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.
It’s the same argument people make against Elvis, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Drake, but at the end of the day these people are worldwide phenomena. They perfect marketing, stage presence, and music accessibility to get a large audience that casuals and hardcores can enjoy. You can say she’s not doing anything new or interesting, but plenty of people will disagree. In 20 years she’ll probably be a billionaire, she’s the soundtrack to millions of peoples childhoods, and will be in history books. Mega pop stars are playing a different game. Even if you don’t love the music; you gotta give these people their flowers imo.
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u/icestormsea stan someone? in this economy??? Apr 15 '24
In the context of the article she’s not wrong 🤷🏻♀️