Before January, most people didn't know who Olivia Rodrigo was. For her teenage and pre-adolescent fans, she is best known as Nini Salazar-Roberts in the Disney Channel’s High School Musical: The Musical. Peppa Olvera, who played guitarist in "Devak", won the role after three seasons. Then she released her first single "Driver's Licence" in January 2020, and the world's largest song was born. Not bad for a 17-year-old kid.

Less than a year later, Rodrigo is now the most nominated artist at the American Music Awards-the gong including artist of the year and the most popular pop album-ahead of others including The Weeknd, Drake and her idol Taylor Swift Industry giants. As the surprise sound of her generation, she blends acrimonious lyrics with pop punk spirit, grinds out rough guitar and moody bass line, which complements her optimistic but often ironic expression. She won't be taken away either: After reading Swift's fight with Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, she asked for full control of her master recording before signing with Interscope/Geffen. They have more in common, from their astuteness in songwriting to their talent for drama. Rodrigo has seen Swift endure sexist remarks about her "obsession" with her ex-boyfriend, and she has experienced some of the same things. "I am a teenage girl, and what I wrote makes me feel very strong...I think it is real and natural," she retorted in an interview with The Guardian. "Do you want me to write a song about income tax?"

Part of the appeal of a "driver's license" is its storytelling. Like Swift, Rodrigo also understands the power of powerful narratives to push the film to a climax (usually the consequence of a breakup or the relationship that finally begins). In the case of a "driver's license," it is the former: Rodrigo drove through the suburbs while dealing with a heartbreak, thinking of her ex's new partner. The lyrics express to her the innocence of her wounded confusion: "I know we are not perfect, but I have never felt this way for anyone." Then there is the melodrama, because, yes, this song is great , But this is not a bad thing. In fact, it is very suitable for TikTok. On TikTok, videos where users lip-sync their favorite tracks are one of the most popular videos on the platform. Millennials may think of MSN, where we will write relevant lyrics next to our names, and hope that people we like will read them and understand them magically. TikTok is equivalent to Gen-Z.

It can be said that Alanis Morissette is most similar to the artist Rodrigo. Like Rodrigo, Morissette also began to appear on children's TV shows before releasing her debut. Both have an ironic tone that can be easily applied to themselves, just like people who are stupid enough to stand on their bad side. "Brutal" opens with dizzying strings, like a classic Billie Holiday song, and then enters the pop punk realm, as Rodrigo mumbles: "I'm tired of being 17/where is my fucking teenage dream? /If someone tells me again/'Enjoy your youth', I will cry." In "Jealous", she despairs of her habit of comparing herself with other girls: "Common comparison is slowly killing me/me Think, I think too much/'I don’t know my children/I’m sick myself/I would rather be, would rather be/anyone, any other person." When Morrisett’s song "Perfect" is played on the radio At that time, Rodrigo and her parents were in the car. "I remember my mind was shocked, and I looked at songwriting and music in a completely different way," she said when they met for the Rolling Stones feature. "This is something that all my friends know deeply. I have never heard anyone talk about it. I have never been in such a popular song."

Similarly, Rodrigo's delightful contemptuous single "Good 4 U" can be traced back to Morrisette's "You Should Know" (it has recently found new listeners due to the karaoke scene of Booksmart in 2019). It also contains some DNA of Swift, which pays homage to early songs, such as "Better Than Revenge". In the 1990s, critics wrote Morissette's anger as a red flag that deserves attention. They called her "dramatic". "Angry White Women" was the title of the Rolling Stones in 1995, citing the 1992 movie "Single White Women". "I think the anger is very alarming," Morissette told the Independent last year. "I think of fire and the ability to refuse, change, stand up for myself or protect someone. So I am happy to be "angry." It is much better than anyone else at the time, but to call anyone anything Everything is ridiculous."

A song by Swift has recently become the subject of new censorship for its way of analyzing past romances. The 10-minute version of "All Too Well" is undoubtedly about Swift’s three-month relationship with actor Jack Gyllenhaal, citing his hometown of Brooklyn, their matching constellations, and her stay with his sister Maggie Scarf in Renhal's house. Its re-release prompted many people to question why Swift felt it necessary to write down what she did in this brief relationship. These reactions once again referred to Swift as "obsessed," "crazy," and "weird", not only reflecting the way society continues to try to invalidate the strong feelings of girls and young women, but also ignoring the social behavior of which men are in relationships. The early stage was very intense. Annie Lord’s former colleague is now a Vogue columnist, and just last week, she wrote an article that pointed out how the behavior of her date made her feel “crazy” and wanted to know Whether the problem really lies with her.

Rodrigo took advantage of this perfectly. Her debut album "Sour" is a fascinating song and songs that examine her own motives, her perceived flaws and insecurities. The way teenage girls (and, from personal experience, women in their twenties) solve problems in their minds is to talk about it with friends all the time. They discussed to death, studying the details like Sherlock Holmes, looking for things they might have missed, some hidden meanings. Therefore, as a teenage girl, Rodrigo was able to take herself to the next level without patronizing her fans and other teenagers. Sour inspired many memes about millennials trying to connect with Gen Z by listening to this album, which is strange. "God, it's so cruel here," Rodrigo sang. Have things about teenagers really changed so much? It doesn't sound like it.

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