The song is written in B minor. This means C and F are sharp (the black keys).
When the singer says Just Take me Anywhere, the notes are just (B) take (B) me (F ie F#) a(F#)ny(E) were (E).
The F sharp is prepared for our brain at the word me. Then at "a" (first letter of anywhere) the bass becomes E. But "a" is still F sharp. So the distance form bass is a 9th interval. And it is a prepared 9th from the previous F sharp appearing in the bar before. It sounds great. And of course the third interval (everything is referenced to the bass) which is the note G is added by some other instrument to further make the "dissonant" chord sound so euphonically great to our brain.
Anywhere - Rita Ora
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ksdAs4LBRq8
If you follow through the chorus using a keyboard instrument you will see or hear! that similar techniques are used on the other prepared chords so greatly described by Niedt and Bach many hundreds of years ago.
Pop music can be a great example of great music.
Well done to all those who produce such great music.
A great melody!
Reference:
http://normanschmidt.net/scores/bachjs-general_bass_rules.pdf
Harmony - Piston
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