ATRL and the GP at odds once again I feel like, in every This Was... rate, there's a major single that proves divisive with voters and bombs out early. "Anti-Hero" finished #57 last year. 1
creativity. Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Quote "I could be riding horseback towards you/Slow motion on a beach, titties bouncin' and everything" Need this so bad
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 "I'm the One" tied with the next song, by the way, but missed out on the upper half of the countdown because it got no 10's!
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 We've made it halfway! What's left? Fountain Baby “Angels In Tibet” “Co-Star” “Princess Going Digital” “Reckless & Sweet” “Wasted Eyes” “Counterfeit” “Sex, Violence, Suicide” “Sociopathic Dance Queen” “Come Home to God” Guts “All-American Bitch” “Bad Idea Right?” “Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl” “Get Him Back!” “Love Is Embarrassing” “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” “Obsessed” “So American” Jaguar II “Smoke” ft. Lucky Daye “Alright” “Cadillac (A Pimp’s Anthem)” “How Does It Make You Feel” “On My Mama” “Hollywood” ft. Earth, Wind & Fire and Hazel Monét “Good Bye” The Record “$20” “True Blue” “Not Strong Enough” “Satanist” “Anti-Curse” Zach Byran “Overtime” “East Side of Sorrow” “Fear and Friday’s” “El Dorado” “I Remember Everything” ft. Kacey Musgraves “Tourniquet”
Alldeezy Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I hope I did end up giving that one song a 10. It was so good on first listen
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 3 minutes ago, Alldeezy said: I hope I did end up giving that one song a 10. It was so good on first listen You only gave four 10's. Two Amaarae tracks and two Olivia tracks.
Alldeezy Posted May 3 Posted May 3 1 hour ago, supaspaz said: You only gave four 10's. Two Amaarae tracks and two Olivia tracks. Okay so that amaarae track im thinking of did get my 10
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 @Achilles., what are your thoughts?! I've been missing you in this thread.
glitch Posted May 3 Posted May 3 Stop (Askin' Me 4Shyt) is kinda boring and repetitive. My comment may have indicated otherwise but I quite liked I'm The One. Out too soon I fear. I've never understood why Vampire is so divisive. Personally, I think Olivia does ballads way better than pop rock, which often feels quite contrived and try hard. Vampire feels very her. I do think the big mistake she made was thinking people had kept up with who she was dating at this point. The whole relationship controversy worked the first time around, but no one knows that random man that Vampire is about.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 7 hours ago, glitch said: I've never understood why Vampire is so divisive. Personally, I think Olivia does ballads way better than pop rock, which often feels quite contrived and try hard. Vampire feels very her. I do think the big mistake she made was thinking people had kept up with who she was dating at this point. The whole relationship controversy worked the first time around, but no one knows that random man that Vampire is about. Well, no one really knew about Joshua Bassett either. That’s why every publication had an explainer after DL blew up. But ultimately, a song needs to be able to stand in its own apart from context. And I think “Vampire” does!
glitch Posted May 3 Posted May 3 32 minutes ago, supaspaz said: Well, no one really knew about Joshua Bassett either. That's why every publication had an explainer after DL blew up. But ultimately, a song needs to be able to stand in its own apart from context. And I think "Vampire" does! True but the whole love triangle/potential cheating drama was something you could get your teeth into. You're right though, Vampire is good without any drama attached to it
Ewan Chaos Posted May 3 Posted May 3 I (clearly) dislike Vampire so I'm happy to have it out already, but the fact that it did so well and continued to have massive longevity (at least here in the States) proves that song just clicked for people, regardless of who the song was about. Do I wish it flopped entirely & BIR was the smash hit? Yeah! I need more Olivia to go, but this update also looked good.
ATRL Moderator supaspaz Posted May 3 Author ATRL Moderator Posted May 3 Half the Olivia songs are out! Some of you are acting like she’s untouched.
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