It’s all a bit confusing and it’s all speculation, but Advertising panel is here to detail what fans are thinking about the “driver’s license” and why. Fasten your belt and see below.
Who is involved?
Rodrigo, 17, starred alongside Joshua Bassett, 20, at Disney + ‘s High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and there were rumors that the two were dating in real life.
What happened?
In August 2020, Bassett was seen having lunch with Sabrina Carpenter, 21, a singer who was famous for her role as Maya on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World. Sabrina’s sister Sarah was also present.
On Halloween 2020, Bassett and Carpenter dressed up as Shark Boy and Lava Girl and did a TikTok about it, which proved they are at least friends and sparked rumors from couples (although they never confirmed it).
Lyrical references to the situation?
TikTok user Kaiya Olsen deciphered the subtleties of “Driver’s License” after its release, first referring to the lyrics: “And you are probably with that blonde girl / Who always made me doubt / She is much older than me / She’s all I’m ‘unsure about. “
Sabrina is 21 years old (four years older than Rodrigo) and is blonde.
In a previous version of the song, which Rodrigo posted on Instagram in July 2020, the lyrics refer to a “brunette” girl. Fans began to speculate whether the move had to do with Bassett spending time with Carpenter.
Olsen then moved on to the opening letter: “I got my driver’s license last week / As we always talk.”
In a resurgent video on LeBlanc Updates’ social media on YouTube, Rodrigo remembered practicing driving in Bassett’s car before she got her driver’s license and the moment after the pair discovered that the song they co-wrote, “Just for Moment “, would be used in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series. “We celebrated and went to In-N-Out and I couldn’t drive. I was 16, but I didn’t have my license, ”she said. “And then, he took me in his car and we drove around the In-N-Out parking lot, and it was my first time driving.”
Finally, the heartbreaking chorus line, “I think you didn’t mean what you wrote in that song about me,” had Internet detectives looking for references to Rodrigo in previously released Bassett songs.
In July, Bassett released a sweet love song called “Anyone Else”, which features the lyrics: “How should I think about anything else? / How am I going to keep this to myself? / I stopped pretending that I want someone else.” The fans immediately thought of Rodrigo.
Again, nothing is confirmed about the 2021 love triangle, so we’ll have to wait and see if Rodrigo, Bassett or Carpenter say anything about the speculation.