Where would this star be without her troubled relationships and irresistible boy stories? Well, nowhere. With her claim to fame centered around” Love Story”, “Teardrops On My Guitar”, and “You Belong With Me”, the radio obsessed population seems drawn only to her heartthrobs and heartbreaks jazzed up with catchy lyrics and instrumental chords. However, those loyal fans anxious enough to search beyond the top hits and consider the true intentions of this pop sensation, would quickly point out her dedication and deep passion for friendships.
In her song “Fifteen”, featured in her Fearless album, T-Swift mentions the name of her high school best friend, Abigail. Focusing on the hazards which senior boys pose to innocent yet willing freshmen girls, Swift explores how Abigail and her made it through these typical yet life changing scenarios with tears and support. T-Swift composed this song mostly as a flashback to the mixed up age of fifteen, however, it ends up with an underlying tone of friendship and its necessity in high schools.
In her video “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”, Swift makes a clear nod to this claim. Though this song in a strictly lyrical sense pertains to a love affair, she chose to format the video as a dedication to her friends. With lyrics such as “And I don’t try to hide my tears, the secrets or my deepest fears, through it all nobody gets me like you do, and you know everything about me, you say that you can’t live without me”, it’s clear upon first listen that the song expresses serious romantic feelings. However, upon further analysis of this artist, a girl whose constantly going through these mixed up and messed up relationships, this video serves as an ode to friendship and its learned necessity. While us girls might get caught up in a relationship that we’re so convinced is flawless and will last forever, that’s almost never the case. Who do we run to after? Our friends. In this upbeat video, Taylor Swift reminds listeners that though boys may seem like everything, we have nothing without our friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlTfYj7q5gQ
In her song “Fifteen”, featured in her Fearless album, T-Swift mentions the name of her high school best friend, Abigail. Focusing on the hazards which senior boys pose to innocent yet willing freshmen girls, Swift explores how Abigail and her made it through these typical yet life changing scenarios with tears and support. T-Swift composed this song mostly as a flashback to the mixed up age of fifteen, however, it ends up with an underlying tone of friendship and its necessity in high schools.
In her video “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”, Swift makes a clear nod to this claim. Though this song in a strictly lyrical sense pertains to a love affair, she chose to format the video as a dedication to her friends. With lyrics such as “And I don’t try to hide my tears, the secrets or my deepest fears, through it all nobody gets me like you do, and you know everything about me, you say that you can’t live without me”, it’s clear upon first listen that the song expresses serious romantic feelings. However, upon further analysis of this artist, a girl whose constantly going through these mixed up and messed up relationships, this video serves as an ode to friendship and its learned necessity. While us girls might get caught up in a relationship that we’re so convinced is flawless and will last forever, that’s almost never the case. Who do we run to after? Our friends. In this upbeat video, Taylor Swift reminds listeners that though boys may seem like everything, we have nothing without our friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlTfYj7q5gQ
Lacey, I really like your article despite the fact I will never be a "T-Swift" fan. I enjoyed how you demonstrated your knowledge of Taylor Swift and how you can always find comfort in listening to her songs. Well, if I ever have any boy troubles now I know who to listen to and sing along with.
ReplyDeletethough i cant relate to taylor swift and i dont listen to her, i liked reading your article. maybe in the future she will come out with songs that guys can relate to as well....u never know
ReplyDeleteHaha, I agree with Vivek. It would be nice to see if she produced a song that guys could relate to.
ReplyDeleteZach: lol I do find comfort in her songs, but a majority of the time it's her songs aobut friendships and family that really make an impact.
ReplyDeleteVivek/Zach: Well, I guess it would depend on what type of person you guys are in relationships and if you've ever been "wronged".
I like hearing about this different dimension of T-Swift. Very true: romances come and go, but real friends are there for you.
ReplyDeleteDo any guy singers sing about guy friendships?