Can Anyone Explain This Crazy Taylor Swift Mania?

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Or am I very much alone in being vaguely foggy about it all?

She sings a few decent-ish tunes but the phenomena is a Goliath.

And I can't really think why?

Oh well, time to finish knitting this cosy cardi......

Exactly.

This must be the tenth thread on the same topic I've seen in the past couple of months, so you're clearly not alone OP.

But a phenomenally popular pop star isn't a new thing. That pop star being a seemingly pretty normal and sensible woman who is a good role model to young girls IS a new thing so I have no problem with her being celebrated.

He is promoting a football tournament I think. Hence his appearance everywhere. A global football star/ambassador even though his career has been over some years

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Read the guardian article today for a brief explanation

Well I don’t get the hype but I think she seems a pretty good role model for young women and girls. Maybe that’s part of it? Mums buying the tickets are happy to encourage it rather than some of the more over sexualised stuff?

I've no clues why people get obsessed over performers. Any of them, to the point they will pull out some serious coin to be squished in and stood on with other obsessed people.

Never got it, never will get it so don't give it much thought

Euston Station was littered with feathers too.

Maybe Tyler Perry? 🤔

The difference is in the quality.

The Beatles were legendary and even nowadays people still like their music.

Highly doubt that someone gonna be listening Taylor Swift after 60 years.

Kanye West and Tyler Perry have a problem with her. I was in a Uni library recently and a large group of black students described her as a basic white girl, amongst other comments, which was a bit 😱😳

I don't get it either.

I asked a "swiftly" who I work with.

Apparently she's just Taylor swift and great.

That's clear as mud then

@AlpineMuesli Apparently Kanye - for some dodgy phone call. I thought maybe when he jumped on stage to hijack her award, though tbf I do get her appeal across 'the daughters of the witches you couldn't burn'.

This!

There have been big pop stars before but the demand for the Eras tour does seem to be pretty unprecedented.

I can't remember another situation where so many people have been so desperate to get tickets that they've been willing to go anywhere in the country or even in Europe to see an artist.

It’s been at least a week since we had a Taylor bashing thread…
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5064715-to-think-taylor-swift-is-overrated

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5058658-am-i-the-only-person-that-doesnt-like-taylor-swift?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5058378-bored-of-taylor-swift

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5006231-to-think-enough-with-taylor-swift-the-boyfriend-the-superbowl-and-the-beer-all-over-the-news

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5006103-to-ask-what-the-appeal-is-for-taylor-swift?

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4849719-to-not-get-the-taylor-swift-hype

Oh, here we go again!

I guess these things are important to some people.

Personally, I've only vaguely heard of Taylor Swift. It was on the news on Radio 4 a couple of weeks ago that she had released a new album and I remember thinking "why is this on the national news? Who is this person?"!

I haven't a clue what she looks like or what sort of songs she sings. I suppose I might have heard one or two of them on the radio, as I sometimes listen to Radio 2, but not paid attention to the name of the singer, so couldn't name a single one of her songs!

We saw her in Stockholm recently, she was okay, but nothing amazing (and often out of tune). But its fairly normal for teenagers to have a celebrity obsession.

Yep, let's all make sure a hugely successful woman doesn't get too big for her britches...

She's a hugely prolific solo artist with some less serious addictive pop hits and some more interesting albums like Evermore. I doubt the people who are so dismissive of her have listened to all of her music to be so scathing.

Is she one of those young women who don't own skirts and have to sing in their knickers? Oh, for the days of Alma Cogan, always fully clothed.

I really enjoyed that, thanks :)

No, not particularly.

She's flashing some upper arm here - is that allowed.

(Yes, I know in some of her other outfits she's wearing something short. But since I'm not offended by the sight of a thigh, I don't care)

No she isn’t. Her tour costumes range from leotards, to T-shirts and shorts, to ethereal floaty dresses, to full-on ball gowns.

Half my family adores her. She is not my cup of tea. I am probably just a bit too old to get it. If saying that is hate-ridden Taylor-bashing then apologies Taylor.

I'm not a Swifty, but I'm loving the hype around the tour.
Music bringing people together and spreading joy- and a positive female role model at that.
I'm someone who gets an immense about of joy from live music, especially surrounded by people who love the artist as much as I do.
I don't get the hype about lots of things others get excited about, but I love that (most people) have something that brings them joy.
As PP have said, people have different tastes. Sometimes it's hard to explain why you like something when it just speaks to you.