Album 5/100 — Tayor Swift “RED (Taylor’s Version)”
I’m a Taylor Swift fan. And, yeah, I’m as surprised as you are.
Back when she first started getting attention, I didn’t like much of what Taylor Swift was writing. What I heard on the radio was a bit simplistic
Because of all this, Taylor Swift hadn’t done much more than ping my radar.
I’d read quite a bit about her intricate marketing. Things like the one-of-a-kind Polaroids. Or that time 15-year-old Taylor told a room full of record executives why her half a million MySpace followers mattered.
I considered her savvy, but her music wasn’t my cup of tea.
A funny thing happened on her last couple of albums, though. I found tracks and videos that were poppy, clever, and completely engaging.
Taylor Swift’s decision to rerecord her early albums intrigued me. I loved the move to rob them of their victory, but also treating it as an artistic opportunity.
Looking over the tracklist on her debut left me feeling a little cold as I looked at titles I’d always hated, like the pick-me anthem “You Belong with Me.”
But, songs like “You Need to Calm Down” and “The Man” have shown a wicked sense of humor that has given her later work more appeal.
