What Does ‘Juno’ Mean in Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’Sweet’?
The artist has filled her new album with pop culture references, and this is one of them
Sabrina Carpenter has made a splash with her new album, Short n’Sweet, the sixth of her career. The album, featuring twelve songs, dives into her experiences with short-term relationships and shows a more mature side of her, moving away from her Disney image.
With two hit singles–‘Espresso’ and ‘Please Please Please’–, a growing fanbase, and plenty of media attention in recent months, it’s no wonder! Sabrina Carpenter brings a playful energy to the twelve tracks on this album. She explores all the failed relationships she’s gone through over the years, but also opens up about what she feels when she falls in love—especially with her current partner, Barry Keoghan.
In one of the few tracks where the joy of falling in love really comes through, Sabrina uses an expression that some listeners–maybe the younger ones–might not fully get. We’re talking about track number 10: ‘Juno’. “If you love me right, then who knows? I might let you make me Juno,” the singer says in the chorus.
But what does Sabrina mean when she says she might let someone ‘make her a Juno’? Well, she’s referring to one of the most talked-about movies of 2007 and a highlight at the 2008 Oscars—Juno. The film, starring Elliot Page, is about a teenager who gets pregnant but decides to give her baby to a couple who can’t have children.
Juno
The movie came out in 2007 and was Elliot Page’s big break in Hollywood. The movie also featured Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, and J.K. Simmons. It received four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, though No Country for Old Men ended up winning that category. Now, sixteen years later, Juno has secured its spot in film history and has become a part of pop culture.
Juno (2007)
Dir. Jason Reitman
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