The message was that the girls don’t need to marry a rich man, and they are enough by themselves. The pressure to marry a rich dude is reductive of their characters and dismissive of their abilities. This was accentuated by the capitalistic nature of the American imagery, specifically american football (that’s a band, idk them tho) and NASCAR, as well as a bit of the “American dream” where Winter toiled as a mechanic. This was concluded and solidified in the rebellion in the end. The girls are themselves and can handle their shit, even a whole fucking revolution (the irony and timing of this imagery as an actual American is really fun too lmfao, but we’re not here for politics).
I think it was actually very sophisticated and intentional. Like, I’m not trying to sound pretentious but I truly don’t think a lot of fans understood the context of the lyrics with the imagery. I think it was one of the better stories/ideas that AESPA has told/communicated in their music videos. And obviously, it’s camp. It’s so exaggerated and off the wall and intentionally too much, in order to communicate an idea. I think it was artfully done and I stand by it as a comeback. (Sonically, it’s not on my playlists, but neither are most of my favorite musicals and I rank this with them.)
This really is an appreciation post, but I’m flairing it as a discussion because I want to know what people think of the song besides “it doesn’t sound as cool as their last comebacks” lol. I think there was a really interesting story here!
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