[#27 POP] Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR 가사 앨범 리뷰 뮤직비디오 순위

SOUR

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오늘은 2021년 5월 21일 발매된 

Olivia Rodrigo의 데뷔 앨범 'SOUR'에 대해서 리뷰해보려고 합니다.

ARTIST

Olivia Rodrigo

- 이름 : Olivia Isabel Rodrigo(올리비아 로드리고)
- 출생 : 2003년 2월 20일
- 국적 : 미국
- 소속사 : 게펜, 인터스코프
- 데뷔일 : 2021년 (가수)

 

TRACK LIST

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

총 11곡으로 구성되어 있습니다.

INFORMATION

Olivia Rodrigo - SOUR

[앨범 소개]

디즈니 스타에서 이제는 전 세계에서 가장 핫한 인기를 얻고 있는 대형 신인 Olivia Rodrigo의 2021년 데뷔 앨범 [Sour]! 

Olivia Rodrigo는 15세에 아역 배우로 데뷔해 영화 및 TV 쇼에 출연하며 배우로 두각을 나타내다가 2019년 디즈니 플러스 오리지널 시리즈 High School Musical에 출연해 연기는 물론 가창력으로 가수로서의 입지를 다졌다. 

올해 초부터 Olivia Rodrigo는 다른 신인과는 달리 데뷔 싱글 "Drivers License"로 국제 차트를 장악했으며, 거의 매일 새로운 기록을 세우고 있다. 첫 번째 싱글 'Drivers License'는 독일, 미국, 영국, 호주, 아일랜드 및 기타 20 개국에서 곧바로 1위에 올랐고, 몇 주 동안 정상에 머물렀다. 

특히 빌보드 싱글 차트에서는 8주 동안 1위를 지켰다. 데뷔 앨범 [Sour]에는 빌보드 싱글 차트 1위로 데뷔한 'Good 4 U', 싱글 차트 3위까지 오른 'Deja Vu', 분노와 업 템포로 묘사된 팝 펑크 'Brutal', 이기심과 자기비판의 서정을 특징으로 피아노가 이끄는 노래 'Happier', 포크 팝 'Favorite Crime' 등 총 11곡이 수록되어 있다.

REVIEW

01. brutal

https://youtu.be/OGUy2UmRxJ0?si=yecBtXOZ3ybbGxjV

 

---

I want it to be like messy
I'm so insecure I think
That I'll die before I drink
And I'm so caught up in the news
Of who likes me and who hates you
And I'm so tired that I might
Quit my job start a new life
And they'd all be so disappointed
'Cause who am I if not exploited
And I'm so sick of seventeen
Where's my fucking teenage dream
If someone tells me one more time
Enjoy your youth I'm gonna cry
And I don't stick up for myself
I'm anxious and nothing can help
And I wish I'd done this before
And I wish people liked me more
All I did was try my best
This the kinda thanks I get
Unrelentlessly upset Ah ah ah
They say these are the golden years
But I wish I could disappear
Ego crush is so severe
God it's brutal out here
Yeah
I feel like no one wants me
And I hate the way I'm perceived
I only have two real friends
And lately I'm a nervous wreck
'Cause I love people I don't like
And I hate every song I write
And I'm not cool and I'm not smart
And I can't even parallel park
All I did was try my best
This the kinda thanks I get
Unrelentlessly upset Ah ah ah
They say these are the golden years
But I wish I could disappear
Ego crush is so severe
God it's brutal out here
Yeah
Just havin' a really good time
Got a broken ego broken heart
Yeah it's brutal out here
yeah it's brutal out here
And God
I don't even know where to start

 

