I don’t think Taylor can blame people for talking about her exes when she not only makes the songs so specific and drops hints as to who they are, but she’s built her whole career on it.
Are you trying to kill me?
Yeah that’s what I mean! It’s such a weird feeling because she does feed into it. But then again, lots of artists do it but don’t get the same heat. I’m thinking lemonade by Beyonce, and then her cover of Jolene is still “bringing it up” but no one says she’s rehashing stuff? I enjoy pop culture but don’t put much stock into it as I don’t really care about celebs personal life as such, idk it’s just weird in some sense.
Also Taylor is a commodity, and I believe with earlier albums she likely would have had a team around her and been encouraged to carry on writing songs about failed relationships as that’s what was selling. I think that’s what WAOLOM is about - she’s saying this is what I was moulded to be, now people should be afraid to be with me/associate with me as no one is safe.
Oooo that’s an interesting perspective I hadn’t thought of! I’ve found Taylor interesting in the sense that she’s never really bought into the “sex sells” like a lot of artists do (no hate as I don’t think there’s anything wrong with expressing sexuality), but she’s very much leaned into the “relationships/heartbreak sells” instead. I guess that’s why pop in the most popular genre, as practically anyone can relate to stuff about relationships as opposed to say metal (my usual music taste), which is usually about “duck the system” and nihilism haha.
Yeah I’ve already seen people making hospital wristbands to give away/sell.I'll be honest I hope she kinda drops the whole psych ward aesthetic with the next video- psych wards get glamorised enough on social media and feeding into that idea can be become dangerous
Yeap, I get why she's done it and I kinda like the music video, but I also can't not have my work hat on either and when an artist as big Taylor swift leans into this it can become a nightmare (we have a team meeting every Monday morning and it's already been added to the agenda
)I find it incredibly distasteful of her. Especially as she seems dismissive of therapy. Especially as her long term ex boyfriend struggled/struggles massively with depression.I'll be honest I hope she kinda drops the whole psych ward aesthetic with the next video- psych wards get glamorised enough on social media and feeding into that idea can be become dangerous
Yeah.... Joe had to have know even if she thought she was being clever about it
The type of place Taylor would of spent time (if she did) is a world away from the reality of most the do end up in psych wards/rehab, especially for the not rich in the UK (I can only speak for the UK as I've never worked mental health in the USA)
yes but she doesn’t write music for the upper classes
I keep coming back to that thing Jack said in Glasgow when I went to see the bleachers. How he compared their slowly rise to someone who got huge at 14 and then lost their mind because it’s millions of people screaming their name. At the time I thought he was giving us tea that wasn’t necessarily his to give but it all makes sense now.
I was going to say, the average consumer is not going to understand that. The average person is going to need things spelled out for them. And Taylor loves pleasing the masses.
also she’s giving us visuals from the Victorian times too so it’s more palatable
omg I saw her with my mum couple of years ago but we had separate seats as I got her tickets last minute and she came up to my mum and they were dancing together for a bit it broke my heartDid anyone else see Patti Smiths insta post yesterday saying she was honoured to be mentioned by Taylor and in the company of Dylan Thomas?
my love for that woman knows no bounds. For a legend she is so humble and gracious
