AIBU to say Taylor Swift is a once in a generation songwriter?

Yanbu OP! She is generations younger than me (I'm well old enough to be her Grandma) but she is incredible! I wouldn't buy a ticket to one of her concerts but 100% can see her appeal and think she is truly super talented.

She has so much variety in her music -
Folk, pop, country, ballads.

I'm so incredulous to hear 'boring' as a description!

She's done remarkably well in that case 😂

Thank fuck for that.

We are on holiday in Boston at the moment and my DD are sitting on the bed making bracelets for the film tonight - they saw it in uk but cinema was really empty so they are super excited for a packed cinema USA experience.

I didn't see it in UK so first time for me.

She is great. And my daughter loves her.
I would say though that most of her songs are writing collaborations. She is marketed as writing all her songs but in reality she could contribute 2 words and be listed as song writer.

Count yourself lucky. She's dreadful.

"And then it was bought by me" @EmmaEmerald. Gets me every time.

So so many.

I'm sorry I missed your film thread. I was on a high for days aftetwards.

I think she's amazing, OP.

She's super talented, driven, massively intelligent, a brilliant business woman, fantastic role model.

I think she is probably the female songwriter of her generation, yes.

Ed Sheeran is who I would put, talent wise, as her male solo artist equivalent.

(I'm 57 and love seeing talented people of all ages).

I completely agree!
The lyrics lack a certain polish. If you look at lyrics, from, say London Grammar they're very poetic. Taylor just puts sentences to music.

I like Taylor Swift but in a catchy, distraction background music kind of way. The way I read trash romance novels they're not great literature just easy to mindlessly consume. She's a great songwriter if Stephanie Meyer is a great author.

And I admire her work ethic! She works super hard and doesn't shit on her fans (looking at you Adele).

The thread I started, my sanity was questioned for crying at a song. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I agree OP. Few pop stars have her lyrical abilities and songwriting skills, and the fact that she writes her own music is often overlooked. Fair enough if you don’t like the music, but you can’t deny she’s talented.

Absolutely OP

"How'd we end up on the floor anyway
You say
Your roommate's cheap ass screw top rose, that's how
I see you every day now..."

Ah, man, the rubies that I gave up...

I'm so glad we have Kendrick Lamar on 1989 TV too. 🎤Oh wait, you got amnesia? 😂🎤

And the history of The Last Great American Dynasty....

I started a thread about the cinema concert, few posters thought I was nuts.

I like to direct people to this quiz

https://www.buzzfeed.com/taylorswiftmidnights/evermore-edition-taylor-swift-or-shakespeare

If people haven't heard her music, then they can't ever go into a shop! People might not know that they've heard her, but I would be very surprised if they actually haven't...

It's not my favourite kind of music, so I wouldn't say I'm a fan - but I think she has a lot about her - she's amazing with her fans, she's a very astute business woman, and clearly she is very talented. She's faced so much - she was only 19 I think, when Kanye disrupted the award ceremony. She has had more negative press stories than probably anyone else of her generation other than the royal family - yet she has created an incredible career despite all that.

I think she's quite remarkable, personally - in a good way.

I agree 100%, OP! I can't wait to see her next summer either. Went to the Eras film two weeks ago and it was a joy. Boy are we all in for a treat.

Many of her lyrics give me goosebumps and move me to tears again and again; they are so perceptive, accurate, wise, witty... I think she's no less than a lyrical genius.

Yes I agree. I don’t necessarily love her but you only have to see the effect of her music. Look at the sales of her records. Look at her concerts in the US so far.

dspite filling out stadiums thousands of people were standing outside singing along. The local areas of the stadiums were reporting huge boosts in things like hotels and restaurants.

you can not like someone’s music but still see that they’ve very very influential

I agree OP I generally love her songs and sing along all the time

Haven't heard 1989 TV yet... I love 1989 so I'm hoping the re-records are as close to the originals as possible.

YANBU! She's awesome. So incredibly talented.

People dismiss her because she makes pop music and because she's a young woman. But her songs are consistently brilliant and her lyrics are incredible. Not to mention her business acumen. And her record-breaking tour. And taking on the people who sold her masters.

She's brilliant.

Interesting lyrics but I find her songs very dull from the music / tune point of view. It all seems to have a range of about three notes, and her voice is forgettable. Not for me but I accept she is highly respected and hugely popular. I also think she is a positive role model for young girls.

But the way she words things sometimes just sounds so … juvenile!

Like in cardigan - one of my favourite songs of hers, the line: “and when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone’s bed, you put me on and said I was your favourite” similarly to the sexy baby line; I totally get the feeling she’s trying to illustrate, I just think it’s a very ‘12 year old’ way to phrase it

Same with most of her songs really - which is why I think she appeals to many 12 year olds

Nothing wrong with her appealing to a certain demographic on purpose of course - I just don’t think it makes her a ‘once in a generation’ kind of talent

I agree with you OP for what it's worth. I think she's amazing.

I wouldn't go and see Kanye West if he was performing at the bottom of my garden.

I think you either love Taylor Swift and appreciate her sing writing, or you don't understand her. I don't think there's much of an inbetween

A lot of people think her music is mostly the poppy boppy songs that are released on the radio, but Folklore and Evermore are just like poetry.

There's very few singers that give me that 'punch in a gut' feeling like Taylor Swift does. I used to think it was because I related to the songs having grown up alongside them at similar ages to her, but songs like Epiphany and My Tears Ricochet are just another level of clever. I think she's brilliant.

She is terribly boring. I especially can't listen to her on a bad day. It makes it worse.

I agree OP I think she’s great. And the people that say “I’ve never heard one of her songs” I’m pretty sure they’d recognise some if they heard them!