Theme
Songs about persona
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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The Weeknd
Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
A coronation that doubles as a funeral, Abel Tesfaye flexing his new pop-star wealth while taunting the broody persona he had to kill to get there
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Taylor Swift
Look What You Made Me Do
A reinvention announcement disguised as a revenge song, in which Swift kills off her old public image and dares her critics to take credit