Gretta Ziller has me grooving to her upbeat new diss track, “Ain’t Even Your Lover.” If you’re strutting away from the wrong relationship, this song is your new anthem.
“It’s a song about giving your time and emotion to someone. And that someone being a leech – just sucking and sucking and taking and taking – and it not being a real human relationship, where it’s give and take,” Gretta said. “It’s a little bit sarcastic and a little bit sassy, like, ‘I’ve done everything and I didn’t even get sex out of it!’ It is also about being hurt by that person and the things you learn along the way. The most frustrating thing about that whole adventure was the way I let myself be treated; I rolled over, and I was so disappointed in myself for letting that happen!”
“Ain’t Even Your Lover” came out of a weekly songwriting club Gretta joined in 2020, which challenged her to write a song every week. So something good did come out of those lockdowns! Hopefully we hear a few more of those gems really soon. Gretta will play the following shows in the coming months:
4 & 5 March 2023 – Country by the Bay, Bunurong Country/Frankston
9 March 2023 – The Gov, Tarntanya/Adelaide (supporting Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley)
9-11 June 2023 – Let’s Wing It Festival, Geawegal Country/Scone
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