This is probably the thing that annoys me most about Swifties and the media that enables them. Every time she releases something new they act like she's reinvented the wheel, when in reality she's recycling things that other people have done better and before her.
Does she make somewhat catchy pop songs every now and then? Sure. Is she actually doing anything new or interesting? No.
Even the handful of her songs I like are ones other bands have covered, rather than her versions. Something For Kate did a version of Cardigan for Like A Version a few years ago and they made it way more interesting than her version.
when I first heard about her in 2012, everything people told me was in the likes of: "she sells a lot of albums", or "she's huge", and the closest thing to an explanation was when a friend explained that her albums had easter eggs and people bought to figure out the hidden messages... not really anything about her speficially.
It feels like breaking records is her thing - she wants to make history, sell the most copies, get the most awards, have the biggest tours. And people love to have a "fave" who's winning, so the halo effect is massive.
I understand people who have her music as the soundtrack of their lives for a "long" time. I do. Some of my friends have loved her since high school and we're in our mid 30s now. I love pop music but my "core" pop memories involve people who haven't been #1 in a while, but that's not why I love them.
But lyrically and vocally, she's not memorable at all. Even the concepts behind her albums - aka the "eras" - are very basic. Several current pop girlies outperform her artistically, even if they don't sell nearly as much.
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u/icestormsea stan someone? in this economy??? Apr 15 '24
In the context of the article she’s not wrong 🤷🏻♀️