I love how Lorde's verse harkens back into Charli's story about Sophie from "So I". Charli says she wouldn't stay for dinner with Sophie until it was too late. It was genuinely cathartic for Lorde to explain why she'd been avoiding eating with Charli, and basically promises to rectify this in the future - before it's too late this time.
Why is this song so powerful? Because fundamentally Lorde is forgiving Lorde and Charli is forgiving Charli. WOW. Came for a music review, stayed for the therapy session. AVAA!
AVAA and your explanation about giving men ten spots and women one, watching the women fight, and falsely coming to the conclusion that “it’s just the way women are” was on point. what a great way to convey that.
I honestly cried a little after the "Young girl from Essex" and "Ride for you Charli" lines in a weirdly cathartic/happy for them both way. Soo much about the patriarchal nature of our society that is concentrated even more heavily in the music industry pits women and the normal insecurities/rivalries anyone can have against each other. It's sooo refreshing to see this play out in such a supportive way that isn't sanitized either. They both own up to their own inner cynicism and friction, but end up giving each other space to articulate them towards a remix that is even greater than the sum of its parts. I could go on, there's so much that works about this and I've really enjoyed hearing from women is how much this is relatable/cathartic the EXPERIENCE of this song is and genuinely gives me hope for how people in general can learn from a work of art like this.
Production wise, the chorus adds a lot more bells and whistles which feels a lot more cathartic and euphoric imo. Narratively, I think the verse where the 2 sing together on equal footing and the lines where they say they ride for each other push the narrative forward, that even if the powers that be make relationships between women hard, that there is the ability to close the gaps by reaching out. AVAA
@@aegisfate117 did you watch the video? because if you did you would've heard how its never been about the women looking alike, they were two brunette women making indie flavoured electropop music from outside america, and patriarchy dictates that there can only be one so they will be compared regardless.
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I think in the Lady Gaga documentary (though it could've been Katy Perry's) it was mentioned that the top female artists are rarely friends with each other despite the fact that they are really the only people who can really relate to what they're going through. You're right, I think within a patriarchal society scarcity mentality (that they're can only be one, or a few, women) forces a sort of zero-sum game which is especially heightened with the fact that even as early as your mid-late 20s, they're already looking for your replacement (Taylor Swift captured this perfectly on her track "Clara Bow"). This is also a phenomena we're seeing play out in real-time with Caitlin Clark in the WNBA and what's happening there. Connor Bedard and Victor Wembenyama were praised and taken under the wing of a Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid and LeBron James and Kevin Durant because their entrance into the league didn't threaten the legacies or money or attention of those stars whereas Clark's does because "there's only room for one." Also the point about grace is poignant. Great quote from the film "Roman J. Israel" starring Denzel Washington (who was nominated for an Oscar for the role): "We are formed of frailty and error. Let us pardon reciprocally each other's follies. That is the first law of nature." He also says (which underlines your point of how forgiving others helps you forgive yourself): " You know, all those years of practicing, scouring law books, achieving technical triumphs through loopholes and ambiguities, none of which were adequate to save me from the reality of my present situation. Then today, in the middle of nowhere, lost, I had a revelation; an insight so sweeping, so clear. It's me George. See, I didn't see it before because I never experienced the other side. I'm the defendant and the plaintiff simultaneously. I file against myself, I represent myself, I convict myself, hereby expanding the full scope of the legal desert, because the judgment's built in. The only thing left is forgiveness and I grant that to myself. An act doesn't make the person guilty unless the mind is guilty as well.
It is not true, the figure of women in pop at this moment is overrepresented and many of them are between thirty and forty years old: Ariana, Charli, Miley, Taylor, Selena, Lana, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé etc., it is lazy attribute all the ills of women to patriarchy when most men are equally discarded when their creativity and hegemonic beauty decline. At this moment there is no more masculine and patriarchal energy than what Taylor Swift is displaying with her capitalist and predatory behavior, however we choose to think that this is a new face of feminist empowerment. really? In all areas of life it is vital and essential that the new displace the old, otherwise we would not have gotten this far.
Yes, I did also notice that the track appeared unchang- er... yes, i DID see your brat vide-uhh, no, i don't really like avocados. -- thank u Prof Skye, great vid as always. :-)
Youre so right about the resting-bitch-face thing - its always made me uncomfortable when people called themselves or others that but couldnt really articulate why I felt that way. Awesome video as always ;)
AVAA. Professor Skye and Charli XCX are operating at similar levels of creative lucidity. You do something for me that is so so rare, which is deepen my enjoyment of music I love already. I love the music that I love in a very profound and deep way - or so I think - but you manage to make things deeper and richer. Plus you’re hella entertaining to listen to, now this is what I call infotainment. Even though that word sucks haha
I’ve never seen a “beef” handled this openly and maturely. It’s refreshing to see two women work things out on the same track and admit their faults and misunderstandings. It’s nice to see them hype each other up and fight against the patriarchal standards women have to deal with in the music industry.
I concur. This is why the song works tremendously. We often see women competing with each other and being pit against each other in a sexist fashion. Glad to see Charli and Lorde show how to handle it in a beautiful way.
