@vinylbymars: Did you know that there’s a reason why the ending of Olivia Rodrigo’s “less” is so devastating? It’s actually a psychological and sensory production decision from Dan Nigro that purposely leaves you on a cliffhanger, never returning back home to the main chord to offer a satisfying conclusion to the song. It’s one of the many subtly genius production moments on Olivia Rodrigo’s new album “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.” My full reaction to the entire Olivia Rodrigo new album is live on Sub$tack and YT. @Olivia Rodrigo @livies hq 🩷 #oliviarodrigo #newmusic #musicreview #musictheory #popmusic
It’s her most heartbreaking song she’s ever written and I’d die on that hill
2026-06-13 21:07:49
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P :
Dare i say this might be the Album Of The Year
2026-06-13 00:53:09
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mrwhatsitsnameisupsidedown:( :
Honeybee kills me imo
2026-06-13 03:21:15
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🧶 :
waiting for that final piano key made me feel so uncanny
2026-06-13 12:14:26
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beth 🐝 :
ughhh I love this sm and when she ends on ‘but’ at the end of grudge
2026-06-12 23:06:22
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Tobey Todd :
The saddest song ever i heard. 😭😭😭😭
2026-06-13 01:44:30
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logan.thinks :
Wait, I’m actually so glad you pointed that out because I would not have noticed that!
2026-06-12 23:27:21
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Aaron :
I love it but I think begged is sadder idk!!!
2026-06-13 02:02:39
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jamesplaystrumpet :
In music theory this is called a half cadence. The V7 chord leads to the I chord, but if you end on the V7 the listener will expect a chord that never comes.
2026-06-13 15:57:26
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snowdrifttt :
Less and cigarette smoke are in competition for what song can make me feel sicker to my stomach 😭 such a sad damn album
2026-06-13 03:03:13
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Makeup | Scents by Antto 🫧💋 :
It just feel like “that’s it, I can’t keep going with this song” and she just get up of that piano chair
2026-06-13 13:54:22
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lou :
it’s so off-putting in the most beautiful way
2026-06-13 02:50:17
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Alex 🏴🪗 :
Vb9 is insane bruhhh she wants me to cry
2026-06-13 21:03:57
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Micah Jacob :
It wants so badly to resolve to B flat, but it doesn’t and I think it makes the song so much better this way
2026-06-12 23:06:37
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bennett.songs :
no resolve to the 1 is because the emotion is also unresolved
2026-06-13 03:27:48
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Jeremy Nguyen :
that's why it makes me very discomfort
2026-06-13 03:04:53
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1c2h3a4p5p6e7l8l9s1t2a3n :
idk why but it gave me lala land vibes the first time i listened to it
2026-06-13 14:38:19
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andytaco2 :
I agree I think honeybee is even sadder tho
2026-06-13 03:48:41
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therealunclesam 🇵🇸 :
It’s giving Conan never finishing sentences
2026-06-12 23:40:59
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Noah :
I was heart broken by this song and all of the sudden expectations came on and I had to pause it and take a breath
2026-06-13 12:14:17
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javi :
I feel the same about begged. I found the ending of the chorus to be incomplete ending with the word "begged" which contradicts the other verbs in the chorus as it is the only one in past tense. I realized that this was probably intentional and gives a feeling of emptiness in how Olivia feels like she has merely been "begging" throughout the relationship and feeling that something is missing in it
2026-06-13 07:12:20
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Pendeja (Benito’s Version) :
Im 30 going through a breakup after 3 yrs and can confirm I can relate to Olivia on so many levels
2026-06-13 02:03:29
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what's the saddest song olivia has released
2026-06-13 13:53:17
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