Pop Stars Profess a Love for Boston in Their Lyrics
The city of Boston has found a way to influence the music of today’s pop stars, and fans are beginning to make connections.
On Sunday, March 16, a user on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, posted a message that said, “what the hell is going on in boston.” The message included screenshots from Chapelle Roan’s song “Femininomenon,” Tate McRae’s “Revolving Door,” and Reneé Rapp’s “I Hate Boston.”
According to the source Vanyaland, the post generated more than 10 million views and 140,000 likes. Some folks blamed local colleges (Berklee and Emerson) and sports teams (the Bruins) for love loss. Others included additional artists who have highlighted Boston in relationships in recent years, such as Tiny Habits (“Hemenway”), Tinashe (“Story of Us”), and Gracie Abrams (“Tough Love”).
As Vanyaland concluded, “While there’s no definitive answer to this pressing question — no Boston tea, if you will — the discourse was compelling enough that it inspired someone to compile the songs in a playlist entitled ‘Wtf happened in Boston.’ Hey, at least we can move on from ‘Boston’ by Augustana being the city’s most popular name-check this century.”
