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The Rise And Fall Of a Modern Princess, 2023
Written by Kayleigh Amstutz [Roan] and Daniel Nigro
As always, years late to the party, but with a 770 million streams, I had to hear it here and there, despite my main listening focus being in the 1970s singer songwriter vein. I tend to ignore the new stuff, especially hip-hop and pop. But hey — I'm not immune to catchy pop by strong young women. I love "Anti-Hero" and "Beach Bunny." This is an infectious dance-pop, queer cheerleader-inspired song describing a woman who's been alone and is ready for some action ("Well, I woke up alone staring at my ceiling / I try not to care but it hurts my feelings / You don't have to stare, come here, get with it / No one's touched me there in a damn hot minute"). The metaphor of serving herself up as some sort of sexual DoorDash is an amusing one. Roan herself called the song "like 'YMCA' but gayer," which is nice, but there's nothing in the lyrics that even suggests she's coming on to a woman.