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Sabrina Carpenter has been one of my favourite singers since her emails i can't send (eics) era. Personally, eics meant a lot to me when it first went out; my life was changed, the album inspired many of my poems, and many of her songs shaped my mind a lot. But we're not talking about eics today. I will not be able to talk about that album in a short post. I'm just going to write what I thought about her new album, Man's Best Friend, which coincidentally was released after my (messy) break-up. A short ranking post, like one of those TikTok videos, which I thought of making, but I just articulate my thoughts better through writing. This is not at all a review post, as I am not a musically inclined person. If you're interested in listening to this album whilst reading this post, here's the Spotify link.
Ranking at number 12 is Tears, simply because it's one of those songs that you dance to without needing to think. I'm more of a dance-cry person, and this song was not that kind of song, writing-wise.
Favourite line: A little communication, yes, that's my ideal f**eplay
Thoughts on the line: Be communicative. Duh.
Can't relate, Sabrina, I ALWAYS see the vision. All the guys I thought would grow up hot DID grow up hot. Even when the others didn't see it. The song is a total bop, though.
Favourite line: Sorry, I did not see the vision (Did not see the vision), Thank the Lord, the fine you has risen (The fine you has risen)
Thoughts on the line: Love it when people just glow up.
Imagine being so heartbroken that you have to resort to day drinking just to forget that you have been dumped.
Favourite line: Guess a broken heart doesn't care that I just woke up
Thoughts on the line: The mornings are the hardest part, even to this day. I sometimes wake up thinking "ugh I miss him" but then in the afternoon I just... don't care.
Oh I LOVE this song. Sabrina is such an unserious and fun songwriter-I love the usage of metaphors in her songs. But this song has no metaphor, guys, she promised! And I have been loving the TikTok edits of this song using clips of Phil Dunphy from Modern Family. Phil would have loved this song, and would definitely keep playing this song to no end, saying that she's singing about real estate, and that Sabrina is a carpenter, so she definitely knows what she's talking about.
Favourite line: Yeah, I spent a little fortune on the waxed floors, we can be a little reckless ’cause it's insured
Thoughts on the line: Glad to know that your floor is insured, Sabrina. Insurance is really important.
The first single! Among all of the songs in this album, this sounds closest to her previous album, Short 'N Sweet. Loved that album too, but when this came out, I thought I missed a song from the deluxe. I tried so hard not to like this song because it was so mainstream, but I miserably failed because, although I didn't really play this song a lot, I absolutely still really loved it. With the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty released and everyone editing Jeremiah to this song, I just couldn't help but love this song as well. #Terjebak.
Favourite line: Why so sexy if so dumb? And how survive the Earth so long? If I'm not there, it won't get done, I choose to blame your mom.
Thoughts on the line: Exactly! How can a person be so hot but so dumb? All the hot girls that I know are insanely smart, though.
The Jack Antonoff influence was so obvious in this one (in a good way). I love the way she sang "don't worry, I'll make you worry" in the chorus, the way it was so soft, but what she communicated in this song wasn't exactly... soft.
Favourite line: Silent treatment and humblin' your a**, Well, that's some of my best work
Thoughts on the line: Manifesting on being able to give people silent treatment and humbling men's a**es!
Ah, the one song that I really want to finally relate to. And this song sounds so much like ABBA, which I really love (a Mamma Mia fan here). This one actually made me dance-cry.
Favourite line: Broke my heart on Saturday, Guess overnight, your feelings changed, And I have cried so much, I almost fainted
Thoughts on the line: I cried so much, I did faint.
Another song that's currently viral on TikTok, and deserves it. Definitely would have sent this to my ex's Mommy, but she doesn't need to know that her beloved eldest son is the person that he is.
Favourite line: Me? No, yeah, I'm good, just thought that he eventually would cave in, rеach out. But no siree, he discovered sеlf-control (He discovered it this week).
Thoughts on the line: "He discovered it this week" really sent me.
An elaboration to the "He discovered self-control (He discovered it this week)" line from Nobody's Son. Don't you just love it when yesterday he was obsessed with where you were, what you were doing, and the next day he could just delete your number and pretend you dropped dead?
Favourite line: He used to be literally obsessed with me, I'm suddenly the least sought-after girl in the land
Thoughts on the line: Relatable.
I first listened to the album according to the tracklist, so among the Top 3, this was the first one that played. I really thought this would be my favourite because the way the song started was really up my alley, but compared to #1 and #2, this was less relatable. Still relatable, but it wasn't something I dwelled on (avoided dwelling on).
Favourite line: You filled my whole apartment with flowers that die, the first to open up your wallet, but the last one to flag. A heart only breaks so many times. Save your money and stop makin' me cry.
Thoughts on the line: I don't need you to spend much money on me; I just want you to stop making me cry.
This actually makes me cry, and as much as I love this song, I cannot listen to it as much as I want to. We went through this "we almost broke up again last night" phase for so long that I couldn't remember when it started. Which was weird, because I remember thinking we were happy for the past few months.
Favourite line: You say we're driftin' apart, I said, "Yeah, I f***ing know", big deal, we've been here before, and we'll be here tomorrow
Thoughts on the line: When you almost break up with someone again and again, you would think that the cycle would always repeat, especially when you're the one who's doing the hard work in the relationship. Like, why would they give up on you if they just have to sit still and look pretty, right? WRONG.
I knew this was going to be my favourite from the first 3 seconds I listened to it. In fact, I repeated that intro for like 5 times before I actually started to listen to Sabrina singing. I. Love. This. Song. It's full of dichotomies, lines contradicting lines, wishing your ex happiness but not really... I have no single favourite line from this song because I love every part of it. I laughed so hard listening to this song. I can easily spend hours just talking about this song, but I'm going to spare you from that torture.
Favourite line: I just wish you didn't have a mind that could flip like a switch, that could wander and drift to a neighbouring b**ch when just the other night you said you need me, what gives?
Thoughts on the line: My favourite line changes every second, but this one's the safest one, I think.
And that's my uncalled-for ranking of songs from Man's Best Friend. Would love to know which one is your favourite from the album too.
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