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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think she is - in the same vein as Tom Petty. If you don’t like her, too bad, because you will be hearing her songs in the background of American life for the rest of your life.[/quote]

This might be true, but almost none of her songs are as catchy/memorable of most of Petty’s greatest hits. Like name ONE Taylor Swift song that people who are not specifically Taylor Swift fans know all the words to (I can think of any). And then think of American Girl, Free Falling, Wildflowers, Take the Money and Run, etc. etc. I was born in 1980, so kind of young for Tom Petty, and I know all those songs despite never owning an album. I own two Taylor Swift albums and have seen her live and I don’t think I know all the words to any of her songs.

People who think Taylor Swift is a musical genius usually just have limited exposure to other music. It’s like people who think Harry Potter are the best books of all time. They are fine, they have their place, they are popular for a reason. But if you think they are the pinnacle of literature, or even children’s literature, you simply are not well read. The same with Swift.[/quote]

PP here - Take the Money and Run is Steve Miller.

You belong to me
Shake it off
Anti hero
I knew you were trouble
Blank space
Style
Bad Blood

Seriously? All of these are ear worms.[/quote]

NP They really aren’t (I’m not even familiar with at least 2-3 of them). And they aren’t songs anyone is going to be talking about forever except Taylor Ssift fans. [/quote]

You're just too old to be the target audience for Swift's music. You sound like the old folks complaining about Elvis or the Beatles. [/quote]

You’re probably right, since her target audience has always been teenagers who think she’s a genius. [/quote]

“And you would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine”[/quote]

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