The singer’s latest smash is the “Wrecking Ball” of the 2020s.
” made its final march to No. 1. The only weird thing about what Rodrigo just did was that she hit No. 1 twice with “Vampire,” with a two-month gap in the middle. To me, this reflects both the qualities of the song and the evolution, from summer to fall, of the song’s audience.At a musical and a structural level, “Vampire” is a tricky single, an apparent down-the-middle fastball that curves and slides on its way to the plate.
Much has been made of the chorus expletive—as on “License,” Rodrigoat selective f-bomb deployment: “Bloodsucker! Fame fucker!/ Bleedin’ me dry like a goddamn vampire.” It’s easy to underestimate that chorus, seemingly designed for shock value but actually very catchy.
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