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Olivia Lane “So Good It Hurts”

“So Good It Hurts” is a country rock song that opens with an unexpected cold and brutal sound, not far off from the BDSM cyborg vibes of Goldfrapp in electro-glam mode. It’s a strange contrast with the rest of the song, which isn’t far off from Shania Twain at her most pop, but it doesn’t clash either. It just sets up an unusual tightness in the verses that makes the more traditional by-the-book chorus feel more jubilant. The whole song is just Olivia James singing about how hot her boyfriend is, so in that context it’s like the verses are all horny tension and the chorus is ecstatic gratitude for being blessed with this rugged but well-dressed country hunk. The details are specific enough to make anyone outside of the country cultural bubble go “uh, really, that’s what you’re into?” but it’s all very endearing and good-natured.

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