Behind Dua Lipa, a giant inflatable lobster twitches menacingly. Sitting with his back to the edge of a man-made pool, he sings about ending an unequal relationship without realizing the threat.

"We're not going to be like sleep and cocaine," Ripa muses as Hammer writhe. We're in the middle of We're Good, a tiny single from her new deluxe edition of the pandemic-era hit LP Future Nostalgia. Ace pushes embodied therapy to the fore. Lipa will perform her 40 gigs on an extensive postponed world tour. More than most, it marks some sort of return to normalcy. "I used to spend a lot of nights alone," she says in the song "Love Again."

Despite her modest chart placement (#25), We're Good embodies Lipa's charm as she becomes a lifelong pop star. She's effectively become the hold music of the pandemic and the soundtrack to her indoor workouts. . However, Lipa first established her status as pop's big sister with her 2017 debut Her Hit. This was her memorable, astute relationship advice dispenser that turned pop with flourishes and winks. (Never forget:
"If you're under him, you can't get over him," she advised in her big chorus tonight, "New Rules."

Her songs about flirting, infatuation, recovery and resilience rarely achieve anything other than a very high emotional IQ
Lobster, meanwhile, originally appeared in the heartbreaking video for "We're Good," the lone survivor of a tank full of crustaceans, at the Titanic's dining table, played by Ripa for amusement. His vengeful spirit and the singer's sense of humor are featured on tonight's video screen 'Menu' with 'Dua Thermidor' and 'Half-Dua on the shell'. It's all silly, wise, and confident.

We're Good taps into tropical pop trends and contrasts with the general roller disco vibe of this all-inclusive dance tour. But the key is to fit a much larger template. The song's bittersweet chorus sounds like many other tracks, including Charli XCX's White Mercedes and The Byrds' Mr Tambourine Man.'Future Nostalgia' is undoubtedly a huge success, an antidote to Covid fear, sadness and pent-up frustration, and panache enough to impress rather than fail at the 2021 Pop Vocal Grammy Awards. won the award. Their albums have professed samples (INXS, White Town) and cheeky quotes ("Let's get physical!" Ripa's command, Olivia Newton-John opening the set, not to mention more subtle evocations of style and atmosphere). Reflected in physical) was packed.

More importantly, her songs about flirtation, infatuation, recovery and resilience rarely achieve anything other than extremely high emotional IQs. It all ends with Don't Start Now. Lipa revives some easy dance moves that were derided early in her career. "Get away, you know how!" she taunts her ex-lover. But she seems ready to fight anyone.