By Ayannah Brown | UConn Journalism
March 9, 2021
The song “Driver’s License” by Olivia Rodrigo has taken over the Internet in the past few months. With millions of videos posted with the hashtag #driverslicense, multiple Tik Tok challenges and record breaking numbers of plays and downloads, it’s safe to say this song has gone full viral.
But what is it about this song that makes us want to hit the repeat button?
I talked with Concordia University Music Therapist Sandi Curtis and UConn Music Theory student Travis Lavigne to find out why we psychologically can’t stop listening to this song.