Tagged: Max Martin

Grrrls

“Grrrls” by Lizzo 

Lizzo’s “Grrrls” is somewhat of an odd outing. The thesis sentiment revolves around Lizzo celebrating her sistren, i.e. this being a dance-based, female-empowerment song. But the way the vocalist illustrates her sisterhood in the first verse...

Teenage Dream

“Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry

This is a song that is both nostalgic and present-based at the same time. By design, “Teenage Dream” is meant to harp back to the feeling of falling in love for the first time, which...

Roar

“Roar” by Katy Perry

Following a heart-breaking divorce in 2012, Perry was caught in a dark place and wanted her fourth album, “Prism” to be one where she “explores her darker side.” Unfortunately, or fortunately rather, the album became filled...

Less Than Zero

“Less Than Zero” by The Weeknd

“Less Than Zero” is a song that requires a bit of imaginative interpretation to decipher. Of course someone referring to himself as “less than zero”, as the vocalist does on this track, is basically another...