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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are some of you perhaps reading too much into the songs?  There's no rule that says every song is a gospel retelling of a specific relationship. [/quote]

Yes but they will read between every line to try to put her down.

It’s weird.

People did that Christina Aguilera and Britney Spears when they were at the top of their game.

People love to be haters.[/quote]

The haters seem keenly aware of her lyrics, relationships, age, and other facts about her. It's a bit odd to be so invested in something that's not their cup of tea. Supposedly.[/quote]

That’s because we’re not haters. We like(d) her music enough and own some of it, but also think the themes and slander of her recent exes on each album is juvenile and has gotten old. It’s like a comedian telling the same joke for 20 years - there’s no range.[/quote]

I guess you're no longer the target demographic. She's got a fan base and some stick with her, some move on, and some girls may be aging into the angst as tweens who haven't been following her for 18 years. Maybe the music is just not for you anymore.[/quote]

From the Washington post review:

Who care how you feel? You are a middle-aged man, you’re saying, This music is not for you. The first part is true. But I would argue that pop music is for everyone. You’re here, I’m here, I’m writing, you’re reading, we’re in this listening life together, and it’s probably just fine to wish that the most widely circulated music of our lifetimes might be more imaginative and less self-obsessed. We’re long overdue for a Swift album that feels even a little bit curious about the world she rules.  [/quote]

I think if Swift shifted her focus from her own emotional life to the world at large, everyone would hate it.

She spent much of high school performing and recording. She never went to college. She's travelled the world but only as a pop star. She's been famous, and rich, since she was a kid. She is now a billionaire.

What do you think she has to say about the world? Do people with such limited experience as regular people out in the world often have great insight into big issues of the world and other people? IME, no. Her self-obsession is likely the most accessible thing about her-- no matter how rich and rarified she gets, if she does some naval gazing about her own psyche, she can find something other people will relate to.

I do NOT want a Taylor Swift album about, like, climate change. I think she knows her lane and is smart to stay in it, even if it dies get boring if she's the only artist you ever listen to (something that would be true about almost anyone).[/quote]

Okay, you can reply to the Post Critic if you want to! Some journalists/magazines didn’t put bylines because they received death threats after posting negative reviews with her last album.

She can’t write about climate change, without looking hypocritical.  If she sings about heartbreak until she is 65, no one can stop her. But her fans and team have allow people to dislike it.[/quote]

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