Last week High School Musical The Series actress, Olivia Rodrigo, tugs at our heartstrings through releasing her debut single called ‘Drivers License‘.
‘Drivers License‘ is an emotive single which is from the passionate 17-year-old Olivia Rodrigo. Premiered on the 8th January, Olivia shared her debut single which is now at the top of the Official Singles Chart in the Official Charts Company.
In ‘Drivers License‘ Olivia beautifully sings where she reminisces about her and an ex who previously planned for her to get a drivers license, so she could drive up to his house. Now receiving her driver’s license, she sadly drives alone and passes his house because they sadly broke up. Olivia expresses this through the lyrics of ‘I got my driver’s license last week/ Just like we always talked about/ ‘Cause you were so excited for me/ To finally drive up to your house/ But today I drove through the suburbs/ Crying ’cause you weren’t around‘.
The musical style of the debut single has a touch of a past Taylor Swift song. This is because ‘Drivers License‘ brings a personal story about a relationship, and it conveys all the true emotions which make the single so powerful.
As the tempo of the music increases through an upbeat drum sound and a fast pace of a piano, Olivia lashes out in her singing, expressing her pain and hurt, but still confessing how she still loves her ex despite the breakup. ‘Red lights, stop signs/ I still see your face in the white cars, front yards/ Can’t drive past the places we used to go to/ ‘Cause I still fucking love you, babe‘.
This is a heart-captivating song with such a strong emotion that is possessed throughout it and topping this, with Olivia Rodrigo’s powerful vocals, no wonder why it became viral.