How Olivia Rodrigo Wrote ‘Drivers License,’ the Biggest Song of the Year So Far | Diary of a Song
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- In the latest Diary of a Song, the singer-songwriter and actress Olivia Rodrigo, 18, explains how she wrote her first-ever single - after a good cry, with TikTok in mind - before it took over the world.
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I'm so glad that he focused on the process of writing the song, and the song itself rather than asking about everything behind it and all the drama, it was very professional in my opinion
exactly, these series are the best!
NYT on the job.
They actually talk about music. Rare phenomenon. I would have loved to hear about the #11 in the prechorus-melody.
yes its ny times!
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When she said she wrote that part of the song that way so that people can make tik tok videos.. I felt that generation gap
Ive always thought how a lot of songs go well to make a tik tok but some dont and i always wanted a song specifically to be made to make tik toks so when she said that i loved her even more
Yeah that hit hard
It's interesting too because Adele recently said she refused to make a song on her latest album (30) with TikTok in mind even though people kept mentioning it to her. She spoke about it and explains why in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music UA-cam channel that was posted to UA-cam on November 17, 2021
(Giving dates for the future when people see this and are curious)
@@fridagonzalezgarcia8621 How should a song be for Tik Tok? What is the fundamental difference between that and a normal pop song for radio?
She’s a great singer and she writes her own song and play the piano, on top of that, she’s absolutely gorgeous! I hope she make it big just like the ones before her!
Well
she plays guitar too! and ukelele
@@Claudia-ty5yr she´s amazing :0
She already made it big LOL
she’s an actor as well
Her writing style remember me of Taylor's. A true swiftian child.
The way she's speaking also reminds me of how Taylor conducted herself between debut-Fearless era.
@@aaliyahfoster2705 yeah, definitely!
The first time I heard the song I thought it was Taylor!
true
Yes! But with way better vocals
little did they know it was gonna be huge. she looks so happy with her work and shes so deserving of everything happening to her rn.
a true icon
K
What does icon mean lol
🧢
yes girl
Dan Nigro is an icon, she’s the pretty face the record label chose to sing the song
She seems super genuine and intelligent, and it comes across in her lyrics and her voice. It's really an amazing song and stopped me in my tracks when I first heard it. I get some Swift and Lorde vibes but it's also very much Olivia Rodrigo.
She so genuine and pure
How is a disney star genuine
@@persona7-7-7 þó
@@sapphicism How?
What a strange thing to say
If she can make a hit song after only getting her drivers license... wait until she graduates🙃
lol
i got my diploma last week 🎶🎵
@@riyazuo🎶 just like we always talked about 🎵🎶
And "all i want" went good as well.
@@ForcedPositivityMalayalam 🎶 my parents were so excited for me 🎶🎵
She is so inspiring. So energetic, an inspiration for all, young and old. I'm 29 and have been bummed out lately about "lack of" acheivements in my life. Had to move home from the pandemic and I'm a healthcare worker so super paranoid I'll infect my family. She's so energetic; makes me realise that's what out there is so unexpected and good things can still happen. Thanks for covering her NYT.
her little "hi" in the beginning SHES SO CUTE
UGH IKR! SHES ADORABLE!
You can tell how passionate about music she is
Is no one going to talk about how the dude that she broke up with now is like world famous for being the guy that broke up with her lol.
and he is completely aware and thinks its funny in a way lmao
And the lyrics were originally "brunette girl"...
Who is the guy?
@@Marym_7 Joshua Bassett
Lol
It's a made up story
Why do you guys believe the story behind a song?
Are u that dumb?
That's her debut song just imagine how her album will be
its good
@@thatgirlkc5968 Yes it is
Its amazing 🤩 I love it ❤️ 💕
My 12 year old daughter introduced this song to me & instantly I related & LOVED THIS SONG
I showed my mom this song too! And now she can’t get it out of her head 😂
THE BRIDGE IN ACAPELLA AND THE HARMONIES 😭😭😭😭
There is just something special about Olivia. I hope this is the start to a very long, very successful, very happy & fulfilling career 💕
Your pensions are gone bros. The US gov will inflate your retirement away to pay for today. 40% of all currency in history has been printed in the last 15 months of our two century+ old country.
she’s literally so pure and kind I love this girl so much😭❤️
So this is it! This lovely ache of a song (in the genre of break-up ballads) works beautifully because of the musical and lyrical elements its creative parents describe. No need for a background (personal) drama to support it. It stands on its own, as it should.
8:24 I love how her voice gets octave higher when she answered the question WAHAHAHA🤣
I can't wait for the day Taylor's Swift's two children collab (Conan Gray and Olivia). This song is incredible and the bridge never fails to give me chills.
haha yeah they’re both obsessed w taylor it’s honestly rly sweet
Making of a Song: Olivia Rodrigo edition.
I REALLY FEEL LIKE WE WILL GET A COLLAB FROM OLIVIA AND CONAN CUZ DANIEL NIGRO (the producer of drivers license) MADE KID KROW WITH CONAN
I was thinking the same thing, because their styles and voices seem similar enough to work together but different enough to be interesting, and it would just work so well.
They have the same producer so it can happen
This girl is gonna go FAR.
I love this series -- honored to have the privilege to learn from such a talented person like her
Good for her (says a dad who does not know who she is or has heard this song)! Love to see people (no matter the age) just keep on making things. And sometimes they hit...
Filipino, German and Irish. Truly an American girl.
I found this song thru SNL & I’m obsessed
Yes! The way they broke it down on SNL made me pay attention to this song! That skit was hilarious btw!
she’s literally so talented I can’ttttt
"Are you a good driver? "
" Um... Yeah"
"I can't even parallel park"
OLIVIA IS AMAZING!! HER SUCCESS IS SO WELL DESERVED 🙌🏼🙌🏼 Cant wait for her album! 💗✨
Olivia Rodrigo from 'High School Musical". She's Filipino-American. Congrat!!!🙌👏
She is such a lovely person. Stan her!
