I’m not sure “dressing as a cheerleader” rises to the level of copycatting, but the addition of long latex gloves. Other viral social media posts have accused Rodrigo of ripping off key elements of her aesthetic, particularly in the “Good 4 U” music video, from the indie band Pom Pom Squad. (Though not all! Despite the protestations of several of my colleagues, I continue to not hear how “Good 4 U” and Paramore’s “Misery Business” are all that similar.) So consider my own eyebrows partially raised on most counts. Swift has even kinda sorta adopted Rodrigo as one of her artistic children, which is sweet.īut the other examples in the video are probably close enough to raise eyebrows, at least a little bit. At least one piece of “evidence” in the video is just a sample - the piano backing track from Swift’s 2017 song “New Year’s Day” pops up in Rodrigo’s 2021 song “1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back,” and both Swift and her co-writer Jack Antonoff are consequently credited as co-songwriters on the Rodrigo track. I think that conclusion is worth being skeptical of. “NO ORIGINALITY, ALL SHE DOES IS COPY!” concludes the video, and after watching it, you could well be tempted to reach the same conclusion yourself. Oh they got her tea /UOvsDqCDcU- June 27, 2021
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