Taylor Swift - "Lover" [New Album]

I mean I like her, and by all means she can nuke the scalp off my head if she so chooses, but at the moment it’s just feeding into this new genre I don’t know the name of. I’ll just call it “Urban beige” for now
 
OMG I am SO OVER gays online (not meant towards moopy - I mean online in general) and in REAL LIFE squabbling about this Taylor Swift video. Lady Bunny puts it perfectly.

There’s a MUCH bigger fight we should be putting our energy towards than the apparent problem (?) of Taylor Swift supporting gay rights so openly. [/end rant]
 
Just seen the video for the first time and I have to say I think it’s absolutely lovely. Loved all the cameos and thought the peaceful playful protesting in the face of the right-wing and overall message was perfect.
 
sorry but this video is an embarrassment and I say that as somebody who is fine with the song's slightly hackneyed but well meaning LGBTQ+ ally messaging

this tweet summarises WHY it's such a disaster quite nicely



parading a roster of gay celebrities around like homo trophy wives to announce to the world that you've decided to be a vocal ally now is not really the tea. and while I wouldn't trash her for this, because ultimately a superstar supporting the cause in a video that will get hundreds of millions of views globally can't actually be a bad thing, it absolutely does expose her as somebody who will cynically deploy whatever weapon they can in order to weave a new narrative for herself. there are many music videos from the past year by artists who are LGBTQ or allies thereof which beautifully highlight how amazing, talented and magnetic the community as a whole can be without desperately screaming look! Queer Eye! Cher quotes! RuPaul!

The sheer lack of artistry, nuance and self awareness on display is just a bit sad, but still I applaud her for getting the message out there, regardless of the execution or intent.


Read this mess twice and still baffled. What are the rules for supporting LGBT people?
 
4 different "deluxe" editions of the album. Fuck off with that. That pretty much absorbs the cool points for me.
 
I really wish people would stop fleecing fans like that
 
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That's nice, but it would be incredible if it actually took off the way it promises to... she has such an ugly habit of putting together the first minute of a great pop song and then just stretching that out to four minutes as opposed to properly doing the rest of the song.
 
Has anyone listened to her Songs Taylor Loves playlist? I wonder if that could be a hint at the kind of music TS7 will have. She made that playlist around the start of the reputation, bollywood ringtones which is probably several months after she finished writing reputation and was probably starting to think about TS7.
 
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Has anyone listened to her Songs Taylor Loves playlist? I wonder if that could be a hint at the kind of music TS7 will have. She made that playlist around the start of the reputation, which is probably several months after she finished writing reputation and was probably starting to think about TS7.
Are "Roar" and "Air Balloon" in the playlist?
 
Yonaka are my favourite band of the year, their album Dont Wait Till Tomorrow is a JOY
 
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Yes it's crap. And on today of all days when all the other girls delivered. Poor Taylor.
 
ANYWAY, I like the song - yes the lyrics are a bit iffy but I like the melodies and arrangement, and for once I even enjoy her vocals.

Not being a CONTRARY MARY (as IF) but it looks like I'm just getting into Taylor when everyone else is going off her.

I'm even contemplating a special edition purchase?
 
(By the way this is all me playing up to get more posts for next week's chart and also in an attempt to show that I may be turning 40 next year but I can still indulge in some '10s diva stan war tomfoolery which doesn't have to involve Madonna vs. any woman that walked this earth after 16 August 1958).
 
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Anyone choosing Taylor over Katy in 2019, after the glory of Never Really Over, deserves to be SHOT. Is that the hill you want to die on?!
 

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