boygenius, True Blue | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 10^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥, we highlight “True Blue” performed by the talented, Grammy-nominated trio, boygenius.

[otw_shortcode_dropcap label=”B” size=”large” border_color_class=”otw-no-border-color” shadow=”shadow” square=”square”]ring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 10^th edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2023), we break down 🎵 “True Blue” performed by 🎙 boygenius.[/otw_shortcode_dropcap]

“And it feels good to be known so well / I can’t hide from you like I hide from myself.” Emotional, thought-provoking lyrics from the chorus of a five-minute-long gem 💎, 🎵 “True Blue”. “True Blue” arrives as the fourth track from 🎙boygenius’ critically acclaimed, 🏆 Grammy-nominated LP, 💿 the record. Boygenius is comprised of three gifted singer/songwriters: 🎙 Lucy Dacus, 🎙 Julien Baker, and 🎙 Phoebe Bridgers 💪. Fittingly, the three talented ladies, who also happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ community 🏳️‍🌈, penned and produced “True Blue.” We wouldn’t have it any other way for this bop!

Lucy Dacus does the heavy lifting 🏋️‍♀️ on “True Blue. She sings marvelously from the onset on this guitar 🎸-driven record, anchored by a strong drum 🥁 groove.  The vocal harmonies only up the ante. The songwriting is on-point, beginning in the first verse: “You were born in July ’95 / In a deadly heat / You say you’re a winter bitch / But summer’s in your blood / You can’t help but become the sun.” 🤩 Dacus was born in 1995 herself but not in July (May). The second verse is intriguing too, including a popular, albeit explicit phrase: “When you don’t know who you are / You fuck around and find out.” 🫢 Ah, the perfectly placed f-bomb 💣 FTW.  In the third verse, Dacus also cleverly circles back to heat: “Breakin’ a sweat 😓 on your upper lip / And gettin’ pissed about humidity 🥵.” So, matters of the heart ❤️ come into play in the chorus, performed by all three ladies. Extended following the first iteration, boygenius assert, “I remember who I am when I’m with you / Your love is tough, your love is tried and true-blue / blue.” That love is lit 🔥, considering it’s true blue, plus, it happens to be the titular lyric. In the bridge, Dacus + Bridgers mention a sole instance of a lover doing them wrong, concluding “Who won the fight? I don’t know / We’re not keeping score.” In other words, it doesn’t matter – their love is stronger than the petty stuff. The goodness of 🎵 “True Blue” speaks for itself.

🎙 boygenius • 💿 the record • 🏷 boygenius / Interscope • 🗓 2023

boygenius, True Blue: Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 No. 10 (2023) [📷: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; boygenius / Interscope; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]