Ok so I am just going to post on some of my best songs of hers....
THE BEST DAY- Fearless (album)
For me this is how I like to think of her music, simple, county-pop and completely sincere. Dedicated to her mom, Andrea Swift, she wrote this really stunning little song... I really enjoy it every time because I think she has successfully pulled off a tribute to someone whilst maintaining her style, staying true to her roots and also making it relevant to her audience. It is an enjoyable song to sing, I can say from experience, because even though it is older, I still love playing it on guitar.
She has made it interesting with minimal instruments, but some beautiful guitar thrills in between verses and through solid structure.
BREATHE -Fearless (album)
This is another one that I love. She has co-written and sings it with Colbie Caillat who always does really beautiful harmonies and does nothing less in this song. I think one of the things that really caught my attention is because I usually really dislike songs where the chorus simply repeats a word, I find that few artists pull them off well, however I like this one and again, its really traditional Taylor Swift. The bridge is also one of my favourite parts of the song.
FIFTEEN
For me, this is possibly one of my best because it is just such a genuine story, you can tell that she sings with a voice of sincerity and it managed to touch my heart, especially because I was fifteen when i first heard it. It also demonstrates how Taylor Swift always manages to tell a story in her songs, she has written with some meaning. I really do recommend that you listen to this if you haven't already!
MEAN
A little newer and she performed it at the Grammys this year and really did a great job. What I love about it is that she literally played her banjo on stage and it was just something refreshing to see after all of the other pop artists these days.
Glee also do a really decent lower version that I love:
I also really like Ours,White Horse and You Belong With Me.
Ok so I promise to start finishing off cause this is really long, sorry, so of Taylor's newest album RED, I must be honest, I haven't listened to it yet, although my friends having been saying they're liking it...? Let me know what you think if you've heard it.
I have a sort of like/hate feeling about WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER. There is no doubt Swift is a talented musician, I think she proves this with her 6 Grammys and 6 extra nominations as well as numerous other prizes and awards. But I would like to open up the debate of what everyone thinks of her new music. My problem is that it is catchy, I can dance to it at parties and it is still sincere if everything else may have changed.... but when I listen back to song like Mean and You Belong With Me and all of her older and way more country-ish songs, I can't help wondering if the music industry has damaged a really good country singer. I wouldn't say in songs like this one, I can pick up on any of her old roots. Maybe its just change, and change can be good, so I am still a bit on the fence. Also if you want to see her do something a bit different, check out BOTH OF US by BoB ft. Taylor Swift, I think she sings really beautifully in the beginning.
Hope you managed to bear with me if you are not a Taylor fan!
- Caity xx
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