02. traitor

https://youtu.be/CRrf3h9vhp8?si=-n9L43uvOQAlLn5b

---

Ooh-ooh-ooh
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Brown guilty eyes and
Little white lies yeah
I played dumb but I always knew
That you talked to her
maybe did even worse
I kept quiet so I could keep you
And ain't it funny
how you ran to her
The second
that we called it quits
And ain't it funny
how you said you were friends
Now it sure
as hell don't look like it
You betrayed me
And I know
that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
when we were together
Loved you at your worst
but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks to go off
and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
but you're still a traitor
Now you bring her around
just to shut me down
Show her off
like she's a new trophy
And I know if you were true
There's no damn way that you
Could fall in love
with somebody that quickly
Ain't it funny
All the twisted games
All the questions
you used to avoid
Ain't it funny
Remember I brought her up
And you told me I was paranoid
You betrayed me
And I know
that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
when we were together
Loved you at your worst
but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks
to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
but you're still a traitor
Ah-ah-ah
God I wish that you had
thought this through
Before I went
and fell in love with you
Ah-ah-ah
When she's sleepin'
in the bed we made
Don't you dare forget
about the way
You betrayed me
'Cause I know
that you'll never feel sorry
For the way I hurt yeah
You talked to her
when we were together
You gave me your word
but that didn't matter
It took you two weeks
to go off and date her
Guess you didn't cheat
but you're still
you're still a traitor
Ah-ah-ah
Yeah you're still a traitor
Ooh-ooh-ooh
God I wish that you had
thought this through
Before I went
and fell in love with you

03. drivers license

https://youtu.be/ZmDBbnmKpqQ?si=aLHH5CauaPAKcxd-

---

I got my driver's license
last week
Just like we always talked about
'Cause you were so excited for me
To finally drive up to your house
But today I drove
through the suburbs
Crying 'cause you weren't around
And you're probably
with that blonde girl
Who always made me doubt
She's so much older than me
She's everything
I'm insecure about
Yeah today
I drove through the suburbs
'Cause how could
I ever love someone else
And I know we weren't perfect
But I've never felt this way
for no one
And I just can't imagine
How you could be so okay
now that I'm gone
Guess you didn't mean
what you wrote
in that song about me
'Cause you said forever
now I drive alone past your street
And all my friends are tired
Of hearing how much I miss you but
I kinda feel sorry for them
'Cause they'll never know
you the way that I do yeah
Today I drove through the suburbs
And pictured
I was driving home to you
And I know we weren't perfect
But I've never felt this way
for no one oh
And I just can't imagine
How you could be so okay
now that I'm gone
I guess you didn't mean
what you wrote
in that song about me
'Cause you said forever
now I drive alone past your street
Red lights stop signs
I still see your face
in the white cars
front yards
Can't drive past the places
we used to go to
'Cause I still fuckin' love you babe
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Sidewalks we crossed
I still hear your voice
in the traffic
we're laughing
Over all the noise
God I'm so blue
know we're through
But I still fuckin' love you babe
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
I know we weren't perfect
But I've never felt this way
for no one
And I just can't imagine
How you could be so okay
now that I'm gone
Guess you didn't mean
what you wrote
in that song about me
'Cause you said forever
now I drive alone past your street
Yeah you said forever
now I drive alone past your street

04. 1 step forward, 3 steps back

https://youtu.be/w-HfMiue7-k?si=J3An95XgywXlUoRz

---

Called you on the phone today
Just to ask you how you were
All I did was speak normally
Somehow I still struck a nerve
You got me fucked up
in the head boy
Never doubted myself so much
Like am I pretty Am I fun boy
I hate that I give you power
over that kinda stuff
'Cause it's always one step
forward and three steps back
I'm the love of your life
until I make you mad
It's always one step forward
and three steps back
Do you love me want me hate me
Boy I don't understand
No I don't understand
And maybe in some masochistic way
I kind of find it all exciting
Like which lover will I get today
Will you walk me to the door
or send me home crying
It's one step forward
and three steps back
I'm the love of your life
until I make you mad
It's always one step forward
and three steps back
Do you love me want me hate me
Boy I don't understand
No it's back and forth
did I say something wrong
It's back and forth
going over everything I said
It's back and forth
did I do something wrong
It's back and forth
maybe this is all your fault instead
It's one step forward
and three steps back
And I'd leave you
but the rollercoaster's all I've ever had
Yeah it's one step forward
and three steps back
Do you love me want me hate me
Boy I don't understand
No I don't understand

