What Was I Made For?

Confession. I have never really loved loved Billie Eilish the way most critics and of course her fans do. That’s not to say I didn’t appreciate her sound and style but rather it didn’t ever work for me as a comprehensive effort. So it was wild for me to be so emotionally connected to an Eilish record, and that too the one she and brother Finneas created for the “Barbie” film soundtrack. The lyrics are universally heartbreaking and haunting, and it captures a pivotal scene in the blockbuster film with such perfection, you almost wonder what came first, the scene or the song. I am thrilled the track became a smash hit for Eilish and also has been showered with all the award season recognition. I have a feeling it won’t win what it deserves because the artist has already won both the Grammy and the Oscar for her previous single for the James Bond series which honestly pales so dramatically to this in comparison. But then again, Eilish has set a lot of records already, but two-time Academy award winner is in the cards?