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Dionne Warwick sangBurt Bacharach and Hal David songs.
Lizzo responds to her backlash withfranknessand advocacy.
The title track is the finest rendering of the new albums aesthetic interests and core message.
/ Thats why we feel so alone, thats why we feel so much shame.
Each song is a line drive toward mass appeal.
Lyrics can be almost simplistically direct, the better to sell the feeling clearer.
Theyre massaging nostalgic sounds into contemporary pop songs, curating noteworthy taste through juxtaposition.
Lizzo can hang at the80srevivalpartybecause her chops are tremendous.
Grrrls flips the Beastie Boys Girls on its head, coming out with a bubbly empowerment anthem.
Shes hedging her bets, toning things down.
But it couldve taken wilder swings.
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