No, not like garbage “bad”. I mean the 1995 song by Garbage “Only Happy When It Rains”. They’re both pretty bad songs. No, I mean like *good* bad. You know like Michael Jackson’s “Bad”? Am I confusing you?
I just listened to the Song Exploder ep 291: Lizzo “Still Bad”. I love this podcast. And I never really knew much about Lizzo until this listen. Really great insight into the song and her personality. I love how she mentioned the inspo of Gnarls Barkley “Crazy” and Franz Ferdinand and overall rock sensibilities for this song and album. There was no mention of Garbage’s “Only Happy When It Rains” and that’s all I could really seem to hear during the main verse. So I’ll just drop them here for you to listen!
Also note the subtle shout to Michael Jackson’s “Bad” and I think even the choreography in the forest has a bit of a “Thriller” vibe to it.
Lizzo – “Still Bad” (2025)
Garbage – “Only Happy When It Rains” (1995)
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