Tag: Taylor Swift discography
Taylor Swift’s Country Twang Doesn’t Feel That Sincere Anymore on Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)
We live in a dichotomous time. One in which ageism still runs rampant, but also when to acknowledge any potential limitations or alterations due to [Read More…]
No Sleep (Til Every Last Dollar Is Extracted): Taylor Swift Releases Midnights: The Til Dawn Edition—Oh, and Midnights: The Late Night Edition
For those who had gotten their rocks off on making various memes about Lana Del Rey’s barely detectable presence on what was supposed to be [Read More…]
Honey, I Blew Up the Taylor in Wonderland: “Anti-Hero” Video Shows Swift Being Too Big For This World
After directing the aggressively white and heteronormative “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift made it clear that she had plenty of other future directorial [Read More…]
Innovation Stalls on Midnights As Taylor Swift Does A Lot of 2012-Era Musical Recycling While Joe Alwyn Remains Her Eternal Muse
While most insomniacs would settle for watching TV all night, Taylor Swift has shown us yet again just how “Type A” she can be by [Read More…]
Singing Teen Girl Lyrics Thirteen Years On & Ironically Getting More Agency Out of It: Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
One wonders at times if there were several moments when Taylor Swift might have cringed throughout the re-recording of her 2008 sophomore album, Fearless. The [Read More…]
Ever Thine, Ever Mine… Evermore, Or: Taylor Swift Swears Multiple Times on A Record! (While Evoking Less Sinister Twin Peaks Imagery)
Just when her devoted public was vaguely getting over digesting the surprise release (as pioneered by Beyoncé) of her eighth record, folklore, Taylor Swift goes [Read More…]
The “Invisible Thread” Narrative (Along With Peter Pan) Ties Into Taylor Swift’s Mennonite Chic “Willow” Video
Picking up where she left off with the “cardigan” video back in July, Taylor Swift brings us a companion single (to go with a folklore’s [Read More…]
Taylor Swift’s Inez/Betty/James = David Lynch’s Laura/Donna/James
While the “cognoscenti” of the few remaining New York-based pop culture “publications” would like to believe “Betty” is now an undeniable part of the “queer [Read More…]
Taylor Swift Brings Whimsical Hope (Though, Is That Really Wise?) to A Bleak Summer With the Fantastical Video For “Cardigan”
Because an “indie” record from Taylor Swift wouldn’t be complete without a song called “cardigan” (played up by the fact that Swift is even selling [Read More…]
No Bops, Just the Employment of “Indie” Fops: Taylor Swift’s Folklore
When asked why she’ll never be a true Madonna type despite the arena tours, the barrage of number one hits and a juggernaut empire, Taylor [Read More…]