jpJul 13, 2025
In Atlantis, Bridgit Mendler compares lost love to a sunken city, blending dreamy melancholy with lyrical contradiction. It doesn’t always work, but the ambition is real.
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https://songreading.wordpress.com/2024/11/04/atlantis/
Our Love Sleeps with the Fishes: Dissecting Bridgit Mendler’s Undersea Eulogy

When I see the words Our Love Sleeps with the Fishes at the start of Bridgit Mendler’s “Atlantis” music video, I can’t help but think of Troy McClure’s “romantic abnormality” — yo…

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jpJul 5, 2025
Hayley Kiyoko and Fletcher’s “Cherry” is Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” times three, plus “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend,” minus the testosterone.No sleaze, no shock value — just real, sweet queerness and one complicated triangle.
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https://songreading.wordpress.com/2024/10/19/cherry/
CHERRY (2021) by Hayley Kiyoko & Fletcher

Hayley Kiyoko and Fletcher’s “Cherry” is Warrant’s “Cherry Pie” times three, plus Type O Negative’s “My Girlfriend’s Girlfriend,” minus the testosterone. There are a few advantages to this math. Fo…

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