It was only a matter of time until I got to Oliva Rodrigo's opening act, right?
But Chappell Roan is so much more than just an opener. She's a singer/songwriter from the middle of Missouri, who makes campy, poppy music with a drag-queen inspired aesthestic. This song, a 2022 song that ended up on her acclaimed album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, co-written by Chappel Roan, Daniel Nigro and Skyler Stonestreet, and its video, with all its pop culture references and over-the-top fashion is a perfect illustation of that aesthetic.
To be sure, she is unique, and so is this song. I'm genuinely impressed.
I could have very easily found a GUTS tour opening act performance of this song - and I did. I chose INSTEAD to share a more intimate club perforance of this song, which sounds better anyway. She engages the crowd, and they respond. She doesn't even need a background vocalist (she supplied her own on the album anyway).
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