Movie endings can often be so unrealistic that they feel downright alien — and Jordan Duffy took that concept and ran with it. The L.A.-based, Worcester-raised artist has released her new song “Not Your Dream Girl,” a response to sappy, eye-roll-inducing finales in film. The single and its (extraterrestrial-infested) music video arrived yesterday (January 9) to bring some kaleidoscopic pop to the doldrums of January.
Duffy sparked the idea for “Not Your Dream Girl” while watching Sixteen Candles and musing about what the soundtrack would sound like if the final acts of John Hughes movies weren’t so sweet. Using ’80s nostalgia as a springboard, she crafted a bubbly synth-pop tale of tenacity that aligned with some of her lived experience.
“This song is written about a friend that I had feelings for, but I knew it would not go any further,” Duffy explains. “I always saw him as my Jake Ryan. He does not and will never know this was written about him. But it has become one of my favorite songs I’ve ever written.”
The music video takes the tune in a campier direction, staging a surprise intergalactic romance within the most classic John Hughes setting: A high school. It might just be the most lifelike affair you see on this side of Valentine’s Day.
Tune in below.
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