Music Break Break: Breaking Down the Song of the Year, Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?”

Billy Eilish’s brother and musical collaborator Finneas breaks down the structure of “What Was I Made for?”.

Below, Billie herself explains the process of working with the film maker Greta Gerwig.

Below, the song, with lyrics.
And if you haven’t seen the movie, I just did for the second time, and it holds up. Not perfect, but holds up.
I think it’s going to have some legs, and speaks to something about both men and women, and the roles society lays out for us all, and what it’s like to awaken from them, if only partially.

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