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Olivia Rodrigo Says Her New Single, “Can’t Catch Me Now,” Was Particularly Challenging to Write · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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  Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.
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  Speaker 2: If you love Olivia Rodrigo, you're more than familiar with
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  Speaker 2: how deeply personal her lyrics tend to be like a
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  Speaker 2: page ripped from her diary and worked into rhyme form.
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  Speaker 2: But her stunning new ballad Can't Catch Me Now from
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  Speaker 2: The Hunger Games, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes deviates
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  Speaker 2: from that award winning formula. This song is sung from
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  Speaker 2: the perspective of the film's character, Lucy Gray, impeccably played
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  Speaker 2: by Rachel Zegler. Olivia tells et it was a really
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  Speaker 2: fun challenge for me as a songwriter because lots of
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  Speaker 2: my songs are kind of about my personal life. They
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  Speaker 2: are very diaristic and confessional. It was a wonderful experience
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  Speaker 2: to try to write something from the heart of Lucy Gray. Thankfully,
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  Speaker 2: she's a character I feel very connected to. I was
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  Speaker 2: so excited and nervous. Can't Catch Me Now is out everywhere,
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  Speaker 2: and The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes hits theaters tomorrow.
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  Speaker 1: That's direct from Hollywood.