B-Side Guys

Pittsburgh’s AGGRESSICA doesn’t just cover Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!” – they excavate its buried rage. Their version strips away the original’s glossy veneer to expose the raw nerve of prophecy lying beneath lines like “When you wake up next to him in the middle of the night / With your head in your hands, you’re nothing more than his wife.”

Where Roan’s version wielded its bite through pop precision, AGGRESSICA brings brass knuckles to the fight. Lead vocalist Samantha takes the song’s most cutting observation – “You know I hate to say, but, I told you so” – and transforms it from a glittering taunt into a battle cry. The band’s arrangements underscore the emotional warfare, with Will’s guitar work and Aaron’s melodic bass creating a foundation that feels less like a dance floor and more like scorched earth.

The genius lies in how perfectly these lyrics slot into AGGRESSICA’s emo-adjacent sound. “It’s a sexually explicit kind of love affair / And I cry, it’s not fair” lands with particular venom through their harder lens, while the repeated mantra “You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling” builds to a near-religious intensity through George’s crushing drums and the band’s layered dynamics.

Most revealing is their treatment of the song’s quieter confessions. When Samantha delivers “I just wanna love someone who calls me ‘baby,’” the band pulls back just enough to let the vulnerability shine through before plunging back into the maelstrom. It’s in these moments that AGGRESSICA proves they understand the source material’s deeper currents – this isn’t just a song about moving on, it’s about the vindication that comes with watching someone else’s bad choices play out exactly as predicted.

By the time they reach the final chorus, with its mounting repetitions of “You’d have to stop the world just to stop the feeling,” AGGRESSICA has done more than cover a pop hit – they’ve revealed its hardcore heart. Their version suggests that sometimes the best revenge isn’t living well, but living loud enough to make sure your ex hears every word of your prophecy come true.