I'm Clifford Stumme, and I use literary analysis and research to explain the deeper meanings of pop songs. Feel free to leave a comment or to email me at clifford@popsongprofessor.com with questions or ideas!
“Adore You” bears a conceptually deep, enigmatic meaning that delivered the thrill fans hoped for from Styles’s new LP.
This track in particular is a creative way to communicate the new values that West finds important by using an understandable and culturally relevant metaphor, which is a clever artistic choice.
Regardless of Kanye’s personal beliefs, this song is still a great example of the rap music that made Kanye popular — witty quips, strong opinions, and controversial topics.
“Frail State of Mind” is a realistic, first-person perspective of social anxiety: how it affects relationships, experiences, and mundane activities in a person’s daily life.
Gomez has managed to find hope and happiness after a difficult time in her life.
Puth dives into the story of a hypothetical relationship filled with arrogance, regret, and yearning.
Underneath a little bit of interpretation, the writers of this song managed to hide a message. This song is an ode to the band’s past success and an omen for the same in the future.
In this song, Martinez paints a critical picture of various peers and figureheads in her eccentric fictional world and explores themes like respect, authority, sexuality, and coming-of-age.
