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Gabriella Rose - 'Necklace'
Release Date: May 2nd, 2025
Album: Watch My Necklace Swing
Songwriters: Emily Weisband, Mike Elizondo & Gabriella Rose
Producer: Mike Elizondo
The Background:
Much like she did at the tail end of 2024, country riser Gabriella Rose is making a splash, this time thanks to her newly-released song, 'Necklace.'
The Idaho native, who saw a wave of success in November with her viral tune, 'Doublewide,' first teased the snippet at the beginning of the month, and its origins are a little rocky.
On March 1, Rose showed off an unreleased demo called 'Falling For You,' a Texas dance hall swayer about falling head over boots. With the caption reading, "I wrote this song before I went [through] his phone," signaling the end of their romance, fans were quick to ask for the follow-up.
Now proudly in her "heartbreak era," Rose has offered a first taste of love-scorned country excellence with her three-song project, Watch My Necklace Swing.
The Sound:
Written by Rose alongside Emily Weisband and Mike Elizondo–who also serves as the track's producer–'Necklace' is set against a bright and simple beat with a bluesy acoustic guitar, synthy beat and a steady tambourine.
Changing up cadences and styles a couple of times throughout the three-minute run time, it's a vibey little number that finds Rose at her most playful and confident as she makes sure that ole what's his face knows what he's missing.
The Meaning:
“Oh, you're Mr. No One Gets Me
You'd lock it down but you're not ready
Say I'm crazy, like insane
God forbid I gave you my last name
Mm, watch my necklace swing
Hair flip then I do my thing
I look good and I bet it hurts
To lose the kind of woman that you never deserved
Mm, put some Coltrane on
Sing another dive bar karaoke song
He's kissing on me, finally picked a winner
You can't fill his Tecovas, baby, cause they're bigger"
Starting with a tongue-in-cheek spoken verse, blatantly poking fun at the ex-partner in question, we quickly start to see that maybe this pair weren't exactly on the same page in their relationship.
Jumping into the chorus, we find that Rose is already over what's his name and is shacking up with a new guy. Knowing that it's what's-his-face's loss, she details the fun times that she's having with her new beau and underlines that her ex can not compare in any way.
“Back talk, I know you ain't 'bout to back talk
Bring me on up to bat and let me cat walk
Swing, three strikes, you're out
Let's bring a little tailgate action to the dugout
Callin' up your roster, booked a trip to Broad City
Cause you'll do anything that moves, it's true you ain't picky
Now you think you're big time cause you're on a salary
I'm sorry that you'll never buy a better personality"
Made up of seemingly random lines and references to baseball, Rose turns the tables by calling our her ex for his lack of... modesty when it comes to who he spends his time with.
While the guy thinks he's hot shit cause he has a snazzy job and is high on the hog, Rose gives a great zinger about how all the money in the world can't make you a more interesting person.
“Life's so hard, no one understands
You don't like your dinner, Mr. Sam I Am
Turn your mixed tape on, cry it out
Keep my name out of your mouth
Cause I'm Farrah Fawcett in a thrift store dress
I could say more, you could say less
You're Pabst Blue Ribbon and cheap polyester
I'm all Eastwood -- Spaghetti western"
What has Rose said about 'Necklace'?
In just a matter of weeks, 'Necklace,' which was never even seemingly intended to be posted, garnered upwards of 36,000 user-generated videos on TikTok.
When the song was first gaining traction, Rose took to socials to say, "THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THE LOVE ON THIS SONG!!!!!! I [love] all of u so much !!!!!!! this one might have to make it out of demo jail."
Lucky for all us, the stay in demo jail wasn't long as Rose gifted us a pair of other songs with the release, saying, "I wrote these songs when I first moved to town with my favorite duo on earth, [Emily Weisband and Mike Elizondo]. So excited for you to finally hear them!!!!!"
For the full lyrics to Gabriella Rose's 'Necklace', see below:
Oh, you're Mr. No One Gets Me
You'd lock it down but you're not ready
Say I'm crazy, like insane
God forbid I gave you my last name
Mm, watch my necklace swing
Hair flip then I do my thing
I look good and I bet it hurts
To lose the kind of woman that you never deserved
Mm, put some Coltrane on
Sing another dive bar karaoke song
He's kissing on me, finally picked a winner
You can't fill his Tecovas, baby, cause they're bigger
Back talk, I know you ain't 'bout to back talk
Bring me on up to bat and let me cat walk
Swing, three strikes, you're out
Let's bring a little tailgate action to the dugout
Callin' up your roster, booked a trip to Broad City
Cause you'll do anything that moves, it's true you ain't picky
Now you think you're big time cause you're on a salary
I'm sorry that you'll never buy a better personality
Mm, watch my necklace swing
Hair flip then I do my thing
I look good and I bet it hurts
To lose the kind of woman that you never deserved
Mm, put some Coltrane on
Sing another dive bar karaoke song
He's kissing on me, finally picked a winner
You can't fill his Tecovas, baby, cause they're bigger
Life's so hard, no one understands
You don't like your dinner, Mr. Sam I Am
Turn your mixed tape on, cry it out
Keep my name out of your mouth
Cause I'm Farrah Fawcett in a thrift store dress
I could say more, you could say less
You're Pabst Blue Ribbon and cheap polyester
I'm all Eastwood -- Spaghetti western
Mm, whatcha think about that?
Tongue's all tied like blah, blah, blah
Look good and you know I do
Here comes the punch line, jokes on you
Mm, watch my necklace swing
Hair flip then I do my thing
I look good and you know it hurts
To lose the kind of woman that you never deserved
Mm, put some Coltrane on
Sing another dive bar karaoke song
He's kissing on me, finally picked a winner
You can't fill his Tecovas, baby, cause they're bigger
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