{"id":35209,"date":"2021-06-08T19:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/baby-queen-may-a-collab\/"},"modified":"2021-06-08T19:00:21","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T19:00:21","slug":"baby-queen-may-a-collab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/baby-queen-may-a-collab\/","title":{"rendered":"“American Dream” – Single Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]British pop singer Baby Queen just released \u201cAmerican Dream,\u201d a collab with Australian artist MAY-A<\/a> that conflates the American dream with an out-of-reach crush.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lyrics are all about dreaming of that special someone. \u201cAnd I\u2019m nothing if not persistent \/\/ so I\u2019ll think us into existence,\u201d Baby Queen sings over a chugging guitar riff. MAY-A adds, \u201cAnd I\u2019ve seen stranger things happen \/\/ to those who dare to imagine.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The singers sum up their dreams about their crush with, \u201cLike an American dream, you\u2019re only in my head \/\/ and totally out of reach, but I can still pretend.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking about the song, the singer (real name: Bella Latham) said<\/a>, \u201c<\/span>This song compares a childlike infatuation with the idea of the American dream, which in hindsight is a bit of a fallacy, but there were people that did get to experience it and reach the prosperity they\u2019d heard about.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u2019s an ambitious metaphor to make, but Baby Queen and MAY-A pull it off effortlessly.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https:\/\/youtu.be\/2M_CbIG-Y_Q” align=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Continuing to talk about the song, Baby Queen said, \u201cI\u2019m really into manifestation \u2013 not in a spiritual way, just in a very practical sense. I think if you put all your energy into something by talking about it all the time or thinking about it, the course of your life will naturally bend towards that thing. This song is me manifesting my dream to be with a certain person. It\u2019s essentially a song about a childlike crush you are cheeky enough to plan out inside your own head.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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MAY-A added: \u201cThis song is super fun to be a part of. Bella and I were talking online for a bit about music. I was a big fan of her song \u2018Want Me\u2019, so I feel really psyched that she wanted to bring me on to this track. It\u2019s a fun one to sing!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The track will feature on Baby Queen\u2019s upcoming mixtape <\/span>The Yearbook<\/span><\/i>, dropping September 3rd.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out \u201cAmerican Dream\u201d here!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n