05. deja vu

https://youtu.be/cii6ruuycQA?si=mIyJAI8YuBl-AbaC

---

Car rides to Malibu
Strawberry ice cream
one spoon for two
And tradin' jackets
Laughin' 'bout how small it
looks on you
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
ha ha ha ha
Watching reruns of Glee
Bein' annoying
singin' in harmony
I bet she's braggin' to all her friends
sayin' you're so unique hmm
So when you gonna
tell her that we did that too
She thinks it's special
but it's all reused
That was our place
I found it first
I made the jokes you tell to her
when she's with you
Do you get deja vu
when she's with you
Do you get deja vu Ah Hmm
Do you get deja vu huh
Do you call her
almost say my name
'Cause let's be honest
we kinda do sound the same
Another actress
I hate to think that
I was just your type
And I bet that she knows Billy Joel
'Cause you played her Uptown Girl
You're singin' it together
Now I bet you even
tell her how you love her
In between the chorus and the verse
Ooh I love you
So when you gonna tell her
that we did that too
She thinks it's special
but it's all reused
That was the show we talked about
Played you the songs
she's singing now
when she's with you
Do you get deja vu
when she's with you
Do you get deja vu Oh oh
Do you get deja vu
Strawberry ice cream in Malibu
Don't act like
we didn't do that shit too
You're tradin' jackets like
we used to do
Yeah everything is all reused
Play her piano
but she doesn't know Oh oh
That I was the one who taught you
Billy Joel Oh
A different girl now
but there's nothing new
I know you get deja vu
I know you get deja vu
I know you get deja vu

06. good 4 u

https://youtu.be/gNi_6U5Pm_o?si=0UxjO3Mx9MRbikBT

---

(Ah)

Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily
You found a new girl and it only took a couple weeks
Remember when you said that you wanted to give me the world?
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
And good for you, I guess that you've been workin' on yourself
I guess that therapist I found for you, she really helped
Now you can be a better man for your brand new girl

Well, good for you
You look happy and healthy, not me
If you ever cared to ask
Good for you
You're doin' great out there without me, baby
God, I wish that I could do that
I've lost my mind, I've spent the night
Cryin' on the floor of my bathroom
But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it
But I guess good for you

Well, good for you, I guess you're gettin' everything you want (Ah)
You bought a new car and your career's really takin' off (Ah)
It's like we never even happened
Baby, what the fuck is up with that? (Ah)
And good for you, it's like you never even met me
Remember when you swore to God I was the only
Person who ever got you? Well, screw that, and screw you
You will never have to hurt the way you know that I do

Well, good for you
You look happy and healthy, not me
If you ever cared to ask
Good for you
You're doin' great out there without me, baby
God, I wish that I could do that
I've lost my mind, I've spent the night
Cryin' on the floor of my bathroom
But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it
But I guess good for you

(Ah-ah-ah-ah)
(Ah-ah-ah-ah)

Maybe I'm too emotional
But your apathy's like a wound in salt
Maybe I'm too emotional
Or maybe you never cared at all
Maybe I'm too emotional
Your apathy is like a wound in salt
Maybe I'm too emotional
Or maybe you never cared at all

Well, good for you
You look happy and healthy, not me
If you ever cared to ask
Good for you
You're doin' great out there without me, baby
Like a damn sociopath
I've lost my mind, I've spent the night
Cryin' on the floor of my bathroom
But you're so unaffected, I really don't get it
But I guess good for you

Well, good for you, I guess you moved on really easily

07. enough for you

https://youtu.be/AqRXiQkyxvI?si=jfah59jgBUBxkOGj

---

I wore makeup when we dated
'Cause I thought you'd like me more
If I looked like the other prom queens
I know that you loved before
Tried so hard to be everything that you liked
Just for you to say you're not the compliment type

[Verse 2]
And I knew how you took your coffee
And your favorite songs by heart
I read all of your self-help books
So you'd think that I was smart
Stupid, emotional, obsessive little me
I knew from the start this is exactly how you'd leave

