Dear Followers, I love Taylor Swift.
Every time someone finds this out about me, they give me a look, like they can't make up their minds if I'm messing with them.
I'm not. I'm 26, grew up being devoted to Led Zep, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, The Eagles, The Doors, Deep Purple, and just about every other rock god there is.
But I'm a hardcore swiftie for the same reasons I love those guys above. My favorite songwriters are all storytellers, and in pop music today, she's one of the best storytellers there is.
TS songs are all precious little vignettes, from experiences and emotions that are very, very fundamentally human. People keep wondering why her songs are so damn relatable. It's because they're not just songs - they're conversations! Her lyrics are like a sweet little summary of conversations ANy OF US might have - things you'd talk about with your own friends. Her genius is that she puts all those conversations into a 3-minute packet that says everything that needs to be said. Her lyrics feel relatable because at some point, we all have those same conversations, whether snarky, or wistful, or sarcastic, or angry.
My favorite Swift song is 'Begin Again'. What's yours?
Cheers!
PS: You guys have any recommendations about similar songwriters?