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Shakira’s Team Wanted Her to Change the ‘Sharp’ Lyrics to ‘Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53’

Shakira tells Rolling Stone that someone on her team asked her to change the lyrics of her break-up anthem, 'Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.'

This creative burst undeniably reached its most revelatory and incendiary peak with last year’s record-breaking smash with Argentine producer Bizarrap, “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 53.” The song found Shakira unloading on an ex for his lies and deceptions, telling him he’s traded a “Ferrari for a Twingo,” a “Roex for a Casio,” and even slipping in a few double entendres that played with Piqué’s name and the name of his new girlfriend. 53.” Going on to note that her song’s success coincided with that of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” another self-empowered, break-up anthem, Shakira adds, “We’re in a society that’s used to seeing women confront pain in a submissive way, and I think that’s changed.

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