The moment that Sour Candy came out to music-streaming services, fans all over the world went wild and crazy, seeing the famed singer Lady Gaga and the talented, South Korean girl group BLACKPINK come together for the first time, and after listening to the song, I completely understand why. The entire song is a comparison between personality and something sharp tasting- sour candy, in this case.
In the first verse, Jisoo of BLACKPINK speaks about the luxury of having sour candy. She says, “You're the one who packed me with the word expensive” which relates to the topic of how sourness is sometimes hard to find and costs more than something common like normal-tasting candy, for example. Jennie, during the chorus, says, “I'm sour candy. So sweet, then I get a little angry…” which simply talks about how something sour goes from sweet to sharp-tasting in a matter of seconds. Sour candy is sometimes a craving to people. Candy that is sour has acidity that reacts violently with the taste buds in your tongue, giving you a stingy sensation, but it is a sensation that some lust for; why would anyone want something that hurts you?
As a lover for sourness, I am always going to keep coming back to sour candy. If it hurts me more, if it is more sour than usual, in other words, I will love it even more and keep wanting to come back to it which is what the song talks about. The line, “I'm hard on the outside, but if you give me time, then I could make time for your love,” sung by Lady Gaga in the refrain, alone talks about how she’s impenetrable at first, but over time, she starts to love you, just like how sour candy is often hard at first but will slowly become sour first then sweet and soft later on.
The song overall catches my attention because of its beat, lyrics, and flow. The theme is easy to follow throughout the song; there are not any tangents or any lines that refrain away from the comparison of personality to sour candy. It’s a hit or miss with some people: you either love sour candy and will always keep coming back for more, even if the candy hurts you, or you could hate it and never return back to it, but sour candy won’t change for you just because your preference is normal-tasting candy. You’ll have to accept the fact that it’s sour, or you’ll have to try something else which is an invisible comparison that can also be made from the song to a personality- you might not like that someone is tough and hard to talk to, but it’s something you can’t change about them and will have to be patient with in order to receive a sweet reward!
The moment that Sour Candy came out to music-streaming services, fans all over the world went wild and crazy, seeing the famed singer Lady Gaga and the talented, South Korean girl group BLACKPINK come together for the first time, and after listening to the song, I completely understand why. The entire song is a comparison between personality and something sharp tasting- sour candy, in this case.
In the first verse, Jisoo of BLACKPINK speaks about the luxury of having sour candy. She says, “You're the one who packed me with the word expensive” which relates to the topic of how sourness is sometimes hard to find and costs more than something common like normal-tasting candy, for example. Jennie, during the chorus, says, “I'm sour candy. So sweet, then I get a little angry…” which simply talks about how something sour goes from sweet to sharp-tasting in a matter of seconds. Sour candy is sometimes a craving to people. Candy that is sour has acidity that reacts violently with the taste buds in your tongue, giving you a stingy sensation, but it is a sensation that some lust for; why would anyone want something that hurts you?
As a lover for sourness, I am always going to keep coming back to sour candy. If it hurts me more, if it is more sour than usual, in other words, I will love it even more and keep wanting to come back to it which is what the song talks about. The line, “I'm hard on the outside, but if you give me time, then I could make time for your love,” sung by Lady Gaga in the refrain, alone talks about how she’s impenetrable at first, but over time, she starts to love you, just like how sour candy is often hard at first but will slowly become sour first then sweet and soft later on.
The song overall catches my attention because of its beat, lyrics, and flow. The theme is easy to follow throughout the song; there are not any tangents or any lines that refrain away from the comparison of personality to sour candy. It’s a hit or miss with some people: you either love sour candy and will always keep coming back for more, even if the candy hurts you, or you could hate it and never return back to it, but sour candy won’t change for you just because your preference is normal-tasting candy. You’ll have to accept the fact that it’s sour, or you’ll have to try something else which is an invisible comparison that can also be made from the song to a personality- you might not like that someone is tough and hard to talk to, but it’s something you can’t change about them and will have to be patient with in order to receive a sweet reward!