Recently, the owner of the worldwide hit ‘drivers license’ – Olivia Rodrigo released her latest single titled ‘deja vu’ in early April 2021. Once again, the mystery of “deja vu” – an ambiguous phrase that has never had a precise definition – has become the inspiration for many US-UK hits.

So what exactly is ‘deja vu’?

Many reasons have been given to better understand ‘deja vu’ – a strange emotion that the brain generates in unpredictable moments, coming very quickly and going without warning. The brain has two neural circuits responsible for different functions: one part always receives new events from the present, and the other part is for remembering old memories. Most likely, ‘deja vu’ occurs when these two neural circuits confuse each other, the brain thinks that current events happened in the past.

Another more common reason, ‘deja vu’ is the moment your brain is urging you to stay awake so that a series of old memories can return. It’s hard to understand, but it seems like my own defense mechanism has chosen to lock the pile of old memories into a corner. Even though you can’t access those events again, your brain knows what you’ve experienced, and sends out a ‘deja vu’ signal.

Returning to the series of USUK love songs, what is so attractive to us artists that turns ‘deja vu’ into a passionate ingredient for your favorite hits?

Most recently, Olivia Rodrigo returned with the single ‘deja vu’ after shedding a series of achievements with her debut hit ‘driver license’. The song quickly debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #8 while ‘drivers license’ still remained at #5.

Sharing about the meaning behind the song, Olivia exclaimed that she absolutely loves the phenomenon of ‘deja vu’ and that composing a song with a special connection revolving around this story would be interesting. how much. She exposes everything nakedly and in unexpected detail in this single. The jokes they both liked, their love of strawberry ice cream, and the song ‘Uptown Girl’ from Billy Joel seemed to be theirs forever, but everything was blatantly taken away.

Seeing an old lover with someone new and everything repeats itself, as if this has happened before. You will feel like your life is a movie and the main female character has been replaced by another girl.

Without containing a story that is too romantic to the point of being cheesy, Post Malone uses ‘deja vu’ as an interesting metaphor about all the girls passing through his life. It’s all like the same old boring scenario, you meet a beautiful girl, you both spend some quality time together and that’s all. It’s as if there are 4 million people in Los Angeles and Post Malone sees the same ghosts everywhere all the time.

‘Tell me, is that déjà vu?
‘Cause you want me and I want you
‘Cause, baby, it ain’t nothin’ new, no’

But Katy Perry’s single ‘Déjà Vu’ has to be the most painful version of a song about love that takes advantage of this phenomenon. If sweet love lasts every day, then a forced love, full of lies from drunk words, is a terrible nightmare. The feeling that things keep repeating every day creates an endless spiral that draws a person in with no way out. Every day is crazy, every day is broken, and every day is filled with disappointment from love.

‘’Cause every day’s the same
Definition of insane
I think we’re running on a loop
Deja vu’

Whether it’s Alternative Pop from Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘deja vu’ or captivating R&B Pop from Post Malone ft.’s ‘Deja Vu’. Justin Bieber, finally, Katy Perry’s signature pop classic called ‘Déjà Vu’, the ‘deja vu’ phenomenon has been portrayed honestly and vividly in countless different aspects. Music always fulfills its role best, telling stories with melodies and lyrics.