dodie - Cool Girl (Official Video) 

is anyone else absolutely obsessed with the trousers they’re all wearing

I have SHIVERS

This was filmed in the hall where I sat my finals exams LMAO so weird to see Dodie dancing in the spot where I almost failed, TWICE.

rewatching, and keeping my eyes on a different person each time. lovely video

Ok it took me a minute to get the theme of this choreography and stuff but wOA THIS IS COOL. She doesn’t do everything in sync with the other dancers but she’s still a part of it (none of them are actually doing the exact same thing anyway), she tries to walk away sometimes but it always ends up being in the direction the dance is going. *She’s pretending like she’s not part of the dance but she still is.* I also love how all of the dancers are a few feet from each other and have slightly different movements - they all have different lives and stories, and feel isolated from each other, but really they’re going through the same things. Beautiful.

you’re tell me this is the girl i just watched taking shots whilst knitting

i too have a bedroom connected to dance floor heaven.

3:19 she breaks out of the crowd, looks proud in a childlike way, looking at the person whose approval she is seeking. when the camera zooms out again, i think it symbolized the temporary boost of attention fading, she looks disappointed in that same childlike way, as if subordinate to the person who she chases. when the camera leaves, she falls back into the dances she were trying to escape.

dodie said "alosia rights" when she put this one on the album

i can’t believe you started as a 14 yr old in her bedroom with “rain” and now you’re releasing your DEBUT ALBUM!!

It was only right near the end when I realised "holy crap, that's all one take". So so good. Also adore the production on this, the kick drum is absolutely gorgeous and warm, and the vocals are mixed perfectly

The power walk at 2:12 has been living in my mind rent-free since yesterday and probably will till the end of time and I'm totally cool with that

One thing I really appreciate in Dodie's music videos is how she seems so aware of all the women around her and how they're experiencing the same pain she is. Like in 6/10, all the other girls in the room who looked just like her were experiencing the same thing, or in Boys Like You, they were all just caught in the same game she was. And here all the women have the same lonely look on their faces, reminding us that our experiences of pain are shared by many others which is both tragic and beautiful. I feel this song is discussing how women try and play the "cool girl", a mythical fantasy created by men (and named by Amy from Gone Girl, oo, look at that) where a woman is chill, doesn't get "emotional" and is "easy" to date. So many women are performing this role in their relationships, and you can see how lonely it makes them feel. Gah, there's just so much to appreciate. I feel we've really progressed from grouping women against each other with the "she wears short skirts I wear t-shirts" stuff. There is so much empathy for women in Dodie's music and it's so great. I don't know...just wanted to say that. Sorry.

Beautiful as ever. God I just love you so much!

3:20 this part really struck me and its when the entirety of the choreography’s meaning fell into place. as the other girls continue dancing dodie sings “i wont be like them” and distances herself from the group. but at the end shes in the same position as before. women so often try and ostracize themselves, whether intentionally or not in order to seek out approval. there are moments where they all blend back together, and the end particularly struck me because they end in the same spots as they began. womanhood is a cycle and societally, it cannot be escaped. they will always be perceived the same. small ‘outbursts’ like this for a lack of better terminology are extremely liberating and limiting simultaneously. oof that was a whole essay lol beautiful job dodes. EDIT: looking back at the part i timestamped i also noticed how her expression changes. when she first steps out of the crowd she looks very proud and defiant, but the camera refuses in that moment to let her have the center stage again and as she becomes smaller, her face falls and it looks almost as if shes forced or pulled back into the same choreography. GOD i just watched this and i already want to go on about it for ages.

