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Olivia Rodrigo knows the true magic of New York: the city is so restless that public breakdowns simply disappear in it. In the music video for her new single “Stupid Song,” the singer-songwriter turns Central Park and a crowded late-night grocery store into a confessional.
“New York City’s never looked so blue/My friends are smoking blunts in the bathroom/They say that honest love is a cage that makes you feel free,” Rodrigo sings in the opening verse as she leaves an apartment in the city and walks through the streets with a group of ballerinas. “And all the girls at this party are so cool/That’s never been a thing that I could do/But I can’t help but imagine what you say when you talk to me.”
“Stupid Song” is the second track on Rodrigo’s newly released third studio album, “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” and follows lead singles “Drop Dead” and “The Cure.”
Mature storytelling
“One of the album’s great strengths is how much Rodrigo’s storytelling has matured,” wrote Rolling Stone in its review. “For a girl who ascended into the pop stratospheres at 17 with Drivers License, there’s a new wisdom here – the bitter realization that you have to love someone more than anything and still let them go.”
Olivia Rodrigo sings her “Stupid Song” in Central Park and at Späti – new music video
Rodrigo joins the long list of those who have strolled through the Upper West Side wondering when love will finally make sense. “Stupid Song” and the other twelve tracks on “You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love” provide the perfect soundtrack.