“Can’t Catch Me Now” - Olivia Rodrigo (LIVE on The Late Show)

GRAMMY-winner Olivia Rodrigo, who is nominated for six more awards at the 2024 GRAMMYs, performs “Can’t Catch Me Now” from the new film, “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.”
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[@Raresmldvn]

"But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze" part is so haunting it gives me shivers. Such a talented songwriter, especially since this song had a target and is not just another page of her diary like the others.

[@kieran7675]

Being able to write about yourself is an incredible talent, but to be able to do this so amazingly about a character and a story is actually insane?

[@kyrabrown4483]

Facts ❤️

[@EoinWalsh]

It is❤just so hauntingly angelic

[@dragons69]

“just another page of her diary” is quite reductive as her work is always top-class, but i agree this song shows another level to her songwriting

[@skittles1975]

completely describes the vibe of Lucy Gray

[@HMadeL]

This song literally describes Lucy Gray after she found out who Snow really was. I wish this song wasn’t just in the credits. Olivia’s voice with this song is incredible.

[@lakctalks2818]

It would’ve been amazing if they put it when snow was losing his mind and he couldn’t find Lucy.

[@staycfied]

YES​@@lakctalks2818

[@aureliaarae]

​@@lakctalks2818 OHHHH that would've been *chef's kiss* 😌

[@justchillinwhilewatchinyoutube]

​@@aureliaarae It really would've been but they needed to play The Hanging Tree at this part, considering the fact that this was the last thing she sang to him while he was looking for her.

[@aureliaarae]

@@justchillinwhilewatchinyoutube it could've started when he was going 'mad' searching her

[@kuntymunt]

this song suits the hunger games so well… I love this and Olivia ate the performance

[@shirosenshiesq]

Sounds more like she ate the mic

[@olive9777]

@@shirosenshiesqSomething you can never do by the way

[@shirosenshiesq]

@@olive9777 What, mumble into a microphone while convincing scores of zoomers to defend me? Probably not, no, but something you lot can't comprehend is not everyone's after the same goals in life.

[@olive9777]

@@shirosenshiesq If you aren’t interested in singing or in Olivia why are you here in her performance video and trying to drag her in comments that are trying to compliment her? It’s also the fact what you’re saying is complete non sense. 💀

[@shirosenshiesq]

@@olive9777 Child, I've been seeing and enjoying music of every flavour since well before you were born. This whispering mumblemouth bullshit is a fad for people that can't sing properly and like the deep bass fad, it has its cockeared little defenders that haven't heard better.

[@JordenTually]

Haunting yet angelic at the same time!! and the lyrics can’t be beat 🥰

[@Yourdeadmeat69]

but read them -- I like Olivia (mumbles) Rodrigo -- but really -- care to catch a word now?

[@waywardmind]

Yeah, I couldn't understand a single word,@@Yourdeadmeat69

[@Baddie_with_a_fattie]

@@Yourdeadmeat69idk how yall couldn’t hear a word when the rest of us could hear everything but ok.

[@MsCloudnumber9]

man you comment on every olivia video lol the dedication, slay

[@EllieBellyJelly.]

u comment on like every vid i watch

[@ARTV-]

So glad we finally got a live performance of this. I honestly think this is her strongest song yet!

[@rubycebreros2330]

Nah.. drivers license

[@shhhhhhhhh9446]

@@rubycebreros2330 You clearly don't know the meaning and depth behind the words then. Drivers license does not even compare to this.

[@doveyzuha..]

@@shhhhhhhhh9446fr 💀

[@knight6]

I wish she sang this song on SNL instead of Vampire, though the scenery in this show was amazing for this song.

[@doveyzuha..]

@@knight6 i think vampire got kinda old because it was so overplayed before the actual release of guts. this song is absolute perfection because it hasnt been overplayed yet

[@abifaith7666]

i would absolutely DIE if she added this to her set list for her concert

[@lakctalks2818]

I think she will. I honestly think this is one of her best songs so far. Honestly my favorite song from her. So unexpected but so beautiful and well written.

[@melzumba5005]

​@lakctalks2818 Yesss, it's my favorite song, too. And I don't usually listen to her.

[@dreamsteddybearsmaster]

​@@lakctalks2818Beautiful yet so haunting!!!

[@Kya.azra5]

Unfortunately not😢

[@knight6]

@@Kya.azra5Olivia added Can’t Catch Me Now to her set list starting with the Miami show.

[@starartemis]

This song is haunting. The lyrics are amazing. It suits Olivia’s voice perfectly.

[@adamkis3569]

Shout out to those backup singers for those fantastic harmonies!

