Hey everyone,
For today's blog post I will be reviewing Dua Lipa's new album 'Radical Optimism' which seems to be a collation of songs speaking about past relationships and love interests and her varied emotions through each of the songs sounds really genuine and passionate, and she's using some of the bad experiences to make herself a stronger person and move forward with the next chapter of her life.
The first song on the album is called 'End of an Era' which suggests that this album of 11 songs is part of a past era that she wants to close the chapter for but it's important to get this creativity into the world as other people may be able to relate to some of the songs that she sings. The lyrics in the song include 'I feel like we're going to be back together...no more you're not my type, no more at least I tried' which suggests that she almost went back to someone who she was in a relationship with but decided it's better to move forward. She adds that during her past 'God knows I had some fun'. In the song she seems to speak about love from a girl's perspective saying that 'another girl falls in love, another girl leaves the club' which could hint at young people going out clubbing and they would either leave with somebody new they have met, or they would leave as a single girl until the next evening out with friends. Dua says the words 'is this my happy ending?' almost hinting at the fact that she won't have to go through this anymore as she has hopefully found the one she will live the rest of her life with.
The next two songs of the album 'Houdini' and 'Training Season' seem to be very body confident and self confident songs, with Houdini being about being the best version of herself and Training Season almost being a song where Dua explains that she doesn't want to have to train somebody to be a good boyfriend, they should just already have those skills and put them into action. 'These Walls' has lyrics including 'maybe we should switch careers...no one knows our poker faces' which could explain that the person she's currently dating may be in a more serious and political job rather than music, but she knows how to keep a straight face in that type of industry. She says that if the walls could talk, they would say things like 'enough...give up', 'you know...you're f*cked'
The next song that I wanted to highlight was 'French Exit' which simply means to leave a scene or situation without telling somebody that you're leaving. She explains that she 'just can't relate to the words of this love song' which may have inspired her to write this track, adding that 'someone's got to be the last one standing' and she's apologetic that she's left somebody stranded. She adds that she has to 'hit the road' which means she could have had this interaction whilst visiting the country or when she was on tour performing around the world. 'Anything for Love' is another song where Dua seems to be explaining that relationships will have their up and down moments and she sings the words 'I'm not interested in a love that gives up easily...when it hurts, we don't even think to cut it off' which is a simple way of saying that when you come across a hurdle in love, you've got to fight it in order to get through to the next stage of a relationship. Dua adds 'we're all terrified of heartbreak'... 'we've all got too many options' which is a relatable line as everyone is scared of a relationship going wrong, but also we have to remember that there are probably lots of different people that we could choose to be with, and it depends who comes along first, and who puts in the most effort.
The final two songs on the album are 'Maria' which seems to be a song that Dua is singing to a lady called Maria, as she knows that the man in the song either still had feelings for her or was caught cheating with two people at the same time. Dua sings the line 'Maria, I know you're gone but I know you're somewhere in his heart' suggesting that although he has said the relationship with Maria has ended, he still may be thinking about her. Dua says 'I'm better too from the ones that I've lost, I wanna thank you for all that you've done' which is a way for her to reflect on bad friendships and relationships that she's been in, and instead of being angry and upset over it, she's thankful for the experiences as now she has moved on and entering a new stage of her love life.
'Happy for You' is a nice track to end the album which is almost like a goodbye song, but also a congratulations to whoever the lucky guy is in the song. She explains that she saw his picture and knew that he was so happy. 'together you look hot at hell' is how she describes the man and his new girlfriend who is supposedly a model, and said said that she didn't even want to try. Dua reflects that maybe 'I must've loved you more than I ever knew, I'm not mad, I'm not hurt, you got everything you deserve'. She adds that she hopes he remembers all of the parts of their relationship, even the bad parts and that he's happy with where he is. Dua also said that it's like hs 'picked up the pieces and gave them to someone else' suggesting that this ex lover may have made some mistakes but he seems to be happy now, and putting his effort into somebody new.
I absolutely love this album, as it seems to be a collation of songs dedicated to ex lovers, boyfriends or men that Dua has come across over the last years, and although we may never know any of their names or real identities, it creates a picture for the type of personality that each of the guys had, because she writes each set of lyrics differently in all of the songs! I love the emotion and tone in her voice, so she could genuinely sing a children's theme tune and it would sound amazing! New music soon please Dua, we can't wait until 2025!
Hopefully you enjoyed my music review, and until the next one... Goodbye!
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