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Speaker 1 00:00:07 If you've been on any social media in the past few weeks, and especially if you've been on tech talk, you've probably heard of driver's license by Olivia Rodrigo, driver's
Speaker 2 00:00:16 License, driver's
Speaker 3 00:00:16 License, driver's
Speaker 1 00:00:18 License, if not driver's license Rodrigo's debut. Single has been number one on the billboard charts since its debut three weeks ago, Rodrigo herself had somewhat of a following before driver's license from her work on Disney pluses, high school musical, the musical, the series, but wasn't widely known. So how has driver's license risen to fame so quickly? What's so appealing about it.
Speaker 4 00:00:40 I like the lyrics. Like, it's just like a fun song to like, listen to while you're driving or something. Like, it's just like one of those like classic scream at the top of your lungs while you're driving. So
Speaker 5 00:00:51 It's catchy, but not in the way that like, thank you next. Maybe it would be more and like other popular songs like that versus it's I feel like with driver's license, it's more like the, the concept and like the words, but just make everyone like, feel some type of way, you know, it's more like the relate-ability.
Speaker 6 00:01:07 I think I first heard the song on Tik talk and I started getting tons of videos about it on my, for you page. And I honestly don't know if I've ever listened to the song fully through. It's always just been kind of like clips, but I feel like I just know it so well because it's come up so many times and yeah, I liked the song. I think I might, I should start listening to it cause it's just so like culturally relevant right now, like with the crazy streams on Spotify and everything.
Speaker 1 00:01:31 Those are Northwestern students, Asha Patel, Laina, Souder, and Audrey huddle men. And they like many first heard the song on the popular video app. Take talk. In fact, that's where almost every single person I interviewed heard the song for the first time on tick tock,
Speaker 5 00:01:48 Tick tock,
Speaker 1 00:01:49 After going viral on the platform driver's license and Olivia Rodrigo have been skyrocketed to new Heights. There are now 1.7 million Tik TOK videos using the song all posted in the past month, summer reaction videos of people crying to the pop ballad. Some are dances and some are even covers of the song. Re-imagined from other points of view, like Tik TOK, user spoiled Mel's version from the ex love interest.
Speaker 3 00:02:17 They hate me for what I did too. I feel so sorry about it. Cause the last thing that I wanted
Speaker 1 00:02:27 And Jeremy Crawford's version from the driver's license itself,
Speaker 2 00:02:31 You finally took the test and got me just like you always talked about, did well at stopping and that parking made all your friends and family.
Speaker 1 00:02:45 It's not the first time Ted talk has helped new artists break records either recall Lil NAS X is old town road from just a few years back now, the longest running number one song on the billboard charts. According to second year, student Jackson Hubel the app has actually changed his music habits.
Speaker 7 00:03:04 Um, 25 to 50% of the music that I sought out in the last year was because I heard it first on ticket.
Speaker 1 00:03:12 He isn't alone either take a quick scroll through apple music or Spotify, top 50 music lists. And you'll find a plethora of songs that are also trending on Tik talk with Olivia Rodrigo's driver's license right at the top driver's license is expected to continue topping the charts, rivaling records of popular songs link. Thank you next by Ariana Grande day. So it's doubtful. This will be the last you hear of Rodrigo for WMUR news. I'm Helen Bradshaw.