[@DougGrinbergs]

Did not expect such impressive lighting, effects from talk show

[@jackson857]

Olivia's first appearance on Colbert. Hopefully next time, perhaps for her third album, we can get an interview with Olivia and Stephen.

[@ssectorlap]

Oh yeah definitely and other talk shows in NY when OR3 releases in the future 😁😁

[@jaredbaratta8589]

Hopefully Colbert can finally book DEF LEPPARD, something no late-night host in New York has ever done in the 40+ years they have been releasing music.

[@honbrown]

I am wishing Colbert would do an interview with Olivia R🤞

[@9750939]

@@jaredbaratta8589 The nation is waiting for that.

[@jaredbaratta8589]

@@9750939, 40+ years DEF LEPPARD has been releasing music and again, never once have they been booked to perform on any late-night show filmed in New York, that includes SNL, while David Letterman rolled out the red carpet for every 1-hit wonder out there.

[@marlon_fbl]

SNL, The Tiny Desk and The Late Show in the same week, GIRRRRL

[@ssectorlap]

Even Jimmy Fallon and Kelly Clarkson as well 😁😁

[@jade-zd2vy]

jingle ball two times in the past week too

[@ryanm4319]

She just has such a hauntingly beautiful voice, I can’t believe she’s only 20. I hope she keeps growing.

[@Therebesquare]

My favorite part is 3:00 when she sings her last “you can’t” and the harmonies intensify, the music reaches a crescendo, then quickly fades away. I just think it’s so beautiful, and harmonies are stunning.

[@HibahMirzaChughtai]

much like the mockingjays in the forest 🤭

[@user-sk3ql4yg5s]

@@HibahMirzaChughtai yooo i love that

[@meperdonas3020]

This is by far her best song. Shows her amazing song writing skills, the way she tells the story of this song is so beautiful

[@grigorvictoria6]

I am not an Olivia Rodrigo fan, but i can defenetly say and see that she’s one of the best artists to perform live, because she can sing so so well live, exactly like in the actual song. And the song is so Incredible too.

[@piggywiggy4990]

she totally embodied the effect Lucy gray has on snow.

[@Wigconic.]

Her voice is so angelic and that bridge always gives me goosebumps omg

[@suspiciousstar7547]

She definitely beat her previous performances from yesterday. She did great!

[@qazielynn2580]

What are yesterday's performances?

[@ArnoldValentino]

@@qazielynn2580tiny desk and SNL

[@jungdonna]

@@qazielynn2580 Maybe Saturday Night Live. She did two songs.

[@ianlee4565]

I’d say they’re referring to either SNL or the NPR Tiny Desk that dropped recently.

[@jungdonna]

@@ianlee4565 Right. I was thinking about live performances and I watched SNL and the Late Show on TV.

[@triviaslotteryadventures]

Love this girl so much! She’s been so busy in December in NYC. Jingle ball, jimmy fallon, SNL, now here 🥰🥰! Can’t wait to see her in concert in April at MSG

[@kitchy1914]

Her Tiny Desk dropped yesterday too! So good!

[@PH_Resident_2021]

Kelly Clarkson show as well. She's on fire!

[@nicolenicole7595]

she sounds so amazing live!!! as a hunger games fan, this song is everything. THE LAYERSSS

[@canary_in_a_coalmine]

Beautiful. I like her songs best when they are not overproduced. Less is definitely more!

[@jimtokheim1422]

Her performances on SNL last week were phenomenal too.

[@foolishprod]

Her pure natural voice and talent is honestly astonishing. Not a lot of special voices like hers in music anymore!

[@grammy_enthusiast]

This song is worth an Oscar nomination

[@aeolia80]

I'm late to the whole Olivia thing, because I thought she was gonna be like every other female popstar lately, but I've realized she writes music that I would've listened to in high school, lol, mid to late 90s, I was hugely into grunge and teen angst stuff with a bunch of trip hop thrown in at the time.

[@knight6]

You’ll love her Guts album. Has all sorts of 90s-2000s grunge/punk rock. Sour has more ballads.

[@geraldblu3229]

She does pop-rock so she is a poprockstar !!!❤

[@geraldblu3229]

​@@knight6All the ballads in Guts are gr8, too !! Specially Lacy, Logical and pretty isn't pretty(this last one : lyrics against body vanity !!)

[@sarahmorrison808]

This is one of those songs where just the sound of it makes you emotional. Especially after seeing the movie, this song perfectly describes Lucy Gray and the emotion you feel for her character when you realize Lucy deserved better and she realized that too at the same time. I think this song perfectly conveys Lucy Gray's pov.