I carry the time we don't talk In a backpack Leave it on the side with the nights You didn't call me back And all the ideas, and the hope I'd never ask him for I'll throw them away, it's okay Without a second thought God, I swore I wouldn't play The age old game Yeah, I watched you all ask all your lovers away Rolling your eyes To the backs of your heads Surely you know to close them instead Cool girl Will be different I'll be quiet Oh so easy Cool girl Will be different I'll be quiet Oh so easy How much of a tongue can I bite Until we notice blood? Spit to the left, carry on Just smile and say you're good You all plead and demand All your needs but you can't He'll be asked 'till he's bored I would know, I've been bored before Chill out if it's late Or every heavy sigh will seal a fate God, I swore (God, I swore) I wouldn't play The age old game Yeah, I watched you all ask all your lovers away Rolling your eyes To the backs of your heads Surely you know to close them instead Cool girl Will be different I'll be quiet I'll be easy Cool girl Will be different I'll be quiet I'll be easy No, I won't be like them (Cool girl, will be different, I'll be quiet, I'll be easy) Want me more than friend (Cool girl, will be different, I'll be quiet, I'll be easy) No, I won't be like them (Cool girl, will be different, I'll be quiet, I'll be easy) I'll be quiet again (Cool girl, will be different, I'll be quiet, I'll be easy) Oh so easy

towards the end when she began 'knocking' the other women down, i thought that was really smart. she's acting superior since she's the 'cool girl', she's different as she stood above them all. but then, for a moment, she lies down with them, copying their movements. she's wishing she could be care free like them. whilst they dance in harmony, she's trying to prove herself different. it's like a battle of internalised misogyny for the approval of others. that's my interpretation anyway.

holy shit this was so good

came back here to confirm that yes, Harry Styles new music video was filmed in the same place! coooool

“How much of a tongue can I bite until we notice blood?” Brilliant.

“Deliberately defying expectations still keeps you beholden to them” - my partner, to me, often.

Damn! This was so great! Vibes on point, the song gave me chills, and the fact that you did it all in one take is so badass. Congrats!!!

I'm a dancer so I focused more on the dancing and it's just a beautiful choreography! it flows very easily and is mesmerizing to watch. it's not about tricks and showing off but about being in sync with the song and the vibe. great artistic choice!

*Everyone's giving all these smart cool interpretations, whereas I'm just excited for dodie that she gets to dance somewhere other than her flat* 😂✨

The strings!! 😭

So incredibly excited :') who else has no problem staying hyped about this until March

love this!

I love how she tries to be “not like the other girls” but ends up doing something similar anyways because no girl is really “not like other girls”

"Dodie, don't lip sync for this song" Dodie: can't help but to sing along

So dodie asked on Instagram how we interpret the song and I wanted to add. dodie's narrative voice is preoccupied with the discussion of broken promises of the past, and the redundant desires to make them again. From 'you didn't call me back' to 'I'll be different' the narrative voice is splintered between past and future, thematically reminiscent of When. I love the contrast of the line 'I'll be different' with the cyclical use of the line in each chorus. The promise to change is encased into the most repetitive structure of the song showing the misplaced determination of the speaker. The music video visually echos this by placing dodie in the same place and position at the start and end of the video. This song is a cycle. This pain can't be cured until dodie grounds the speaker in their own present needs. This relationship promises to adapt but only leaves the character wallowing in self induced pathos.

omg they have color coordinated socks!! OMG THEY HAVE COLOR COORDINATED SOCKS!!!!!!!!!

Same hall as 'As it was' from Harry Styles! But Dodie was first! ❤️

dodie, you really are such an inspiration not only musically, but just as a woman and how you have matured and persevered in life. Whether or not you realize it, you have helped me and many many others feel recognized, and understood for things that are difficult to explain, process, and understand. I really love you and your work, thank you for motivating and inspiring me every day. You're like a friend I don't have :') lol

There's such a strange tension between trying not to be like others but at the same time basing all your behavior off of them. It's brilliantly conveyed here.

everyone else: the masterful spins perfectly mirror the complexity of the lyrics and the movements reflect the inner conflict of the - me: p r e t t y p a n t s

I'm so glad I'm not crazy and everyone is talking about this being the same location as Harry Styles' new video. I INSTANTLY recognized it too. We're just a bunch of sneaky sleuths. Cheers everyone!

i love how in contrast to human you’re not constructing someone else to fit you, you’re trying to construct yourself. the variations of you are how you want to be perceived, perhaps by others, or how you want to perceive yourself. maybe it’s like 6/10 with comparison to others or maybe it’s about self love and growing but struggling to do so because how could you possibly fit all these ”cool girls” into a single cool girl. how you all move together but you separate yourself from the others maybe trying to be different and be your own cool girl but then you’re absorbed back into how others perceive you which leads you to feel isolated because you’re not presenting yourself simply another variation of this cool girl. and the ending could be how you detach yourself from it because you don’t feel truthful to who you are portraying to others- and that’s my really bad analysis of it hehehe

this mv is so unbelievably gorgeous. the colors make it look like a modern painting and every single one of the women in this video are absolutely STUNNING. dodie legitimately looks like a princess. i have no words.