[Chorus]
You found someonе more exciting
The nеxt second, you were gone
And you left me there cryin', wonderin' what I did wrong
And you always say I'm never satisfied
But I don't think that's true
'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough for you
Yeah, all I ever wanted was to be enough for you

[Verse 3]
And maybe I'm just not as interesting
As the girls you had before
But God, you couldn't have cared less
About someone who loved you more
I'd say you broke my heart
But you broke much more than that
Now I don't want your sympathy
I just want myself back

[Chorus]
Before you found someone more exciting
The next second, you were gone
And you left me there cryin', wonderin' what I did wrong
And you always say I'm never satisfied
But I don't think that's true
'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough

[Bridge]
And don't you think I loved you too much
To be used and discarded?
Don't you think I loved you too much
To think I deserve nothing?
But don't tell me you're sorry, boy
Feel sorry for yourself
'Cause someday, I'll be everything to somebody else
And they'll think that I am so exciting
Then you'll be the one who's crying

[Outro]
Yeah, you always say I'm never satisfied
But I don't think that's true
You say I'm never satisfied
But that's not me, it's you
'Cause all I ever wanted was to be enough
But I don't think anything could ever be enough for you
Enough for you, oh
No, nothing's enough for you

08. happier

https://youtu.be/ZQFmRXgeR-s?si=omsXd4bcHon6XRLj

---

We broke up a month ago
Your friends are mine
you know I know
You've moved on
found someone new
One more girl
who brings out the better in you
And I thought
my heart was detached
From all the sunlight of our past
But she's so sweet
she's so pretty
Does she mean
you forgot about me
Oh I hope you're happy
But not like how you were with me
I'm selfish I know
I can't let you go
So find someone great
but don't find no one better
I hope you're happy
but don't be happier
And do you tell her
she's the most beautiful girl
you've ever seen
An eternal love bullshit
you know you'll never mean
Remember when I believed
You meant it
when you said it first to me
And now I'm pickin' her apart
Like cuttin' her down
will make you
miss my wretched heart
But she's beautiful she looks kind
She probably gives you butterflies
I hope you're happy
But not like how you were with me
I'm selfish I know
I can't let you go
So find someone great
but don't find no one better
I hope you're happy
I wish you all the best really
Say you love her baby
Just not like you loved me
And think of me fondly
when your hands are on her
I hope you're happy
but don't be happier
Ooh ooh ooh
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
I hope you're happy
Just not like how you were with me
I'm selfish I know
can't let you go
So find someone great
but don't find no one better
I hope you're happy
but don't be happier

09. jealousy, jealousy

https://youtu.be/Z-9gQjUZMm0?si=tzz8m95cVXDpfJNO

---

I kinda wanna throw my phone across the room
'Cause all I see are girls too good to be true
With paper-white teeth and perfect bodies
Wish I didn't care

[Pre-Chorus]
I know their beauty's not my lack
But it feels like that weight is on my back
And I can't let it go

[Chorus]
Com-comparison is killin' me slowly
I think I think too much
'Bout kids who don't know me
I'm so sick of myself
I'd rather be, rather be
Anyone, anyone else
My jealousy, jealousy started followin' me (He-he-he, he)
Started followin' me (He-he-he, he)

[Verse 2]
And I see everyone gettin' all the things I want
I'm happy for them, but then again, I'm not
Just cool vintage clothes and vacation photos
I can't stand it
Oh God, I sound crazy

[Pre-Chorus]
Their win is not my loss
I know it's true, but
I can't help gettin' caught up in it all

[Chorus]
Com-comparison is killin' me slowly
I think I think too much
'Bout kids who don't know me
I'm so sick of myself
Rather be, rather be
Anyone, anyone else
My jealousy, jealousy (Yeah)

[Bridge]
All your friends are so cool, you go out every night
In your daddy's nice car, yeah, you're livin' the life
Got a pretty face, a pretty boyfriend, too
I wanna be you so bad and I don't even know you
All I see is what I should be
Happier, prettier, jealousy, jealousy
All I see is what I should be
I'm losin' it, all I get's jealousy, jealousy

