“GOOD LUCK, BABE!” BY CHAPPELL ROAN TRACK REVIEW

BY DANIELA MIRELES

Chappell Roan is a pop singer who has been rising to fame over the last few months, with her debut album just recently entering the Billboard 200 after six months of release. She has been becoming a queer icon for the music industry with her pop songs, just recently she has opened for Olivia Rodrigo on the recent leg of the GUTS tour and made her TV debut on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. 

Speaking of the new single, Chappell says, “I needed to write a song about a common situationship within queer relationships,  where someone is struggling with coming to terms with themselves. It’s a song about wishing well to someone who is avoidant of their true feelings.” This song is the first song of her next chapter and the singer announced that she will be dropping new songs soon.

The song features the singers’ mesmerising vocals, which features a synth instrumental that perfectly captures the aura of the song. From the opening line, you can tell Chappell’s want for someone who can be open with their own self while expressing her frustration over wanting an emotional connection with someone, while farewelling a relationship with someone who wasn’t giving her affection and endearment .  

The lyrics “It's fine, it's cool / You can say that we are nothing / But you know the truth / And guess I'm the fool / With her arms out like an angel through the car sunroof” talk about a sense of resignation of a situation where one person is undervalued by the other, acknowledging how she feels like a fool for their emotions. Making listeners understand the lack of emotional bond that the relationship she is talking about has. 

Overall, the song shows deep emotions such as resignation and frustration, capturing the struggle of wanting a relationship but the person’s frustration with their identity comes along the way. The song also describes the person's potential attempts to suppress their feelings, and paints a picture of the other person trapped in an unfulfilled loveless marriage, and Chappell anticipates future regret for the other person, telling that person that she warned them about this outcome. The song ends with a sense of satisfaction of the narrator hoping that the other individual will regret how they treated the singer and valuing their relationship . 

Chappell’s over the stage persona who is a bold, sexy, queer and campy drag queen has become the freest and most accepting version of the singer. What makes her stand out amongst other pop singers is her dedication to make everything over the top and make everyone feel welcome for who they are at their shows. Chappell said in a recent interview that “You do not have to worry about judgement for the next two hours of my show. People are gonna accept you. You can dance and sing however you want to, dress however you want to, bring whoever you want to. No one’s gonna bat an eyelash.” Chappell is set to hit the road again with her own headline shows for the US leg of her tour Midwest Princess before performing her biggest sold out shows yet in Europe this fall.