“Ah, the holiest of our desires, why does the fierce torment flow from him?” Even the young Werther, the main character in Goethe’s Sturm und Drang work, knew about the contradictions of love. The racing heart, the slight nausea and the joy in one’s own suffering have always been the ultimate motivation for art. The American singer Olivia Rodrigo proves on her third album Y that the topic does not have to be hackneyed despite centuries of usageou seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. It is the complete chronicle of a romantic relationship: from the rose-colored beginnings, through the crush and the slight madness, to the despair, convulsive clinging and the bitter end.
