Lorde's New Album Inspired by Robyn's 'Dancing on My Own'

Lorde revealed that she was hanging out with some "new friends" in her recording studio, when the discussion of the one perfect song to send into space would be... and she only had one natural answer.

"i thought about it for a while, thought about talking heads and fleetwood mac and nina simone, but the song that came out of my mouth was 'dancing on my own' by robyn. this song, to me, is perfect. it's happy and sad, fiery and independent but vulnerable and small, joyous even when a heart is breaking.," she wrote. "every line is perfect, how that second verse ("stilettos and broken bottles / i'm spinning around in circles") stumbles perfectly into that bridge ("the lights go on, the music dies / ...i just came to say goodbye"), and final chorus. it's just perfect."

Lorde opened up about how the song inspired her and made her realize she was going to be a musician for life. "i think it was then when i realized i'm going to be in love with music for the rest of my life. it's going to be the most important friendship i'll ever have. i'll never, ever leave it alone, because you can't leave alone something like that, something that makes you weep alone on aeroplanes or jolts you out of a chair and shatters your face with a big toothy smile," she wrote.

Lorde also touched on her favorite music blogs and hinted about her recent attendance of the Met Gala.

She's currently working on the follow-up to her 2013 debut album Pure Heroine.

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Lorde, Robyn