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From “Olivia Rodrigo - expectations (feat. Chappell Roan) (wheel of misfortune)” by Olivia Rodrigo

Olivia Rodrigo's "expectations" with Chappell Roan

Gold tinsel, a yellow convertible, and a game-show stage.

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Key points

The narrator once dated a man she suspected of being on drugs, and she admits he was neither smart nor funny but says she convinced herself he was. 0:17
After he blocked her number a couple of months later, she says she is now secure and 'evolved', and she asks more of partners than she used to. 0:38
Her new bar is concrete: she refuses to settle for a partner with a fake job and won't kiss anyone who is passive about the relationship. 0:55
She reads past mistakes as new information that shapes what she expects now, rather than as something to shrug off. 1:21
In the concert-date story, the woman's behaviour and a promised call that never came three weeks later show the new standards in action, which the narrator dismisses as typical of Los Angeles. 1:29

Details on the set

Yellow convertible — A bright yellow convertible with white seats holds both singers among evergreen branches.
Retro game-show podium — A striped podium with a microphone stands before a blue panel and a column of round bulbs.
Red lollipop — A singer holds a red lollipop to her lips in a black glove.

The performance, part by part

Remix opening and the failed romance — The narrator recounts a party meeting with a man she suspected of drug use, and how she talked herself into him. After he blocked her number, she says she is now secure and asks much more of partners. 0:00
Chorus, concert date and the no-call — The chorus restates her high standards and her refusal to settle for a partner with a fake job. A concert date turns sour, and a promised call never arrives, which she brushes off as typical of Los Angeles. 1:03
Bridge: how past mistakes shape expectations — The bridge traces her change from giving her heart freely to deliberating carefully before committing. The closing chorus turns her expectations back on the woman she is now dating. 2:07

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