[Chorus]
Com-comparison is killin' me slowly
I think I think too much
'Bout kids who don't know me
And I'm so sick of myself
Rather be, rather be (Oh, oh)
Anyone, anyone else (Anybody else)
Jealousy, jealousy
Oh, I'm so sick of myself
I'd rather be, rather be (Oh-oh-oh)
Anyone, anyone else
Jealousy, jealousy started followin' me

10. favorite crime

https://youtu.be/AyX_LL9nWSE?si=cqyZW6ttZ_VUkUK6

---

Know that I loved you so bad
I let you treat me like that
I was your willing accomplice, honey
And I watched as you fled the scene
Doe-eyed as you buried me
One heart broke, four hands bloody

[Chorus]
The things I did
Just so I could call you mine
The things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

[Verse 2]
You used me as an alibi
I crossed my heart as you crossed the line
And I defended you to all my friends
And now every time a siren sounds
I wondеr if you're around
'Cause you know that I'd do it all again

[Chorus]
Oh, the things I did
Just so I could call you minе
The things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

[Bridge]
It's bittersweet to think about the damage that we'd do
'Cause I was goin' down, but I was doin' it with you
Yeah, everything we broke and all the trouble that we made
But I say that I hate you with a smile on my face
Oh, look what we became

[Chorus]
Oh, the things I did
Just so I could call you mine
Oh, the things you did
Well, I hope I was your favorite crime

[Outro]
Your favorite crime
Your favorite crime
'Cause, baby, you were mine

11. hope ur ok

https://youtu.be/ZLlsmB1D4Q0?si=jBpEt7NuXSIGkZRf

---

I knew a boy once when I was small
A towhead blond with eyes of salt
He played the drum in the marching band
His parents cared more about the Bible
Than being good to their own child
He wore long sleeves 'cause of his dad
And somehow, we fell out of touch
Hope he took his bad deal and made a royal flush
Don't know if I'll see you again someday
But if you're out there, I hope that you're okay


My middle school friend grew up alone
She raised her brothers on hеr own
Her parents hated who shе loved
She couldn't wait to go to college
She was tired 'cause she was brought into a world
Where family was merely blood
Does she know how proud I am she was created
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred?
We don't talk much, but I just gotta say
I miss you and I hope that you're okay


Address the letters to the holes in my butterfly wings
Nothing's forever, nothing was as good as it seems
And when the clouds won't iron out
And the monsters creep into your house
And every door is hard to close


Well, I hope you know how proud I am you were created
With the courage to unlearn all of their hatred
But, God, I hope that you're happier today
'Cause I love you
And I hope that you're okay

 

RATING

이 앨범은 팝, 팝 펑크, 얼터너티브 록 등 다양한 장르를 혼합하며, Rodrigo가 개인적인 경험을 바탕으로 만든 거침없고 진솔한 음악으로 큰 인기를 끌었습니다. SOUR는 감성적이고 직설적인 가사와 에너지 넘치는 사운드가 잘 결합되어 있어, Z세대의 목소리를 대변하는 앨범으로 많은 사람들에게 깊은 인상을 주었습니다.

 

 일단 제가 생각하기에 가장 큰 장점은 그 진정성에 있습니다. Olivia Rodrigo는 10대의 경험을 토대로 자신만의 감정을 노래하며, 그 과정에서 매우 개인적이고 구체적인 이야기를 풀어냅니다. drivers license와 deja vu는 이 앨범에서 대표적인 트랙으로, 첫사랑의 상실과 그리움, 복잡한 감정을 직접적으로 풀어내며 리스너에게 감동을 줍니다. Rodrigo의 가사는 솔직하고 직설적이며, 때때로 그녀의 감정을 너무나도 투명하게 드러내어, Z세대뿐만 아니라 다양한 연령대의 리스너들에게 공감을 불러일으킵니다. 이러한 점에서, 그녀의 가사 스타일은 Taylor Swift의 Fearless나 Red 앨범의 초기 작업들과 비슷한 면이 있지만, Rodrigo는 보다 현대적인 감각으로 재구성한 점이 돋보입니다.

