Charli XCX brat Fan Scholarship

Charli’s album “brat” was such a hit everywhere. It came when pop music needed it most. The album is chaotic in such a fun and beautiful way, while also giving us some deep cuts into Charli’s lifestyle. Out of all the songs on the album, I would like to discuss the song “Girl, so confusing”, but more specifically, I'm going to take a bit of a detour and refer to the remix, featuring Lorde. This song stands out in different ways, but for the most part, it is a cultural moment in the pop music community, healing some of the tension between some of our favorite pop artists. There's been some alleged speculation about there being a rivalry between Lord and Charli XCX. These are two pop artists who rose to fame around the same time, taking ownership in different parts of the alternative pop category. Lorde's music is seen as more of a Moody and minimal form of pop music, while Charli is very maximized and experimental. While they are different types of pop music artist, there was still speculation of jealousy between their Mutual relationship. And the original version of the song, Charlie says the following: “People say we're alike, they say we've got the same hair, we talk about music making music, but I don't know if it's honest.” --Charli confirmed in an interview that the song was about Lorde, and she planned on meeting with her for a couple of months (to a year), but a date never came to light. Lorde confirms this in her verse (on the remix): “You told me how you’d been feeling, let's work it out on the remix. You'd always say ‘let's go out’, but then I cancel last minute, I was so lost in my head, scared to be in your pictures.” -- Not only does Lord confirm these lyrics, but she also shows the very authentic side of her, showing a sense of accountability, humility, and the antisocial components that come with trying to make friendship work. Whether it is or isn't, it's an honest take and shows how complicated it can be to hold friendships not only in the music industry, but as a 20-to 30-something-year-old year old woman. The song makes a greater impact as a remix. In the solo version, you have Charli confessing to her audience (or fans), but in the remix, you have both artists talking to each other, and showing a lot of emotional maturity and accountability. Not only did the two artists hash out the alleged Feud privately, but confirmed it for their fans in the present time by reuniting for this song. The song sets the two artists apart because a lot of the pop artists tend to compete in a rehearsed setting or decide to hash things out privately, leaving fans to speculate. This song in no way promotes any drama, but growth and transparency. The song is very vulnerable because we see it in real time.