Rodrigo's own song plays with the dichotomy of this passage: Debbie and Jeff represent the beauty of youth and rebellion, but also naivety.
The phrase appears in 'Slouching Towards Bethlehem,' when Didion asks two teenagers, Debbie and Jeff, why they ran away from home.ĭebbie, Didion writes, 'was already on probation because her mother had once taken her down to the police station and declared her incorrigible.' Jeff describes his own mother as 'a genuine all-American bitch.' 'All-American Bitch' is the first track on 'Guts.'Īhlgrim: In a conversation with Phoebe Bridgers for Interview magazine, Rodrigo revealed that 'All-American Bitch' was inspired by Joan Didion. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