came back just to confirm this is the same location as harry's video lmao

Screaming over the fact this is the same room Harry Styles’s new music video is in omg

AMAZING video!

oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh oooh

"How much of a tongue can I bite until we notice blood? A spit to the left, carry on - just nod and say you're good." I loooooove this, @dodie you are super talented at everything but honestly your writing skills are amazing.

there is something so beautiful about the sisterhood women share.. knowing we all feel insecurities, feel like we're too much, that we need to water ourselves down to be acceptable and "easy". dodie's music is so empathetic and her music videos are so empowering. her art is so warm and comforting. i love this, dodie, well done

brilliant.

The sequences where everyone is dancing at the same time and the build up to the ending of the song when Dodie knocks them down was mesmerizing. I was just thinking about how hideous it feels to fight yourself to be what society want and in the process you are putting other women down. Even when we all are in the same dance doing the same things.

okAY dodie filming here before Harry Styles 😍 loooooll

I love how pleasing the colors are in these videos,it’s like exactly my vibe. As an artist I really appreciate that stuff

the aesthetic of this era is so strong!

YESSSS

OOF okay That ending tho! She slowly pushes every girl away in an attempt to be cool and different from them, and finally begins to put HERSELF down to be more palatable to whoever she's trying to win the affection of... but one of the other girls raises her arm, and dodie copies her-- because even though she says she doesnt want to be like them and has pushed them away, she really does.

Hi dodie! I don’t know if you’ll ever see this, but i can’t believe how much this hit me. I’m loud and angsty and hyper and big all the time, and when I like someone, I want to be the universe for them and make everything and anything possible, including if they don’t want me to be me. I’ve fought against my own desire to speak and act for a lot of my life, with the hopes that it would make me more whatever. I just, I don’t know how anyone can do it. I have such a hard time imagining not wanting to express yourself, or not having to fight against it, and so I’ve surrounded myself with people who are as loud and expressive and in sync with their own garbage as me, and it’s wonderful and lovely until I start craving novelty. I guess my phenotype is the one to blaze my own social path; to throw quiet and normal out the window and make a new normal, but it hurts when I like or love someone who rejects that. It’s weird, how love seems to work, and how it attracts us to people that we honestly can be incompatible with. It’s also weird to see someone who you know is too bogged down by their own perceptions of how a life should be ran that, despite them loving you back, they choose to be comfortable. I suppose I shouldn’t fault anyone for being comfortable, especially since that’s all I’m pursuing as well. Aaaanyway, I adore your song, and I adore your words, and it was recommended right when I needed a reminder that being “cool” isn’t necessary or even fun. It’s not worth it, not really. Thank you :)

IM HIGH ON ANESTHESIA RN FROM MY WISDOM TEETH REMOVAL AND THIS IS FCKING EVERYTHINGGGGGGG THERE ARE TEARS STREAMING DOWN MY FACE I LOVE YOU DODIE

‘i would know, i’ve been bored before’ is such an unexpected, honest line. we’ve been hurt and we hurt others. we’re all messy humans.

Came back to this video after watching Harry Style's As It Was - am I imagining it or is it filmed in the same place?

