I was actually thinking this the other day. Taylor is a monoculture phenomenon the likes of which we haven't seen in quite some time. I'm also not a Swiftie (I rebelled against the idea of her for quite some time before "Midnights" officially turned me around) but there's no denying her chokehold on pop culture.
That’s really interesting. I liked 1989 but Midnights was the one that was like, okay okay, for me too. She’s still not one of my favorites but I think this year it’s become undeniable what a phenomenon she is. It’s cross-generational, full saturation in a way we haven’t seen in a while.
Are you kidding? This article is a joke. TS doesn’t have the cross-generational, cross-racial, or complete international support that MJ did.
And there are plenty of people who cannot name, let alone sing along with, any TS song. I am one of those people. And she has been easy to ignore, even in the internet age.
But everyone knows Billie Jean, Beat It, and Thriller.
You sound like one of those people who said Barbra Streisand would be bigger and more influential than Aretha Franklin. And we both know how that turned out - despite the fact that BS outsold AR both in album sales and concert tours.
You guys will say anything. TS has one peak year, and y’all swear this bland minor talent is the second coming.
Nowhere in the article do I say she was bigger than MJ. But come on, she’s the biggest pop star on the planet right now. And she’s a major talent, whether she’s your cup of tea or not. I’ve been teaching for about fifteen years and just about every one of those years she’s come up as one of my students favorite artists. Like I say in the article it’s actually remarkable she’s peaking this late in her career.
I was actually thinking this the other day. Taylor is a monoculture phenomenon the likes of which we haven't seen in quite some time. I'm also not a Swiftie (I rebelled against the idea of her for quite some time before "Midnights" officially turned me around) but there's no denying her chokehold on pop culture.
That’s really interesting. I liked 1989 but Midnights was the one that was like, okay okay, for me too. She’s still not one of my favorites but I think this year it’s become undeniable what a phenomenon she is. It’s cross-generational, full saturation in a way we haven’t seen in a while.
Are you kidding? This article is a joke. TS doesn’t have the cross-generational, cross-racial, or complete international support that MJ did.
And there are plenty of people who cannot name, let alone sing along with, any TS song. I am one of those people. And she has been easy to ignore, even in the internet age.
But everyone knows Billie Jean, Beat It, and Thriller.
You sound like one of those people who said Barbra Streisand would be bigger and more influential than Aretha Franklin. And we both know how that turned out - despite the fact that BS outsold AR both in album sales and concert tours.
You guys will say anything. TS has one peak year, and y’all swear this bland minor talent is the second coming.
Nowhere in the article do I say she was bigger than MJ. But come on, she’s the biggest pop star on the planet right now. And she’s a major talent, whether she’s your cup of tea or not. I’ve been teaching for about fifteen years and just about every one of those years she’s come up as one of my students favorite artists. Like I say in the article it’s actually remarkable she’s peaking this late in her career.