Not sure what the problem with them is. Twitter embeds work okay. Instagram embeds have been wonky for a couple of weeks for me. Hit or miss, sometimes they'll load okay sometimes not at all.
The bonus track looks like it came straight out of a fan fic that a 14 year old wrote. How embarrassing. When people praise her songwriting "abilities" all I want to do is seriously side-eye them.
tbh i think she's better at musical songwriting and fitting together verses that work really well than lyrics themselves
i do think she is a brilliant writer, as she's written songs like Holy Ground, Red, Last Kiss, State of Grace, Back to December and Mine, which while may not initially appear genius...have elements to them that are imo. it's like the parts that make up the whole are very clever and it's impressive that she wrote most of them herself
Taylor Swift seems to be the only popstar whose lyrics are scrutinized so seriously. Go read popular pop lyrics and tell us how inspirational and great they are.
I think a lot of the joy of pop music is in it's simplicity. And songwriting to me goes way beyond the lyrics. To make something appeal on such a mass level, to be catchy and infectious, is a skill.
I'm a recovering music snob letting myself be okay with radio pop music. My life's been difficult this year- I don't need anymore catharsis. I can't get enough of Shake it Off right now. I'm totally onboard with mindless happiness.
I cant wait for the All Too Well of this album she better not disappoint. And why do people claim shes not a good songwriter when they've only heard the singles she releases?
She still has lyrically great songs? I'm not saying that people aren't allowed to think these aren't good but to say ALL her songs are garbage is stupid.
i think people dismiss her pretty easily because of her fanbase, her radio singles, etc.
they don't listen to her songs like Last Kiss or Holy Ground and let it flow through them the way we as fans of her music might, not focusing on how ~deep the lyrics are, but the overall subjective experience her songs produce, which imo, is often brilliant despite its seemingly simple, juvenile subject matter
for example, this is a production thing, but in "Mine," the only verse she double-vocals on is "careless man's careful daughter." I was always impressed with the little detaisl like that in her music.
"She writes from the perspective of the moment yet has the skill of a songwriter beyond her years, articulating contradictions and confessions with keen detail and strong melody. "
I think taylor is so relatable she writes exactly how I would write songs if I could write. I'm soooo excited for this album! The real BANGERZ are coming
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Their generic lyrics sound exactly like what every 14-year old in existence already wrote on their school desk with a sharpie.
i do think she is a brilliant writer, as she's written songs like Holy Ground, Red, Last Kiss, State of Grace, Back to December and Mine, which while may not initially appear genius...have elements to them that are imo. it's like the parts that make up the whole are very clever and it's impressive that she wrote most of them herself
also single lyrics don't sound good individually and sound better in context
there's more to a song than just lyrics anyway.
taylor writes good melodies and hooks
I feel like your comment could also apply to Marina and the Diamonds IMO
I'm a recovering music snob letting myself be okay with radio pop music. My life's been difficult this year- I don't need anymore catharsis. I can't get enough of Shake it Off right now. I'm totally onboard with mindless happiness.
some are, some are great
how does she know my life
they don't listen to her songs like Last Kiss or Holy Ground and let it flow through them the way we as fans of her music might, not focusing on how ~deep the lyrics are, but the overall subjective experience her songs produce, which imo, is often brilliant despite its seemingly simple, juvenile subject matter
for example, this is a production thing, but in "Mine," the only verse she double-vocals on is "careless man's careful daughter." I was always impressed with the little detaisl like that in her music.
"She writes from the perspective of the moment yet has the skill of a songwriter beyond her years, articulating contradictions and confessions with keen detail and strong melody. "
My pussy was a sheep, his cock was a wolf. We kept our love hidden on his apartment roof.