love the strings on this one

LYRICS I carry the time we don’t talk In a backpack Leave it on the side with the nights you didn’t call me back And all the ideas, and the hope I’d never ask him for I’ll throw them away, it’s okay, without a second thought God I swore I wouldn’t play the age old game yeah i watched you all ask all your lovers away rollin your eyes, to the back of your heads surely you know to close them instead Cool girl Will be different I’ll be quiet Oh so easy Cool girl Will be different I’ll be quiet Oh so easy How much of a tongue can I bite Until we notice blood Spit to the left, carry on Just smile and say you’re good you all plead and demand All your needs but you can’t He’ll be asked till he’s bored I would know, I’ve been bored before Chill out if its late or Every heavy sigh will seal a fate God I swore I wouldn’t play the age old game yeah i watched you all ask all your lovers away rollin your eyes, to the back of your heads surely you know to close them instead Cool girl Will be different I’ll be quiet I’ll be easy Cool girl Will be different I’ll be quiet I’ll be easy No I won’t be like them Want me more than friend No I won’t be like them I’ll be quiet again Cool girl Will be different I’ll be quiet I’ll be easy Oh so easy (byw i'm a singer/songwriter inspired by Lauv and Jeremy Zucker. It'd mean a lot if you check out my music and subscribe,promise you won't regret💛. Have a good day)

love this

The fact that the video starts and ends in the same place shows a permanent repetition of feelings and situation. I love this song so much

This isn't just a music video, it's a whole masterpiece

Look how Dodie is alone in the beginning and then she goes to the other girls. In my opinion the other girls are the "cool girls" different from what Dodie is when she is herself. Also notice that she is barely in coordination with them like she is either before or after. Sometimes her moves dont even match with them. It's like she is trying so hard to fit in but she can't. But then again she's been through all of that after which she swore she wouldnt play the same old game which is why she keeps stopping and walks away. But then she looks at the camera giving it somewhat a sardonic smile, walks a bit and smiles again before going back with them. It's like she is doing this to please someone and this someone here might be represented by the camera. She stops and continues repeatedly, trying to blend in but then remembering that she's been there before but then trying to please someone again. She goes lying again with them blending in. But then she realises how much she had hurt everyone around her and realises she doesn't fit in with them and goes back sitting alone where she first was. She looks at the camera calmly, unbothered of what they think, since she is different and not like them but not difficult. But what she doesnt seem to notice is that everyone is different too. Like no one has been in coordination perfectly all the time as such and yet it's as if Dodie fails to see it. For e.g the girl shown at 0:34 in the beginning is alone in her corner too. Or at 2:21 there's someone else beside her trying to catch up with her, trying to fit in too but Dodie is too blinded by the person(s)/here represented by the camera as I said before. It happens also time where they are doing mismatched/contradictory moves but Dodie doesnt pay notice, her attention focused on the camera.

never been more excited to not pay attention to a class than i am right now

Absolutely incredible. And the choreography is absurdly good, loved it. And holy crap, the soloist in the crop turtleneck and green trousers is STUNNING. Her imrpov is on POINT.

immediately recognized this place in harry style's new music video

love how to the end she does these kicks, literally kicking them down bc she ‘wont be like the other girls’ not knowing shes bringing her self down with it... I had chills ugh so good

Ok but the choreographer deserves all the money in the world- my god that was amazing

I find the lines "You will plead and demand all your needs but you can't He'll be asked 'til he's bored I would know, I've been bored before" And "I won't be like them Want me more than friend" To be really interesting. It's like this relationship is similar to "Boys Like You" - there's more, but the partner does not want a romantic relationship. Or, they're sending mixed signals, with them saying no but acting in ways that would suggest romance. They're insistent that they're "just friends", and she wants more, but she feels guilty for wanting more. She's been in this situation before, guy friends who keep pursuing despite rejection. So she thinks she's being like them, and doesn't want to be, so she doesn't say that she wants more out of this. But I think the situation is probably different. This guy does show an interest, likely sexual, in her, whereas she did not show any interest to the guys. But since the guy doesn't want it to be a romantic, likely closed, relationship, it feels very similar. The guy might be using this to manipulate her into staying with him in a not-quite relationship. But this song seems to mostly be about the ways women often perform, mostly for men, and hurt themselves and each other in the process. "Cool girl" disparages most women as being "uptight", "nags", "clingy", etc.

