In the 10th edition of Bangerz N Bopz ๐ฅ, we highlight โTrue Blueโ performed by the talented, Grammy-nominated trio, boygenius.
Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz ๐ฅ serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and/or stir the pot.ย Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 10th edition of Bangerz N Bopz ๐ฅ (2023), we break down ๐ต โTrue Blueโ performed by ๐ boygenius.
โAnd it feels good to be known so well / I canโt hide from you like I hide from myself.โ Emotional, thought-provoking lyrics from the chorus of a five-minute-long gem ๐, ๐ต โTrue Blueโ. โTrue Blueโ arrives as the fourth track from ๐boygeniusโ critically acclaimed, ๐ Grammy-nominated LP, ๐ฟ the record. Boygenius is comprised of three gifted singer/songwriters: ๐ Lucy Dacus, ๐ Julien Baker, and ๐ Phoebe Bridgers ๐ช. Fittingly, the three talented ladies, who also happen to be part of the LGBTQ+ community ๐ณ๏ธโ๐, penned and produced โTrue Blue.โ We wouldnโt have it any other way for this bop!
Lucy Dacus does the heavy lifting ๐๏ธโโ๏ธ on โTrue Blue. She sings marvelously from the onset on this guitar ๐ธ-driven record, anchored by a strong drum ๐ฅ groove.ย The vocal harmonies only up the ante. The songwriting is on-point, beginning in the first verse: โYou were born in July โ95 / In a deadly heat / You say youโre a winter bitch / But summerโs in your blood / You canโt help but become the sun.โ ๐คฉ Dacus was born in 1995 herself but not in July (May). The second verse is intriguing too, including a popular, albeit explicit phrase: โWhen you donโt know who you are / You fuck around and find out.โ ๐ซข Ah, the perfectly placed f-bomb ๐ฃ FTW.ย In the third verse, Dacus also cleverly circles back to heat: โBreakinโ a sweat ๐ on your upper lip / And gettinโ pissed about humidity ๐ฅต.โ So, matters of the heart โค๏ธ come into play in the chorus, performed by all three ladies. Extended following the first iteration, boygenius assert, โI remember who I am when Iโm with you / Your love is tough, your love is tried and true-blue / blue.โ That love is lit ๐ฅ, considering itโs 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 โWho won the fight? I donโt know / Weโre not keeping score.โ In other words, it doesnโt matter โ their love is stronger than the petty stuff. The goodness of ๐ต โTrue Blueโ speaks for itself.
๐ boygenius โข ๐ฟ the record โข ๐ท boygenius / Interscope โข ๐ 2023
boygenius, True Blue: Bangerz N Bopz ๐ฅ No. 10 (2023) [๐ท: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; boygenius / Interscope; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]