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Ariana Grande’s ‘Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead’ Deluxe: All 6 Songs Ranked
The Oscar-nominated Wicked star has added six new songs to her Eternal Sunshine universe. Read Billboard's ranking and preliminary review.
Beginning with deep, sultry brass reminiscent of the horns on “Ordinary Things,” “Dandelion” quickly transforms into a fiery amalgamation of pounding bass, shimmering synths, and a skittering trap beat that wouldn’t sound entirely out of place on thank u, next. Ariana is always good for a sex bop (or several) on her albums, and she delivers a particularly sizzling one with “Dandelion.” She stretches the flower metaphor to its limits with lines like “I got/ What you need/ I’m thinking you should/ Plant this seed” and “Boy, come blow this/ Know I’m on your wish list.” There’s a real playfulness to her tone here — especially when she creeps into the uppermost reaches of her falsetto — that helps drive home the tongue-in-cheekiness of the whole affair. The scattered, drowned-out applause at the end evokes an image of a dressed-down Ari belting this song out in the corner of a half-empty pub — sad imagery sure, but there’s a quiet resilience in her decision to commit these self-promises to record with the entire world as her witness.
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