I don't usually watch music videos a lot, but I've watched this one so many times already. It's all so perfectly beautifully done, the song and choreography just goes so well together. Kudos to everyone invovled.

only dodie could release a bop about lettuce, then also upload this masterpiece

AGGHHHHHH DODIE IM LITERALLY CRYING AND IT HASNT EVEN STARTED YET

how far dodie has come is astounding. all her old videos was just her with her ukulele, singing her own songs in her room. a few years later, she has a whole video with beautiful choreography and a warm, vintage aesthetic to it. im not good with words but idk, it just makes me so happy to see that people can come so far just with talent and dedication. thanks for being there, dodie, youve really helped me a lot.

this whole video is ONE SINGLE SHOT

OMG MY TWO BRAIN CELLS ARE SHAKING.

let's just take a moment to appreciate the therapy session that took place in the live chat. it was wholesome.

i used to be a hardcore dodie fan in around 2015/2016 during her "my face" type songs if i remember correctly ( i hardly remember anything that happened a few years ago lol ) and i just got this in my recommended now that i'm fifteen, almost sixteen. dodie helped me come to terms with my depression, my anxiety, my sexuality, with myself in general, and she was also just a presence that made my day brighter everytime i watched one of her videos. and now to see her still making beautiful music, and thriving, is so wonderful. this song is really incredible and has such a great message behind it, and i'm about to go listen to it about twenty more times :))

literally me, waiting for harry styles’ video to premiere: is that the place where dodie danced?

it premieres at one am,,,, dodie would want me to get some rest,, but

OH MY GOD AT 2:11 WHEN DODIE FLIPS HER HAIR AND LOOKS AT THE CAMERA,, WOW I JUST- WOW She’s so talented gOd

I have a migraine so I can't think of a clever way to word this but the patterns of choreography remind me of someone with a mental illness/disorder/neuro divergence masking, finally feeling free to take the mask off, immediately being rejected by society and having to re-mask by mirroring someone "normal"

1:00 i know this is irrelevant, but this girl’s skin looks like art

never realized how much i would be affected by dodie walking towards me on beat

Everyone be hyped for Cool Girl while I couldn't stop thinking about lettuce

The way I interpret this song is as follows. It depicts the feelings one experiences when dating/seeing someone who doesn’t respond or match your emotional needs. It’s this constant worry of being annoying because you act out in the middle of the night for the attention your craving. It then expresses the subsequent pain and embarrassment you experience after you’ve ‘acted out’ - I think this is emphasized when dodie sings “chill out if it’s late, or every heavy sigh will seal a fate”. The choreography and the addition of the other girls is to highlight how each of us might experience similar feelings in our lifetime but we aren’t aware of how others around us might experience similar moments of desperation and delayed rejection. The beauty of them dancing similar but not the same is that each of them showcase their insecurities from past relationships differently and that factors into how they respond to manipulative situations.

I love the dodie deep dancing music videos in this era!! O my god they’re beautiful!

THE WALK TOWARDS THE CAMERA GAVE ME CHILLS ❤️

THE POWER THAT WALKING SECTION HAD !also did anyone else love the bi little top big pants thing ? THANK YKU DODIE!

The cheek bones on the first girl you see after Dodie shout “we’re not fucking around” and are absolutely on point.

just realised that 2:24ish where the lyrics become self-critical, internalising shame, resentment, feeling hopeless etc she's isolated herself walking slowly and separate, alone. When the chorus drops they all dance together again. So interesting and well done!

dodie: don't get attached, I'll never do anything with these songs also dodie: makes cool girl the first single of her debut album

As someone who is training in the arts, THIS is the reason why. Gorgeous music and choreo and as inspiring as ever xx

I’m all choked up. Goosebumps galore. Just gorgeous.

okay miranda chambers deserves literally every award for this

My favourite song from the new ALOSIA, and the new album so far 🥰 I CANNOT wait for March 5th :))

I like to imagine this is the same music video universe as 6/10

Okay but can we just appreciate the dancers and the choreography!???

this video got me right there in the FEELS. there are so many different ways to interpret this and it’s so nice to look through the comments and see dodie’s wonderful fanbase. i also love the song. there is not anything bad about this video,, i just love it so so much

heres my liveblog: cute pants oh those are nice pants whered they get those pants? ugh i want those pants cute pants!!

aah i already know this is gonna be amazing i can FEEL it edit: i can't even describe how incredibly good this is... i am so proud

Okay but why is no one talking about how gosh darn beautiful Dodie is and how cool everyone’s trousers are??

Dodie dancing in socks is something I didn’t know I needed.