During her set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Olivia Rodrigo pulled the ace out of her sleeve. Halfway through the concert the pop star called Robert Smith on stage and presented live for the first time What's Wrong With Me, a song that will appear on the new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Loveout next Friday.
And the surprise was seeing the Cure leader physically next to one of the most popular artists of Gen Z. Rodrigo revealed that What's Wrong With Me it is also the first featuring of his career: «This song is very special for me, especially because it is the first time that I have a featuring on one of my albums», he explained to the audience before the performance.
For those who have been following the story for a few months, however, the duet does not come entirely unexpected. Last March, Smith said he had spent “a couple of memorable evenings in the studio” with Rodrigo, adding that it was “hard not to fall in love with his songs” and that he couldn't wait to listen to the singer's new material.
After all, Rodrigo's love for the Cure has never been a mystery. After mentioning the band in the single Drop Dead and released a song titled The Curehad already shared the stage with Smith at the Glastonbury Festival, where the two had performed Just Like Heaven And Friday I'm in Love. Thus, in front of the Primavera Sound audience, the queen of generational pop and one of the most influential figures in the history of rock finally revealed her cards.