Those voice memos are everything!!
this song is so emotionally charged from start to end. love love love this
The way she speaks about her craft is so beyond her age and so wise and intelligent. She's gonna do such great things.
I love watching these song breakdowns - and Olivia is incredible!!!
this was honestly so interesting to see how all the changes she made cumulated into the impactful song it is today
She’s so pretty, talented. And has beautiful heart. How could anyone broke her heart?
Yeah she nailed it with this song
This girl is definitely very special and talented. I can’t wait to see her musical career flourish. As a guy, I am proud that this young girl can develop and make choices, I’m glad she was born in today’s day and age. Can’t wait to hear a full fledged album that is completely her.
I'm so glad it was "happier" that got Dan's attention --- that's my fav!
imagine all the goosebumps they felt writing that amazing bridge.
I like how experimental they got with the creation process. So much stuff didn't make it in, but they went for it. And amazingly, didn't lose what makes the song great at the same time by beating it to death or trying to do too much. But just enough to understand what made it great in the first place. These two need to keep collaborating.
Notice how she’s excited all throughout the video ! That’s what makes a great songwriter... she’s fully invested in it
The echoey effect on the backing vocals on “red lights stop signs I still see your face in the white cars front yards” is amazing and I love it so much.❤️❤️❤️
I like it too
you can see the kind of person she is by knowing that how she record this song and how a song can be so simple and perfect at the same time.
Liv is the person who walks in a room and makes the whole thing brighter... like her hieee!! T-T
Absolutely loveeeee this girl
Seeing her happy means everything to me. She went through it and it gives me hope
Wow, even more impressed with her maturity, artistic direction and her desire to do the song justice. She is more and more impressive the more you see and hear her speak about her music.
Most people spend their entire careers with no sense of artistic direction or purpose.
She comes across as so definitive and put together, I really hope the viciousness of the music industry doesn’t ruin her.
I love how she's so excited about telling everything! ❤ she keeps me smiling, she's contagious
Y' know your song is an absolute banger when you appear in New York Times
Might be one of the most powerful and honest songs to come out in decades.
She’s a legend.
6:52 hits straight to the heart!
She is so candid, thoughtful and charming for her age it’s crazy! And that SNL performance floored me
She's so charming omg I really like her
she is such an angel! i love her 🥺
the emoji driving past the screen is everything.
her vocals convey so much emotion!! i cry!!
i’m so so happy for her, she deserves all the success she gets, she deserves the world and more i love her shes my idol
Omg.. this is so beautiful I’m literally crying 😭
She is a talented songwriter. The fact that she is this good so young makes me very excited for her future works.
nyt, you need to protect your content more. lol this video is already reposted a hundred times here on yt. anyway, thanks for featuring olivia.
she's so genuine and talented and mature, she's perfect.
fwiw, the single repeating note is called a "pedal tone." (it can create a suspension, though, depending on the relationship to the other notes that are played.)
angel energy😭
When her first drivers license expires they should put it in a museum
The bridge has always been my favourite part of any song I’ll sit there and listen to it on repeat over and over and over.
absolutely same
SHES SO ADORABLE HELP
she is so passionate about her song and im so happy for her ❤️
Omg, Happier has already been written? Wow! Just pure talent!
Such a talented kid! More power Olivia🙌
Here I am watching this religiously, finding ways to improve myself and this really helps me.💖💖
We need new episodes 😢
YES
This show has always been filmed virtually so they didn't have to change their format when the pandemic happened
I really could see her becoming the next Taylor...
And Callista Clark too!
the 1st olivia rodrigo :>
throwback to when olivia was allowed to fangirl over taylor with no stupid hate towards her love for taylor😭😭😭
5:24 I love where her original lyrics were brunette and then she asked for Dan's opinion on little words and it got changed to blonde because it felt like the perfect rhyme in the line...it just proves that she wasn't trying to point fingers on someone particular...
I love how youre also looking at it in a musical way
Half way through 2021 and it's still the biggest song of the year
this interviewer is on point, with questions and like, everything
I really enjoyed watching this. She goes very in depth about her musical theoretical process, and inspiration!
Is it just me or does her "Hi" melt your heart right out? She is love ❤❤
Inspiration+voice+ talent=winner
Olivia is so talented ❤ I love her so much she is genuine kind well spoken intelligent funny and smart and talented I been following her when she was small and she is the same age as me olivia is a queen and she a such a inspiration to all of us Olivia deserves all the success cant wait to see what she do next😌.
She should take music theory. Then she will be amazing.
She will go far with so much talent. At times, in this video, she's talking very fast, as if she has had too much caffeine. Use that rapid speech in your next song and we'll try to keep up. Amazing young woman.
One of the best pop songs ever made
I loooove olivia but definitely no
Queen Olivia Rodrigo ❤️
Olivia Rodrigo is probably one of the talented youngest musician
happier was SO GOOD CAN WE GET A FULL VERSION
having to use the bleep button for olivia is the best thing ever
Omg. She very technical not just your average singer. She’s on another level. God tier level 😍🫶💜
Love it 😍 she is so pretty and you can tell she puts in time in her work
That crescendo is emotionally crippling. It's perfect.
Wow... amazing girl, and so humble...congratulations...
OLIVIA IS SOOOO COOL AND REALLY REALLY TALENTED, WOOOOW SHE KNOWS HER CRAFT WELL WOW
You need to interview her again !
the “ummm yeah...” had me dead
the editing is so coool
the a capella bridge is THE moment 6:52
Wow,Diary of a Song?Cool. It's a meaning manner to remember the life.