let's take a deep dive into Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS

Lately, I've been listening to and ABSOLUTELY LOVING "Guts" by #OliviaRodrigo. And with her upcoming tour on the horizon, I thought it would be extra fun to do a deep dive into the album! Let's discuss the title, branding, song-writing, lyric breakdowns, ushering in a new era, as well as a track-by-track analysis of the album!
As a bonus, let's also discuss a little ~hot take~ regarding the dreaded "sophomore slump" 2nd albums tend to have. And also Taylor Swift. It's not a music themed video if we don't talk about Swift.

CHAPTERS
00:00 howdy
00:35 the GUTS era
01:59 who are these songs about?
03:20 GUTS Track-By-Track
06:30 Vampire = Disapointing
09:36 Making the Bed / Logical
11:16 Taylor Swift's GRUDGE
13:11 Hot-take on "Sophomore Slump"

TRACK LIST- "GUTS" BY OLIVIA RODRIGO
1. all american b!tch. 2. bad idea right? 3. vampire. 4. lacy. 5. ballad of a homeschooled girl. 6. making the bed. 7. logical 8. get him back! 9. love is embarrassing. 10. the grudge. 11. pretty isn't pretty. 12. teenage dream

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[AllySheehan]

but speak now honestly deserved grammy of the year IMO!

[LaurenTheLiterary]

I really liked how in her Tiny Desk talking about the origins of Lacy, being a poem first and a song later.

I’m definitely anti sophomore slump, half•alive’s Conditions Of A Punk shows their growth as a band.

[joceyyy_]

kath is back hurray! i adore olivia’s music and guts is so, so good. it made me feel incredibly seen as a young woman who is dealing with a whole lot of emotions, some of which dont make me feel great about myself. i love olivia because i feel like i can really connect with so many of the concepts that she pushes and talk about.
anyways what’s new with you? ive got an audition for 13 the musical in six days and i am a lil nervous but very excited. im currently doing alice by heart and it is SO FUN and im learning so much about myself. im excited for 2024 and everything i wanna do this year! i hope ur doing good kat >:D

[Hannah___]

The anti-sophomore slump concept you're talking about is SO real. I'll forever be a little bitter that Harry's House won album of the year when Fine Line absolutely deserved that level of achievement instead. The overall themes of Fine Line (finding yourself amidst losing someone else + sexuality/gender acceptance) hit so deep for me whereas Harry's House feels very conceptually vacant. It definitely has some bangers but I'm an album girly through and through, so anything with an overarching story gets me every time. :)

[sadlystuckinreality]

Have I listened to Guts? No. Am I going to watch this anyway? Absolutely.

[feitocomfruta]

Not the sophomore slump, but… the junior jinx?

Other examples I’d include are two of my favorite artists:
Kelly Clarkson - Thankful (first out of American Idol), Breakaway (Princess Diaries), My December (Never Again is the only track I remember)
P!nk - Can’t Take Me Home (breaking out onto the R&B scene), Missundaztood (full on pop crossover), Try This (even P!nk admits it’s not her best)

[rickym]

PLEASE DO A VIDEO ON “RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST ITS SO GOOD

[lmcb]

I love GUTS! a growth from SOUR plus Can’t Catch Me Now is hauntingly beautiful song as a soundtrack. Olivia’s music is relatable even for GenX like me.

[eringracecazad]

Watching twenty minutes before my 20th birthday!

[notsosaucystuff]

Of course I'm at work when you post! I'll watch it when I get home

[fruitykoala]

I'm seeing the tour in April! So excited to see you're posting new content.

[thatguy]

I like and appreciate the point of view on everything you said. Except, happier than ever. That is STILL on repeat for me!!!

[travis]

Just wanted to say that olivia never got sued, she decided to give royalties to avoid being sued!

[hazy_lacy]

It’s a current hyperfixation for sure! Absolutely adored it and Lacy inspired me to adopt my new name. She wonderfully walks the line of pop star and rock star

[beyondthestacks]

Hey Kat! Hope you had a great Christmas and New Year! Love this deep dive! :)

[Lucas_]

to be honest i’ve never really understood the comparisons between taylor and olivia. if i had to pick artists who i think olivia is reminiscent of or inspired by, i’d say lorde, fiona apple, or alanis morisette way before i’d say taylor. the main similarity is that they are “teenage girl artists” (🙄) and occupy a similar space in the music industry and have similar fan bases. but the music itself other than having themes of heartbreak is not very similar in terms of production, the type of lyrics they write, or even their vocal delivery.

[theaudiobookaficionado]

Chappell Roan does backing vocals on Guts! So I'm not surprised at all that she's the opener. I love them both <3 I saw Chappell on the midwest princess tour this year :) did not even try to get Olivia tickets though lol

[ahj_]

Hey Kat! Can you please do a thoughts video about the EPIC musical. 3 Saga had been released and I would love to hear what you think about the musical so far!

[ChrisS-rrnw]

proud to say this was the first video i watched in the new year! about your interpretation of the grudge, the narrative that it’s about taylor doesn’t make much sense to me only because st vincent, an artist who you said has writing credits on cruel summer, has gone on to publicly praise olivia long after the deja vu credits fiasco. she even personally presented olivia with an award in songwriting achievement last month. without having extensive knowledge of the workings of the music industry, i can’t imagine that st vincent had much involvement in negotiating the credits for the song, let alone taylor.

nevertheless, i much enjoyed your perspective on the album. hoping you eventually get tickets for guts tour (i see her in philly on my BIRTHDAY!! already counting down the days!)!!

[LaurenLover]

I also wanna see you do a deep dive on the current state of the music industry, addressing not only the one that’s TAYLOR SWIFT, but also the OG one outside of it. Talk about where these now 2 separate industries stand, where the OG is headed, labels shrinking their expectations for success, and how some labels too are depressed they haven’t seen a breakout star since SZA & Olivia Rodrigo.

I’ll say the OG is in trouble at this point, where TS13 has tremendously challenged them to their core.

I also loved how you did a deep dive on Broadway back in July 2019 where then we started to see lots of Broadway shows closing, and the fervor from teens of that time start to wain (possibly GEN Z transition), and you did this just 8 months before the pandemic.

Maybe something like that with a possible music industry deep dive.