After releasing two comedy albums, Rachel Bloom, along with her collaborator Aline Brosh McKenna, began pitching an idea for a television series. Bloom wanted to portray a brilliant but unhappy Manhattan attorney who impulsively abandons her big firm career and moves to a boring town in California to pursue an obsessive crush on a hunky Asian guy. And it’s a musical.
Unfortunately, Bloom was suffering from anxiety and depression. (Oh no! That topic has returned!) But she sought psychiatric help and, improbably, “Crazy Ex-Girfriend,” which is now in its third season, became a critically acclaimed success. In addition to her achievements as a comedy writer and singer, Bloom won a 2016 Golden Globe Award for best actress for playing the lead role.
While I haven’t yet had an opportunity to watch much of the show, I’ve been enjoying videos of the featured songs. I’m especially fond of the following clip. Here, we get to listen in on the protagonist’s inner rap monologue as she employs her formidable social skills to impress her boyfriend’s parents (and reduce her romantic competition to “bupkis”).
Please note: the language in this version contains memorable variations from the one that could be broadcast on television. If you are offended by such material — or at a location where playing it would be inappropriate — please restrain yourself. Otherwise enjoy.