Though the lyrics are sad, they build up a strong nostalgic sense that adds to the reminiscent tone of this song. This insinuates that Rodrigo is convinced that her ex-boyfriend isn’t yet over her, and instead tries to recreate memories with “a different girl”. She questions when he’s “gonna tell her that we did that too” and how everything in his relationship with his new girlfriend is “all reused”. ![]() The positive feel of the track continues even as Rodrigo accuses her ex-love of “reus” all that they did together with his new girlfriend. Rodrigo’s pop culture references to “watching reruns of Glee” and playing Billy Joel’s ‘Uptown Girl’ add to the genuine nature of her relationship with her ex and reinforces the idea that all these things they did together are no longer authentic as he’s doing them with his new girlfriend. ![]() From “car rides to Malibu” to sharing “strawberry ice cream” and “trading jackets laughing “bout how small it looks” on him, Rodrigo creates a nostalgic, reminiscent tone of how happy they were together, and how much fun they had together. Rodrigo sings about all the “unique” things that she and her ex-boyfriend used to do, and how he must get “deja vu” now that he’s doing them with his new girlfriend. Rodrigo’s flowing vocals instantly contribute to the soft opening of the song, backed by the light synths used in this part of the song. The first four words of the song, “car rides to Malibu”, seem to directly continue Olivia Rodrigo’s first single, ‘drivers license’ – showing that this song is a continuation of the breakup songs Rodrigo has written so far. Her first single ‘drivers license’ went viral on TikTok, and 12 days after its release, it had amassed over 46 million views on YouTube and been used in over a million TikToks. Olivia Rodrigo has gained huge support from both Disney and Taylor Swift, though it’s evident that she is a very talented, up-and-coming young artist. Just 18 years old, her career as both an actress and a singer was massively boosted by her role in Disney’s revamp of the ‘High School Musical’ franchise. Released on 1st April 2021, the ‘High School Musical: The Musical: The Series’ actress takes the well-known concept of a breakup song and adapts it so that her song accuses her ex-love of reusing all the things they did together. “she is a very talented, up-and-coming young artist.” Listen to “deja vu” above and get ready for Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, out May 21.Olivia Rodrigo’s new release ‘deja vu’ shows she’s so much more than just a one-hit-wonder after her chart-topping song ‘drivers license’. “I started writing and recording ‘deja vu’ last fall and had so much fun creating the different melodies and sonic textures that you hear throughout.” Wait no longer. “The concept of déjà vu has always fascinated me and I thought it would be cool to use it in a song around the complex feelings after a relationship ends,” says Rodrigo in a release. The 18-year-old says she wrote the track “a month after” writing “drivers license” in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. After living out the plot of a teen drama in real life, Rodrigo wiped her entire Instagram on Sunday in anticipation of “deja vu.” “She thinks it’s special but it’s overused / That was our place, I found it first / I made the jokes you tell to her / When she’s with you / Do you get déjà vu when she’s with you?” “The High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star spent eight weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this year for “drivers license,” which fans interpreted as a break-up ballad about her co-star Joshua Bassett and his rumored new girlfriend Sabrina Carpenter. ![]() ![]() “So when you gonna tell her that we did that, too?” she breathes while putting on the same dress as her. The video starts behind the wheel, duh, as she contemplates the similarities between herself and her ex’s new girl. Olivia Rodrigo tries to forget about her drama-starting debut single “ drivers license” with her latest track, “deja vu,” from her newly announced debut album. White cars, front yards … it’s all so familiar.
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