[@tedfurlo2268]

This young woman has earned her stardom. What a joy to watch and hear her shine!

[@itsnlee]

I've never listened to her songs before this track but now I'm engrossed. This track encapsulates the atmosphere of the story perfectly. It's haunting, unsettling, and very beautiful.

[@ruggerybarbosa9449]

IT amazes me how this song is so accurate with the love story of Lucy and Snow but also Katniss history "You cant catch me now, Im higher than the hopes you brought down" It blows my mind

[@tiffanymoton704]

god this song is so beautiful and fits the film's story so well it gives me chills every time

[@Danisina_]

Her voice, her performance, her skills writing. Oh my :'-)

[@DIYDazzleNails]

the lyrics connect so well to the story it's crazy. you would think suzanne collins wrote the song but olivia did

[@user-bj1bl4gk3k]

I need to hear more songs like this in her third album. It sujts her so much. She's definitely going places ❤

[@MaellaRalston]

This song gives me chills. Its raw, emotional and painful all at once. Amazing!

[@federicapiottoli6922]

She's been everywhere in the last three days

[@oHchill]

After this she can rest and prepare for tour

[@alexisbas10]

@@oHchillyes but we need obsessed mv first

[@oHchill]

@@alexisbas10 oh i read in the comment only for vinyl.

[@Yoiiii-qp6jx]

This is definitely the best song I've heard from Olivia Rodrigo, it's beautifully haunting and the lyrics just touch your soul.

[@enelreh12]

That was live vocals everyone!! Blown away!!!

[@2011sliverdude]

Olivia is a superstar

[@skittles1975]

shes the whole supernova

[@Murhpy20]

There's blood on the side of the mountain There's writing all over the wall Shadows of us are still dancin' In every room and every hall There's snow fallin' over the city You thought that it would wash away The bitter taste of my fury And all of the messes you made Yeah, you think that you got away But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze My footsteps on the ground You'll see my face in every place But you can't catch me now Through wading grass, the months will pass You'll feel it all around I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere But you can't catch me now No, you can't catch me now Bet you thought I'd never do it Thought it'd go over my head I bet you figured I'd pass with the winter Be somethin' easy to forget Oh, you think I'm gone 'cause I left But I'm in the trees, I'm in the breeze My footsteps on the ground You'll see my face in every place But you can't catch me now Through wading grass, the months will pass You'll feel it all around I'm here, I'm there, I'm everywhere But you can't catch me now No, you can't catch me now Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh You can't, you can't catch me now I'm comin' like a storm into your town You can't, you can't catch me now I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down You can't, you can't catch me now I'm comin' like a storm into your town You can't, you can't catch me now I'm higher than the hopes that you brought down You can't, you can't catch me now I'm comin' like a storm into your town You can't, you can't catch me now You can't, you can't, you can't There's blood on the side of the mountain It's turning a new shade of red Yeah, sometimes the fire you founded Don't burn the way you'd expect Yeah, you thought that this was the end

[@user-dn5qp6pn4s]

Why am i crying? I imagine that Snow hears this song everywhere. And i feel his feelings and Lucy Grey in this song

[@_SarahElizabeth]

What a powerhouse songwriter, singer, and performer!!! I cannot stop listening to this beautiful, haunting song! ❤

[@ddniidn8426]

her vocal just wow

[@jerald_r]

She’s all over the place. Love it!!! ❤❤❤

[@Alexis-594]

I'm in the trees, I'm in the breezes and my footsteps on the ground. 🎶 ❤🔥

[@MCLamb1984]

The lyrics of this song have so many interpretations. Can mean about lost love, about loss, depression/anxiety. Or obviously the more literal interpretation of the hunger games

[@lyricbot8513]

This is my favourite Olivia Rodrigo song so far and this performance elevates it so much!

[@bluecokev]

Such a talented singer.

[@vampiring]

i love this song! i hope this gets nominated on the Oscars

[@ananyayoonuch7341]

2:24 gave me goosebumps!

[@kylecurtis5239]

Wow that sounded amazing and the visuals were stunning

[@elizabethbrown6478]

Beautiful! She needs to do more songs like this. It fits her voice so well

[@eyesthere]

The lights, beautiful stage production🤌

[@andrew.ramdat]

I gotta say the lyrics to this song is so beautiful and written greatly. This Showcases how great of a songwriter Olivia is. This is my favorite song of the hunger games franchise, & favorite song written by Olivia.

[@danaltima6669]

Such powerful lyrics, my favorite song this year...thanks Olivia.

