Of course, near the end, it turns bold, with a little sense of humor. Taylor Swift simply wants everyone to know that whenever someone says something about what you do, and you know you are right, stand up for it. The song was also nominated for CMA Awards for Song of the Year, Taylor told the Associated Press that this lighthearted response to her critics is really close to her heart.
She explained. Mean, taylor swift. Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. And dealing with that is all that you can control. Lyrically, these types of songs usually find their best, most direct expression through conversational vernacular. But all you are is mean All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean.
Not only mean but a little absurd. I realize having taylor gets you more readers…. This is another great song by taylor. She is right by saying that their are many ways that you can criticize someone. And that your always going to be judged for anything that you do. Another hit for taylor! I say bravo. Gotta give Taylor credit. She can write stuff that gets to the point, makes her point, is listener friendly and sticks in your head.
AND as a big, big plus, she is articulate. Not exactly my type of music, but I have woke up with these lyrics running through my brain…. Comparing Swift to Dylan is no more absurd than comparing anybody else to Dylan. There are points of comparison, however. Both relocated far from their birthplaces, obsessed to see the mecca of their favorite music and artists.
And both have been called the voice of their generation. In a broader sense it could be applied to all of the other critics who say mean, unprofessional things about her. It is not about Kanye West. Hello Bert! This is sophomoric teenage drivel. I love her songwriting style. Just saying. It makes more sense now. I do have to say I have noticed as have plenty others that she often struggles with live singing.
Or in the studio. Sophomoric teenage drivel. We were wrong about Taylor Swift. I was wrong about Taylor Swift. We were blinded by our prejudices. When Taylor Swift first came on to the scene, she sang cheesy teenage pop songs, and we chastised her for it, when in truth, she was doing what all the great songwriters did over the years: write what they knew about, what inspired them. He continues to assert that Taylor Swift is not country and continues to have pitch issues, but recognizes her impact on music , and her role as a positive role model.
At times it seems to be about me, at other times about Bob Lefsetz, but as Bob Lefsetz points out, the lyrics seem to jump all over the place, to possibly talk about high school bullies or love interests.
In all likelihood, though the song may have a singular inspiration, it was written to touch on the bullying and criticism issue in general, and like many songs, may have lyrics written to flow with the pentameter and rhyming of the song instead of to be hints to its target.
A lot of people think that I wrote it about being bullied in high school, and when the song went out in the world it kind of became that. For those that may not know, Google Alerts emails users when a certain list of keywords comes up on the internet.
For example, many artists and their publicists will tag their names in Google Alerts to monitor for new reviews and news. Taylor is notorious for being a tech savvy, socially engaged artist. From its inception, Saving Country Music has been dedicated, if not obsessed with optimizing its Google exposure as a way to find new readers. First, Bob did not criticize Taylor Swift over and over.
It is a sick, pathetic, and all too predictable cycle that I will not participate in. Since then Taylor has gone to become one of the biggest things in music in the last decade. That is the only way the conflicting evidence can be resolved. Of course, since Carly Simon once wrote a song about how thinking a song was written about you is being vain, whether doing this is truly vain or not, especially if it is true , it is always a difficult slope to walk when trying to convince yourself or others that a song is or is not about you.
I will admit, there is a little egotistical part of me that is somewhat proud that something I did potentially went to inspire a song that has made a massive cultural impact and won two Grammys. These are things no right-minded person who be proud of or willing to embrace. It is especially unnerving since I feel my take on Taylor Swift was completely mischaracterized. This all speaks to the greater dialogue in society about bullies.
Laws are being passed, schools are being put on lock down, children are killing themselves and each other because of the perceived actions of bullies in modern culture. Criticism and bulling can motivate us, and make us better people.
It may not be the bullying that is causing the problems, but how we are willing for that bullying to be perceived. Can anyone truly say a world without bullying would be a better place? If you are being criticized or bullied, take that criticism and learn from it, be inspired from it and make something good out of it. Jeff May 15, pm. I thought it was cute. Damn dude. You really broke that stuff down.
How much time do you have on your hands? Good learning lesson at the end. Hopefully outside readers can take something from that. Brandy May 15, pm. I do appreciate you spelling it out for us.. It was nice to see that you can admit when you are wrong.
I was wrong. Just saying. Henry May 15, pm. The Triggerman May 15, pm. I love how your first time to ever comment on the site is to bitch. Who wants to read this? Everybody does. I work my ass of every day, spending on average hours each on some of the most in-depth album reviews you will find on the web, to post them and have maybe people read them the first day. And then I belch something like this out in a couple of hours and it gets hits in two hours.
At all. I thought it was an interesting topic to an important dialogue in our culture at the moment, and since I happen to be accused as an intimate part of it, I felt the need to comment. I posted a review earlier today I put a lot of heart into about the Turnpike Troubadours new album. Did you feel inclined to comment on that one? What I tried to do here was take drama and draw some substance and learning from it. Hopefully my next article will be something you find more interesting.
MG March 29, pm. The singer walked in, and I'll never forget this -- she said,' Oooh, it's so crafty,' and in Taylor-speak, that means' I like everything. Out of courtesy, I personally texted Taylor Swift at p.
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