With pop culture powerhouses packing the biggest names in the music industry to-date, it comes as quite a status-quo scandal that the innocent yet boldly sassy Taylor Allison Swift has made her way to the top. Absent from Hollywood’s bars, clubs, and notorious narcotic fame game, T-Swift muscled her way onto America’s stage one leather cowboy boot and broken-hearted-hit at a time. Sharing the lime light with current top artists like Ke$ha, Lady Gaga, Owl City, Jay-Z, and the crowd pleasing Black Eyed Peas, she must constantly look around feeling stylistically out of place and technologically intimidated. However, though her strikingly different claim to pop fame may serve as a red flag to some, it’s become the greatest attraction for her demographic.
Sporting an image seemingly foreign to the music industry’s repertoire, Taylor Swift capitalizes on her small town typical American teen likeness, focusing on the flaws of male gender, the joys of flourishing relationships, and the epitome of a happy ending. The success of such a basic premise stems from its current unique status. With charts showing singles like “Down” and “Tik Tok”, it’s no wonder America has demanded the lyrical therapy of this country-pop genius. Sure, we might crave those carefree, fun loving, and autotune-processed beats of America’s anti-sweetheart, Ke$ha, and self-declared pop-princess Lady Gaga. We may even yearn for those technologically designed rhythms of the Black Eyed Peas or feel the need to shamelessly rock out to Jay Sean, cruising down high ways and fist pumping like it’s no one’s business. However, at the end of the day, it’s the honest words of Miss Swift that get us girls though those nasty break ups and shattered hearts.
the music industry is a competitive place, and with the technology we have today, most songs are produced on computers. Though i don't like taylor swift's music, i respect her as an artist because she uses a guitar and mic, yet her songs still end up on the top 100.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to make it in today's music world with out selling out. It looks though that Taylor Swift has made it the honorable way, and stuck true to who she is. She doesn't use technology to perfect her voice and she still remains one of the top artists. Respect.
ReplyDeletelol ahaha thank you Zach, I appreciate that.
ReplyDeleteHaha no problem at all I can always respect a musician that sticks to who they are, and not what the shallow society wants.
ReplyDeleteVivek: Yes it definitely is a competitive place...quickly becoming more about who you know and what connections you have...then what you can actually bring to the table.
ReplyDeleteZach: lol there are many many words to describe us as a society. Unfortunately we are too bussy to take the time to see how music is made.
The line, "...notorious narcotic fame game..." has dethroned "cotton-candy Aphrodite" as the best line of the semester.
ReplyDeleteI will give it up for Taylor...she's a whole lot better of a role model than Lindsey Lohan or Miley Cyrus.
"With charts showing singles like “Down” and “Tik Tok”, it’s no wonder America has demanded the lyrical therapy of this country-pop genius."
Ok, I gotta also say that you make a fine case for her pop as "standout" pop. I give her credit for actually WRITING her songs, not just having some millionaire in Beverly Hills doing it for her.
Ben has some respect for T-Swift--Lacey, this is an accomplishment!!
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