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I don't get it? Tonight I looked at some of her videos on youtube, and now I REALLY don't got it. Why is this person so popular? I know music, and have seen just about everyone in concert. The Allman Brothers Band, Alice Cooper, Joan Baez, Dylan, B.B. King, Irma Thomas, Mahalia Jackson, Heart, Moody Blues, James Brown, you name it. My father was a musician and owned a small label record company.
She has this 13 year old voice and looks like a young teen in her videos. Her singing is not at all special. The media raves about her songwriting ability. It's pop! Help me out here. There are sooooooo many more talented people in music, even the street musicians in New Orleans are way better.
I don't know either. I speculate she must of made a deal with the devil. Some of these celebrities seem to be said to do so. Fame for what? Whatever the price, it has to be something she really should of kept.
Well, she does have more talent than the Kardashians .
On a serious note, I think some of these people are part of a machine so to speak.
I think having a ton of highly qualified promoters and specialty skilled people is now enough to make a so so thing a big thing.
I think it can also dilute the talent pool.
You are not her target audience. She fills a niche. A big and very rabid niche.
I watched her entire Eras Tour concert from Seattle on youtube, just to see what she was all about. I was curious after I saw that her top ticket prices were in the thousands of dollars. Not only did she put on an absolutely first class show pulling out the stops, but masses of young ladies in the stadium were on their feet the entire time, jumping up and down and singing every line of every song -- whenever they were shown on camera. She caters to a young audience. Then they grow up and just stay hooked.
Swift is a phenomenon. She is an absolute music juggernaught to her fans.
Her stuff if fluff and pop to me, but I am not who she is aiming at.
So many songs are written from a male perspective. Taylor Swift's songs are very much from the female perspective. I like her voice and the fact that she plays and writes her own music. She puts on a good concert, although I've never been to one.
I really enjoy her music and how she has managed to capture milestone life experiences in her songs.
I remember when Taylor first started performing as a country artist, it's been fun to watch her evolve over the years. She's now quite a force in the music industry with no signs of slowing down. I love to see her doing so well.
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You are not her target audience. She fills a niche. A big and very rabid niche.
I watched her entire Eras Tour concert from Seattle on youtube, just to see what she was all about. I was curious after I saw that her top ticket prices were in the thousands of dollars. Not only did she put on an absolutely first class show pulling out the stops, but masses of young ladies in the stadium were on their feet the entire time, jumping up and down and singing every line of every song -- whenever they were shown on camera. She caters to a young audience. Then they grow up and just stay hooked.
Swift is a phenomenon. She is an absolute music juggernaught to her fans.
Her stuff if fluff and pop to me, but I am not who she is aiming at.
Yes, she has been a professional since age 14, and of course, was a big hit with the pre-teens and teens, who she could identify with. Those kids that grew up with her are now in their 30s, so the ages of her fans has spread from the current 12 year-olds to about age 35. Most of the adults at her concerts are just there as chaperones for their kids, and of course "have to" go along with the cheering.
As for us older folks, I switched back from Hits 1 on Sirius to 70s on 7 and the Bridge because I got sick of hearing Taylor Swift every 3rd song. OK, that's exaggeration, but it seems like it. I still listen to what I grew up with but if I go to a Jethro Tull, Eagles, or Rod Stewart concert I clap politely, no jumping around and screaming. Of course, we didn't do that even back then, being more sensible, it was sit and listen quietly while passing around a joint.
As for us older folks, I switched back from Hits 1 on Sirius to 70s on 7 and the Bridge because I got sick of hearing Taylor Swift every 3rd song. OK, that's exaggeration, but it seems like it. I still listen to what I grew up with but if I go to a Jethro Tull, Eagles, or Rod Stewart concert I clap politely, no jumping around and screaming. Of course, we didn't do that even back then, being more sensible, it was sit and listen quietly while passing around a joint.
You're really going to suggest there was no jumping around and screaming at concerts "back in the day"? Maybe not at Jethro Tull, but I know you've seen footage of Beatles concerts. Or Elvis. LOTS of jumping around and screaming.
Every generation has a few artists with a rabid fan base whom the older folks just "don't get". Taylor Swift is hardly the first.
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- makes perfect sense.
