By Cora Swise, Staff Writer, Emerson College
You know the feeling: You’re waiting in line at Starbucks or browsing the eye care section at CVS and suddenly a whiny, upbeat little voice comes on over the speakers, usually accompanied by a half-hearted acoustic guitar or a synthetic backbeat. It doesn’t take long before you realize that you are being presented with the so-called "musical stylings" of Miss Taylor Swift.
No matter how they feel about her, people generally have some sort of reaction to Swift, whether they hear her on the radio, see her on T.V., or read about her in a gossip rag. But I think it’s safe to say that her general reception has changed a bit since her first album was released in 2008, back when she was a bright eyed, bushy tailed (and haired) teen star with hits such as “Our Song” and “Teardrops on my Guitar.” She was the queen of adolescent heartbreak, giving young girls everywhere someone to look to when the puppy love wasn’t what it was expected to be. But is that just a gimmick? If so, does that change the meaning behind it?
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You know the feeling: You’re waiting in line at Starbucks or browsing the eye care section at CVS and suddenly a whiny, upbeat little voice comes on over the speakers, usually accompanied by a half-hearted acoustic guitar or a synthetic backbeat. It doesn’t take long before you realize that you are being presented with the so-called "musical stylings" of Miss Taylor Swift.
No matter how they feel about her, people generally have some sort of reaction to Swift, whether they hear her on the radio, see her on T.V., or read about her in a gossip rag. But I think it’s safe to say that her general reception has changed a bit since her first album was released in 2008, back when she was a bright eyed, bushy tailed (and haired) teen star with hits such as “Our Song” and “Teardrops on my Guitar.” She was the queen of adolescent heartbreak, giving young girls everywhere someone to look to when the puppy love wasn’t what it was expected to be. But is that just a gimmick? If so, does that change the meaning behind it?
Read More Here