‘Good Bi’ is the latest single from McCarthy and following the success of her previous single ‘IDK How to Talk to Girls,’ it’s no wonder this one is just as much of a hit. This latest single talks about the challenges bisexual women face and that feeling of accepting who you are despite it all.
The song starts off slow and with soft vocals accompanied by a sweet piano melody. The lyrics refer to common insults thrown towards bisexuals, with lines like “I’m greedy, a little too needy.” But directly after this soft and calming start to the song the bridge kicks in.
The bridge throughout it has this slight build up of guitar in the background preparing you for whats to come. The bridge explains the experience of sexuality perfectly with references to the different type of people you can fall for and the negatives that come. Then you are hit into this upbeat, fun chorus that really makes this song feel like a pop classics, with that same feeling you could get from listening to songs like ‘girls just want to have fun’ by Cyndi Lauper.
The chorus is essentially a big, I don’t care, to the stereotypes and comments aimed at her and her sexuality. McCarthy is basically saying, so what? I will keep dating who I want because I can. And that is a beautiful message for this pride month, and it certainly helps that it’s paired with the feel-good music behind it.
Every chorus and the songs end with the repeated lyric “how could anybody hate a good bi?”, which is not only a great play on words but sums up the message of the song in one line, she’s unapologetically herself and sees this as a win for everyone else, because how could you hate a good bi?
