Deconstructing 'drivers license' by Olivia Rodrigo

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@Lalairocks 3 жыл бұрын

You are, without shadow of a doubt, the best songwriting channel on KZbin. I love, love! your analysis and content. I hope you continue posting videos because they are amazing.

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I definitely have no plans to stop! Feel free to share the videos with anyone else you think might learn from them, it really helps the channel!

@Brax1982 3 жыл бұрын

Great analysis, thank you! The only thing that was missing was a bit more of a connection to the lyrics and theme. To me the pitch shifts are either gear shifts or turns. The whole song is structured like a car ride. It goes into half-time right when it says "red lights, stop signs" (which, btw, I am pretty sure, are in a Lorde song, complete with those words...could be mixing it up, though). Right before that there is another pitch/gear shift, as the car is slowing down. In the end, she goes by the house again not once, but twice. Seemingly infinite, as it ends then. If you loop the song, it literally never ends and flows back into the beginning each time. This might be too literal an interpretation, but works for me. It's the most mundane of subject matter, but it's well-constructed and performed in every aspect. Songs like this are much improved by incorporating some kind of theme into the sonic landscape. Bille Eilish also did this many times, already back with Ocean Eyes. That song has a "water-y" production.

@ronitparmar9110 3 жыл бұрын

It sucks that such good content is receiving such less views

@jensenraylight8011 2 жыл бұрын

yeah, exactly, there are ton of youtuber who doing the same thing but worse, yet they are rewarded with ton of views. it just not fair

@ronitparmar9110 2 жыл бұрын

@@jensenraylight8011 absolutely true,love how you think

@mgabss 3 жыл бұрын

Holp up, I was expecting at least a MILLION views, I was shocked when I saw less than a thousand. Keep it up! You are great explaining everything

@coreymcnair5150 3 жыл бұрын

I feel like the bridge is the real hook of the song, when you listen you’re waiting to get to that part. Is there a formal term or label to describe when the bridge is the hook of the song? Or is it just a really good bridge?

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man, that's super interesting to me. There's one way you could look at this song where the entirety of what I'm calling the chorus is really still the pre-chorus, and so we get a Verse-PC-Verse-PC that finally leads us into the chorus by the end of the song (what I'm calling the bridge in my video.) At the end of the day I do think I would rather call it just a really great bridge, because no matter what you call the sections, this song is "A-B-A-B-C-B" just like any other pop tune. The truly subversive thing they do is in playing with the dynamics of those sections, so the bridge winds up being the high point of the song energy-wise.

@beaukaramoy 3 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for a video like this, I'm glad one of the best teachers on KZbin brought it into existence.

@TPNsBiggestFan 2 жыл бұрын

you’re so underrated!

@eplecor 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you come back to make more videos man. Some of the best song analysis on KZbin

@enricobattiato4221 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the enthusiasm you put on your analysis. Please keep doing them as long as you can, this is the best way to get inspired and learn something new. Thanks again and yeah, you have a new subscriber 💫

@jegibson10 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! This channel deserves to have a million subscribers

@alexarce2002 3 жыл бұрын

Really love your videos. Just discovered them today. Over my head theory wise, but musically clarifies so much. The BEST part of your videos to me, and something I hope you never change, is how you can deliver an extensive thought in one continuous take. I am so sick of videos micro chopped together just to make a sentence much, less a whole paragraph worth of words. Well done! Subscribed.

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for that thoughtful comment! I definitely agree with you about that trend!

@HizzyHay 3 жыл бұрын

Dude I missed your videos! Awesome work as always

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Oh man I'm glad to be back! Thanks!

@nebroskitheraut6705 3 жыл бұрын

Bruhhhhh why so less views??? You deserve much more and I hope you get more my friend :)

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! Please feel free to share around it helps so much!

@pianohub8839 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your channel. Thanks for this content! Love it ❤

@memoiish 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video. Very informative it was just what I wanted - love the enthusiasm too

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Do you play or write?

@memoiish 3 жыл бұрын

@@MusicIsAVerb yes but very amateurish and am trying to understand more about melody and chords so your videos are really helpful thanks

@Luke-yn5pm 3 жыл бұрын

I'm not a very good English speaker, but your videos are so easy to understand and helpful Thanks from Japan!

@MusicIsAVerb 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@Jacxtar_4 2 жыл бұрын

I fanned over that car ding for the longest time!!! My brothers aren’t musicians, so I explained it to them and why it was so cool. Their only response? Wait til she hears a belt click… lololol