[@maki4420]

she should definitely make more songs like this

[@juniormartinez2680]

just chills everywhere, she's so fkng talented

[@_rat_5758]

I absolutely love how this song is just saying “now you’ll never get rid of me”, my favorite version on how i see the backstory of this song, hunger games or not, is like her former lover murdered her because they couldn’t get over eachother and kept seeing eachother and this in his mind was the only way to get rid of her, so he killed her. But she’s like nope. You will see me everywhere, in the trees, in the breeze, and you cannot escape the guilt of what you’ve done. You can’t catch me now.

[@honbrown]

Finally!! Thanks Stephen Colbert for having Olivia R in your show… i am a fan of you and Olivia❤️❤️🙏🏼

[@shannonmcdonald6896]

She did absolutely amazing! Love this song! Probably her best vocal performance!

[@Roseiiu]

She’s such a talented beautiful girl

[@balienna]

This girl so talented i could cry! Love her album Guts

[@DianaaDiazz]

She sounds so amazing & she did all of this while siting down!!!! SO CRAZYYYYYY

[@keyvallejos]

Olivia is a superstar 🫶🏼

[@user-ck9fz4jv9p]

The switches in her songs r amazing from screaming the chorus to the soft outro is amazing love this song one of her bests❤

[@adysyady5527]

The bridge part was always killing me good ❤

[@mariekastler5391]

This sounds So traditional! What a wonderful song and a Great theme for the much anticipated prequel!

[@flyingbirds7075]

Increíble Olivia Rodrigo cantando Can't Catch Me Now una de las mejores canciones de este año y de la historia de la música, debe ganar el Oscar.

[@rhyrhyrhy]

This song is literally part of the scenerio and she wrote it so beautifully.

[@diamondzieman5508]

I love the live version so much better because the bridge sounds so different live and its even better in my opinion

[@lashendawest7509]

We love olivia rodrigo

[@sandraibarra9054]

Lyrically her best song to date. INSANE. Wonderful, beautiful song. Oliviaaa💟💟💟

[@mariasuarez60]

I need to hear this song on tour... Her performance is just amazing💜😭

[@vajpai18]

olivia sings with such an intricate feeling it just so cathartic, i love her

[@Eissalovesyou]

This song is SO good and perfect for the movie

[@originalboar4437]

live version is even better omg, the way she spilled that "down" on the bridge is thicker and stronger

[@traceh4693]

SNL, NPR Tiny Desk, Colbert Late Show. What a week for Olivia

[@sunnywaldox4221]

how can she sound that perfect ?? 😍😍

[@ashleym8397]

this song has been on replay since i saw the new movie. it's perfect

[@broobroomeadows]

the harmonies really carry this song props to the talented backup singers ♡

[@noelinejacob4960]

Amazing as always 🤩✨

[@user-ck9fz4jv9p]

Her falsetto is everything

[@kyrabrown4483]

LOVE THIS SONG SONG SM LITERALLY A MASTERPIECE AND OLIVIA SOUNDS BEAUTIFUL SHE DESERVES ATLEAST A OSCAR NOMINATION 💗 💖

[@divyanaattri3440]

Omg this is magical 🤌🤌

[@kamilcentkowski]

it's her best performance

[@ApparentlyEvMM2]

The song is so good! She uses such effective lyrics that lead to an amazing end result! ❤❤❤

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

It her best song honestly so eerie ,and captured the movie and lucy perfectly olivia slayed she such a great performer beautiful performance 💜.

[@eveaucott7549]

She sings this perfectly oh my gosh

[@JefferyGabyy]

Incrível como sempre 💜

[@joannejohnson7006]

Bravo 👏 just magnificent Olivia

[@bananagirl204]

Wow! Olivia rodrigo is so pretty and her voice is so graceful in this song!

[@karolcat]

This is so good! Oscar-worthy soundtrack....

[@lorthbrook5468]

Song of the year

[@arremrld]

I'm waiting for this. Omg sooo excited!!!!

[@varonikaj]

This song is so beautiful and peaceful. 💗

[@heathergallmann]

Her voice is everything

[@Gabriely_Peixoto.]

Mamãe Olivia nunca decepciona!, ela sempre entrega tudo. Tá perfeito liv! Cada dia ela se supera, ela tá trabalhando pra dá o melhor dela! Amo-te muito Liv!💜 MUITOOOOOOOOO!

[@maya1270]

one of my favorite songs of hers!!!

[@di4m0ndd]

this was so beautiful!!

[@MartinMartin-cb2ce]

Omg，beautiful song and beautiful vocal！！！！！olivia is queen！

[@leonardomaia3861]

she deserves an Oscar for this song 🧡

[@Martiquez]

I LOVE IT!!!