To your point about it being the same song not much remixing, you’re right. It’s the girl so confusing VERSION with Lorde, not the girl so confusing REMIX with lorde. Frankly it’s subtle, but it almost gives more respect to lorde in a diplomatic way, emblematic of the message of this song. Hearing Lorde’s version or her side of the story. Plus it almost evens the hierarchy given that it’s “Charli’s” song
AVAA, prof. I love this song and its what got me to listen to the album in the first place. (Long ramble ahead, sorry) I feel like it's such a human experience to have those frenemies where your own insecurities and jealousies get in the way of what should otherwise be a beautiful friendship. It feels genuine in the way that Charli talks about universal concepts by making her art about mundane, petty, messy details. To me, the tone in the original song is more actually admiring of Lorde than Sympathy is a Knife was about Taylor Swift (I think?) even though both use the same storytelling mechanism of seeming to shit talk the other (when really it's just internal insecurities projected outwards). And to hear Lorde reaffirm her friendship with Charli in song made me cry a bit tbh. I could gush about subtle details like "inside the icon is the young girl from Essex" unequivocally stating how much of an icon Charli is but also stating the detail in a way that a friend would (idk if that made sense); the direct restatement of the same hair motif; the close harmonies in the last chorus; Lorde's use of the autotune and filtered vocal production that is characteristic of Charli but different from Lorde's usual raw voice style; and finally the "I'd ride for you Charli" and "you know I'd ride for you too".
Yeah nah that part about how girlies get one spot and have to scrap over it is so true. Goes back to those studies that show that even when a woman is actually speaking less than her male peers, she is still perceived as speaking 'too much' - the space for women is smaller, so no wonder they have to compete harder for it.
Hold on… tell me why I thought the album cover of the remix is actually Lorde and Charli facing each other? With Lorde’s back to the camera and Charli facing it. Making it appear like Charli’s looking in the mirror but actually there’s no mirror and it’s just Lorde across from her… Kind of playing into the joke that they look alike / get confused with each other. Especially with them having “the same hair” so Lorde could still get mistaken for Charli from the back, and vice versa. I really thought that’s what it was lol 🫠
I think you’re right! The silhouette of Charli’s hair and the angle of her arm are slightly different from the person “looking into the mirror”. Super clever and subtle!
Not you working for Urban Decay back in the day!! Boy I was deep in my Urban Decay bag when they had the whole naked palette situation going on. What a hit of nostalgia!
AVAA - The best part about living in Mexico is picking up a perfect aguacate (avocado) and then slathering it onto some hot, handmade corn tortillas. Highly recommend if you ever visit!
been waiting for PC music to put something out like this for awhile. been following ag cook and all the people on the label for about a decade. finally they’ve done it edit(i’m not 100% sure if brat was released on the PC music label or not)
Thx for the analysis, it was on point. Avocados are tasty but take up a lot of water to grow and have a high likelihood of ending up as food waste so I buy them in moderation as a treat :)
AVAA Prof. On the subject of something different, I have been really enjoying your videos since finding your channel recently, and you’ve inspired me to get into reading some more Philosophy. I am curious, if you had a top 3 books pertaining to life and understanding the human condition, what those might be? I would love to have some recommendations. Thank you, keep doing what you’re doing!
Not to ruin everyone’s day but I have to point out that the avocados video was scripted in a “between two ferns” style. There’s literally a point where charli says boom clap was inspired by the std clap 💀💀But I still think it’s iconic and builds off the existing GP confusion between the two
AVAA! Such an endearing video and one of your best. You accurately described why this is such a powerful moment right now for female artists in the industry but also just for sisterhood. Your videos always give me unexpected insights into albums/artists i didn't even think about. Also, i do think this remix is slightly different in that the final chorus has a louder synth in the forefront than the original. Just my take.
as someone who is a big fan of both charli and lorde the line "i'm glad i know how you feel, cause i'd ride for you charli" sent chills down my spine when i heard it for the first time.
Personally I think Hass avocado is a better avocado than Fuerte. Yet, I understand the confusion some people could have with distinguishing the two. Both are good quality but Hass tells you when it’s ripe with it color change. Yet, Fuerte is the “standard” high quality and as a result commands a higher price. Personally both taste the same on toast and we should stop trying to pin great avocados against each other. In the end, we all enjoy a quality super food.
AVAA. Pls talk more about underground rap, French rap, Parisian arrondissements, Griselda, hip-hop culture , GOATS and GORNS, Montreal scene. And less about politics and European football.
Does RU-vid not allow listening to full songs now for reaction videos? This is the 5th video in a row that has a very lengthy runtime yet doesn’t even show them reacting to the actual song
@@professorskye Ah Mony’s is top tier! Freebirds nachos can’t be beaten, but Mony’s has the best Pollo en mole tacos in SoCal! If you’re ever in SB I’d highly recommend it
I feel like the production on this version is a bit more busy and layered even... I loved it, in my opinion best than the original version (which was already very good)
how genius is that girl so confusing is next to so i, they somehow talk about a similar topic but from the opposite perspective, but we couldn't realize that until now that we saw the bigger picture
AVAA just FYI am experiencing what you mentioned you'd experienced with Justin Hunte - when he managed to put out a video with takes you had before you could do so. Maybe we could work it out on the remix
AVAA I love 🥑 smoothies, although the fruit is round in shape and called butter fruit where I'm from. Thank you for yet another perspective enriching breakdown.
My girlfriend was hired to make sure product was well displayed at all Newbury Comics locations. She went on vacation and I took over. That was the summer I wore eye makeup!
I don't love avocadoes. It's a texture thing for me. Like it's a fruit but it's way softer than i expect it to be. I don't mind the flavor but it's not good enough to choose over anything else. Sociological analysis way off for me. Not exactly wrong, just too simple. AAV
Generally I don't really get into remixes that much but this one hit me pretty hard, the way it's both a response to the original track but also recontextualizes it is just amazing.
