Dover Beach, Baby Queen

Please note: all views expressed here are the author’s own.

In her 2020 pop hit “Internet Religion,” Baby Queen declared  “We can't FaceTune personality”. Keeping her “Internet Religion” realness, the 23-year-old London-based artist released her pop single “Dover Beach” on April 14th. 

Almost out of a fairytale, the song opens with a dainty tune, then drops into a bright and catchy beat. Baby Queen’s flawless vocals bring a breath of life into the song. She sings, “What's the point in looking at the view/ 'Cause every time I do, I just see you.” She wrote this while visiting the White Cliffs of Dover in England, and as beautiful as the setting was, all she could think about was the person she was infatuated with. 

Baby Queen said in an interview with DIY Magazine, “I was kind of pissed that I went to look at the beach, all I could think about was this person, hence the lyric ‘you stole the view of Dover Beach.’ It's another internal struggle with my own insecurities and a sort of acceptance of the fact that I can't escape my daydreams of this person, even if I go to a different place." 

Her relatability about the ebbs and flows of falling in love make this song relatable for many people. The song is quite reminiscent of Taylor Swift, who is one of her biggest inspirations. Baby Queen claims in her Spotify bio that one of the reasons you should befriend her is because she “knows a lot of facts about Taylor Swift and is willing to share them with you.” Baby Queen also shared in her Spotify bio that she “broke into somebody’s house by smashing a red hammer through their bathroom window, which was quite awkward and not at all awesome.” 

Personally, that last fact won me over. Her bubbly, honest personality translates beautifully into her tracks. “Dover Beach” is especially raw. Though the lyrics seem that she is helplessly and torturously in love, her up-tempo rhythm keeps the song feeling light and catchy. 

Her music video for “Dover Beach” is absolutely captivating. She runs along the beach with her lover, walks along the shore in a stunning navy Gucci jumpsuit, lays in a bed filled with pink and white flowers, and even features an ode to the 1962 film Lolita, where she lies in the manor garden, swinging her feet while reading a book.

“Dover Beach” is the perfect summer song. If you’re from California like me, you should be ready to add this to your summer playlist and blast it down the PCH. If there is any artist that should be on your watch list, it’s Baby Queen.

WORDS BY MIA WEISFELD, WRITER