By, MICHELLE WILLSON, Features Editor
Olivia Rodrigo released the song “Driver’s License” this month, and it immediately got to the top of the charts.
It’s the story of how she and her ex used to talk about driving. When she finally got her driver’s license, they’re no longer together, so she can’t share that moment with him.
The song got popular so quickly because of how relatable it is. We might not all have the same situation happen with our driver’s license, but many fans took to social media to explain the same scenarios they were in: talking about the future with their boyfriends and girlfriends and breaking up before you got to those points.
Right after the release fans, were speculating who the song was about. Most notably, people say it’s her co-star from the “High School Musical” series, Joshua Bassett.
There’s been stories of where he let her drive his car, and fans have suspected they were dating since the release of the series. Fans even noticed that her coworkers had all posted about her new song, and Joshua is the only one that didn’t share it on social media.
Olivia and Joshua used to post a lot about each other on social media, and after their last post about each other, Joshua started hanging out with “the blonde girl,” Sabrina Carpenter.
Since the release of Olivia’s song, Sabrina has also released a song called “Skin.” In the song, she says: “Maybe blonde was the only rhyme” and “Don’t go driving yourself crazy.” Fans have taken these two lines as connections to Olivia’s song “Driver’s License.”
The stars have not yet confirmed any of the speculation, but fans are not backing down. Some are saying that this is going to be Gen Z’ss version of Team Edward or Team Jacob.
If you haven’t listened to “Driver’s License” or “Skin,” I would say you have to listen in that order. Personally, it does sound to me like Sabrina was replying to Olivia’s song. But I don’t know if a reply was necessary.
Olivia’s song is not about hating this girl that her ex was with. It’s a love song about how it’s sad to not be able to reach the goals that you set with the person you were with. And Sabrina’s feels like an unnecessary rebuttal.