![]() ![]() The music and scenery are the same, but Rodrigo is no longer driving the car, and the new girl has officially replaced her and given the viewers a sense of deja vu. When the video seemingly comes to an end, the song starts over. She breaks all but one, which is showing the new girl pictured as Rodrigo was at the beginning of the video. Suddenly, the girl on the screens turns and waves as the bridge repeats lyrics from earlier in the song: “Strawberry ice cream in Malibu/Don’t act like we didn’t do that sh*t too/You’re trading jackets like we used to do/Yeah everything is all reused.” Rodrigo is shown standing up, grabbing a baseball bat, and shattering the screens to pieces. The music gets louder and more frantic, and Rodrigo’s expression becomes increasingly concerned. The chorus repeats, this time with clips showing the two young women mirroring one another, repeating each others’ actions, and staring at each other. Rodrigo goes on to sing “Do you call her?/Almost say my name/’Cause let’s be honest/We kinda do sound the same.” The video begins to show her in all the places the new girl is pictured–proving that her ex is taking his new girlfriend to all the places that he went with Rodrigo.Īt this point, Rodrigo seemingly alludes to the dramatic love-triangle between her and actors Joshua Bassett and Sabrina Carpenter with the shady lyric “Another actress/I’d hate to think that I was just your type.” The boxy screens show videos of this new girl in colorful and romantic locations. ![]() Rodrigo sings “When she’s with you/do you get deja vu?” before a psychedelic beat-drop and a clip of her walking into a room full of old-fashioned televisions. She drives away only to arrive home and put on the same dress, singing the lyrics to the chorus:“So when you gonna tell her/That we did that too?/She thinks it special/But it’s so reused.” She pulls up to an ivy-covered home and peeks in the window to see a girl (played by Talia Ryder) dancing around in a green dress. The lyrics describe dates she’s gone on with her ex-lover, saying “Car rides to Malibu/Strawberry ice cream/One spoon for two/And trading jackets.” In the video, she is featured driving an old-timey convertible and eating ice cream. Rodrigo has fascinated us all once more with her artistic music videos and her relatable, heart wrenching songs. I like what Olivia Rodrigo is serving up and can’t wait to hear what she’s got up her sleeves on *O*R*.In January, 2021, Olivia Rodrigo broke the internet with her hit song ‘Driver’s License.’ On April 1st she dropped her new song ‘Deja Vu,’ and it was no April Fool’s joke. “Déjà vu” has a hard act to follow after the massive hit that “drivers license.” Despite the odds being stacked against it, “déjà vu” is another very well done single. After the chorus, the production begins its expansion, including the addition of rhythmic drum programming – FTW! Of course, it’s not all sound that stand out as there are some nice lyrical moments as Rodrigo deep dives into her ex’s new relationship including, “Watching reruns of Glee / Bein’ annoying, singin’ in harmony” and “And I bet she knows Billy Joel / ‘Cause you played her ‘Uptown Girl’.” Woo! I love her falsetto in particular – it’s quite beautiful. By the chorus, she goes all □ Emeril Lagasse on us and “kicks things up a notch,” which is pretty awesome. Rodrigo sings relatively calm, cool, and collected on both of the verses – nothing wrong with that. While there is lushness throughout, Nigro picks things up mightily as “déjà vu” progresses, with the ending being particularly grand. Rodrigo wrote “déjà vu” alongside □✍ Daniel Nigro, who also brings some sweet production touches to the record. Here, Rodrigo discusses her ex’s new relationship, ultimately asking the question, “Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?” No, it doesn’t dare eclipse one of the most beloved hits of 2021, but it does continue to show how much the young and talented Rodrigo brings to the table. Rodrigo manages to do so with the second single from *O*R, □ “déjà vu”. Successfully following up a record of that caliber is difficult. ![]() Rodrigo, of course, got off to a remarkable start with her dominant, no. ![]() On May 21 st, singer and actress □ Olivia Rodrigo is set to release her debut album, □ *O*R. “Déjà vu” may have big shoes to fill following “drivers license,” but Olivia Rodrigo serves up another legitimate hit all said and done. ![]()
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