Are You a Swifty?

Just gave the Taylor Swift album a first listen while doing some photo work at my desk; I quite liked it; reminded me of Lana Del Rey, actually, and I like Lana. Good tunes, good lyrics, often quite dark. 👍

Many of the negative comments remind me of the comments made about Joni, Dylan, and even Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue! Stop being old cranky MEN and open your mind….

Is she writing music like Mozart? No. Does she sing like Stills? No. But then neither does Dylan, Clapton, Blackmore nor Alicia Keys, to name just a few. 

No one ever accused Dylan of being able to sing

No one ever accused Dylan of being able to sin

That is not true.  What is true is that Bob Dylan is not for everybody and many have found found him to be a taste that it took time to aquire; however, a large percentage of the people who make that statement about Bod Dylan's inability to sing have never gave him any serious listening time.

Like her or not, Swift is carving her name in the music annals. Also, as mentioned before, she just may a significant political influencer. Like many cultural icons, I don’t think she cares too much about the people who don’t like her or her music. She is her own force..,