 

   SOUR는 팝을 중심으로 다양한 장르를 아우르며, Rodrigo는 얼터너티브 록, 팝 펑크, 심지어는 인디 록의 영향을 받으며 개성 있는 사운드를 만들어냅니다. good 4 u와 같은 트랙은 Paramore의 Misery Business를 떠올리게 하는 펑크 록의 에너지를 발산하면서도, traitor 같은 곡에서는 더 어두운 분위기의 발라드를 선보입니다. 이처럼 앨범은 팝 음악의 전통적인 틀에 안주하지 않고, Rodrigo가 자신만의 색깔을 만들어내는 데 성공한 작품입니다. 이러한 사운드의 다양성은 Billie Eilish나 Lorde와 같은 아티스트들과 비교될 수 있으며, 현대적인 팝 아티스트들이 대중과 어떻게 새로운 방향으로 소통할 수 있는지 보여줍니다.

 

   앨범 전체의 전반적으로 멜로디가 강력하며, 곡마다 기억에 남을 만한 후킹이 존재합니다. drivers license는 간결하면서도 강력한 멜로디를 통해, 그리움과 슬픔을 감동적으로 표현하는 동시에, 앨범의 톤을 설정하는 역할을 합니다. good 4 u는 에너지 넘치는 리듬과 함께 팝 펑크의 영향이 느껴지는 트랙으로, 중독성 있는 멜로디를 통해 리스너들을 끌어들입니다. 이 앨범은 단순히 가사와 사운드의 조화뿐만 아니라, 각 트랙이 뚜렷한 멜로디적 특징을 지니고 있어, 단번에 귀를 사로잡을 수 있는 강점이 있습니다.

 

   그리고 때때로 가사에서 다루는 주제가 지나치게 반복적일 수 있습니다. 사랑과 이별, 배신, 후회 등과 같은 주제는 10대의 감정을 다루는 데 있어 자연스러운 선택일 수 있지만, 앨범 후반부로 갈수록 유사한 감정선이 계속해서 등장합니다. 예를 들어, jealousy, jealousy와 traitor는 감정의 핵심은 비슷하지만, 그 방식이나 표현에 있어 반복적인 느낌을 줄 수 있습니다. 이러한 점에서, 앨범의 주제가 한정적이라고 느껴질 수 있습니다.

 

   또, 사운드적으로 강력한 앨범이지만, 일부 트랙에서 프로덕션이 다소 제한적이고 평범하게 느껴질 수 있습니다. 예를 들어, 1 step forward, 3 steps back은 단순한 피아노 기반의 발라드로, 그 자체로 아름답지만, 곡의 진행이 비교적 일관되게 느껴져 다소 단조롭게 들릴 수 있습니다. SOUR의 전반적인 프로덕션은 매우 효과적이지만, 특정 곡에서는 좀 더 다양한 음악적 실험이 있었으면 좋았을 것이라는 아쉬움이 남습니다.

 

대중적인 히트를 노린 팝 앨범의 특성을 갖고 있지만, 때때로 그 예술성과 대중성을 적절히 균형 맞추지 못하는 부분이 있습니다. 특히 good 4 u와 같은 트랙은 대중적인 성공을 거두었으나, 그 강렬한 에너지와 공격적인 사운드는 일부 리스너에게는 지나치게 직설적으로 다가갈 수 있습니다. 다른 트랙에서는 보다 섬세하고 감성적인 접근을 보이지만, 전반적으로 앨범의 템포와 분위기가 일정하게 유지되기 때문에, 예술적 깊이나 실험적 요소가 부족하다고 느낄 수 있습니다.

 

어쨌든 일부 트랙의 반복적인 주제와 단조로운 프로덕션은 앨범의 전반적인 흐름에서 약간의 아쉬움을 남긴다는 점은 좀 아쉽지만 그래도 SOUR는 Olivia Rodrigo의 음악적 잠재력과 그녀가 앞으로 더 넓은 음악적 세계를 펼쳐 나갈 가능성을 확신하게 만드는 작품입니다.