Taigan

Wait can you do this with Like I Do? This is awesome. I needed those fuller ad libs and belts in the studio!

I already bought the album to get Oh Well and Stay Live. Don't tell me I have to buy it again to get Like I Do and Petal!?

Bought the iTunes album to get the lives of Oh Well and Stay. These live versions are absolutely stunning. Such a full and dark tone. She is belting harder than the studio - as is always the case with Ari. Anyone know if we will also get lives for other songs off Petal?

That Taylor stan trying to throw shade on Oh Well lyrics when in the context of everything it's actually prophetic and so meaningful, but subtle. Not every song has to have a thousand metaphors with 14 characters in a love triangle plus a plot twist, to be impactful. "You were the hurricane and I was the storm gutter"-type-bullshit. You'd think that would be clear. I guess not. Oh Well. Oh Well: "I played all the parts I'm supposed to, right?" "It sucks because I love you for real" -> she loves making music and gifting it to the public, she loves interacting with the fans. "And I want to believe the love I never got is real" -> realizing the attention of the media was scrutiny not love (reminds me of "bee stuck in honey"). "So I find it in you" -> trying to choose to see the beauty in a relationship with the public. Choosing to find something that might not be there. Also referenced in: "Maybe this time can be different. I don't have to try to be responsible for things that just aren't mine." "But don't worry 'cause you'll keep getting breakup songs about you"-> see we can't be friends, hate that I made you love me, etc. Things are cyclical and always turn sour with Ariana and the media. And that has its limits. "Good things can replace dysfunction, obsession, friends I used to need. But now, the bad guys all go to hell" -> can a love for art and for music and performance replace scrutiny? "Thanks but I'll see you right out." "Good luck on your way to hell." -> trying to narrate someone's life when that is not the story they are trying to tell or the life they are trying to live is nefarious. She said if it's true someone is struggling, constantly commenting and shoving that narrative in their face every time you see them can be dangerous. "Good luck darling. Can't stop growing so away from you" -> reminds me of "find my way from you like flowers from a tomb". Surviving and thriving but having to leave what's toxic. "Let's see who I can be without you" -> realizing she might need to step away to disengage the public and be free of its narrative. To be truly herself. And hopefully to be well. And the outro of the song is truly emotional and cathartic - the strings starting beneath the electronic instrumental and then swelling louder and louder. Ilya smashed. Been dancing around to it and releasing stress. I don't need Oh Well or any of the other songs to be appreciated by the GP or to get to #1 on billboard or get a Grammy to know that it is music that moves me.

What the hell is this? That's forcing a diagnosis on someone. Disgusting and unacceptable.

The public's reaction is disgusting. There's a difference between being concerned and forcing a narrative of sickness on someone. "Society, desperate for remedy. Empathy, fix this reality. You know, I don't believe I belong."

HTIMYLM is more likely to go back to number one. Streaming numbers are similar but hate is top 10 on radio overall and Petal has no radio support. YouTube music video streams do not contribute to Billboard. If they wanted Petal to go number 1 they needed to service it to radio with a deal, and to make sure it has the edge over HTIMYLM, potentially use iTunes variants. She should use the remaining tour dates to highlight the new songs. Keep people talking about them actively for a few weeks.

Thank you for summarizing exactly how I feel.

No, we are trusting that this grown woman has received the concern that her fans have shared and we are letting her figure out her health and wellbeing without shoving anorexia claims down her throat every time we see her.

Critics are wrong on this one.

Kiss Me Stay Oh Well Like I Do Bad Thing (bunny hop)

petal wasn't my favorite track on the album (i'm rocking hard right now with kiss me, oh well, like i do and stay), but the video is really strong. love the horror and mad men elements. love how meta it is. arts not the charts.

I think this is definitely going back to #1.

They hate it because she hates them. The whole album is actually about how much she hates them.

My ego small but I'm still "grande" pronounced the actual way her grandfather said it is genius. This is intelligent songwriting. We think we know her because she's gone along with the portrayal… but that's not even how to say her name.