In a way it is. She has a brilliant, poetic (at times manic) mind and apparently also a very romantic (at times melodramatic) heart. To some with more pragmatic, rational minds and less poetry in their hearts, this would all appear āimmatureā, āstuntedā, āfcked in the headā. But I like to live with the highs and lows too, in color, so I can relate to her personality. I definitely am grateful for the wonderful music she has created. Her line, āif all you want is gray for me, thatās just white noiseā resonated so much with me. |
They complain about other things like how fame and fortune has ruined things in their lifeā¦ if Tay Tay wrote that youād be like boo hoo. |
+1 |
A lot of artists are melodramatic. Usually though they are angst filled and there is a darkness or heaviness to them and their music. There is a depth to their emotions and pain.
Taylor is glitter and sparkles and kidz bop smiles on stage. It just doesnāt fit the tortured artist or poet or creative soul that you usually see in musical talent. |
This is where I land. I think Taylor is a great pop music writer and performer, but I get annoyed when I see her compared to poets. A 34 year old poet who wrote like this about these subjects would not be taken seriously, because unlike pop music, poetry is consumed by a much older, more complex, more interesting audience. There are poets who write about love gone wrong and dealing with criticism, but in a much more nuanced and interesting way than this. For this reason I find her choice to compare herself to poets pretentious in a way that is annoying. Does she read any actual poetry? It's not just a clever turn of phrase and some angst. Not if it's any good, anyway. |
No...it's not charming. That's why she goes through men |
So her worth and charm is wrapped up in beyond permanently attached to a man? Huh? |
I think most of her fans havenāt really read much poetry or heard many other singers (outside of pop). So to them she is the most talented. So many are convinced her success is driven solely by pure talent and she is the most successful because she is the most talented. That view really just shows a very small world of music and art. Which for children is fine - but adults should be aware that there is a much bigger and talented world out there.
She is also in a phase of everything she touches turns to good right now. I could take any lyrics or song written by anyoneā¦and if her fans thought she wrote it - they would be the most amazing lyrics ever written by the most talented musician ever. |
She does though. Lyrics from "The Lucky One": And they tell you that you're lucky, but you're so confused 'Cause you don't feel pretty, you just feel used And all the young things line up to take your place Another name goes up in lights You wonder if you'll make it out alive |
If all you know of her is glitter, sparkles, and kidzbop, you likely have only heard 1/3 of her catalogue. |
How do you know this? Who is supposed to be holding her accountable? And for what? She's an artist. Don't like her - don't buy her stuff. But I fail to see who is failing to hold her "accountable" for what exactly. Perhaps she's been held accountable in her personal lives - how would you know? She's not responsible for being girls' role models. She never announced herself as that, or that it was some goal of hers. I personally don't care if she, or any other celebrity, cheats, but if she did, it sounds like she's admitting it and copping to it - isn't that making herself accountable? I just think you have wildly inappropriate expectations of a singer. |
+1, this nails it. She's a great pop musician. She is not Emily Dickinson and Beethoven rolled into one. It's enough that she is a success at what she actually is, we don't have to pretend she's the second coming. |
I am curious how the Eras tour will look in Europe. We are going to see her this summer and hope to hear some of these new songs live. Obsessed with the new album. |
I've heard all her music (and like much of it) but I do think there is a shallowness and immaturity to the way she approaches the subjects she writes about. I wouldn't call it "glitter and sparkles," but I think she cares more about affecting certain attitudes, and being seen a certain way, than in writing truly exposing, revelatory lyrics. She skirts the edges of things. Sometimes she does it in a clever way, but to compare her to the best modern American poets is ludicrous. She writes pop music, not poetry. |
Wouldnāt it be fitting if she and Matty got back together and she brought him on stage to sing Post Maloneās part in Fortnight at her August Wembley show in London at the end of the European leg of her tour? Here is to hoping! I love me some epic love story with an ending that no one could have predicted (but a mastermind). |