Dude, who even knows.
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Anonymous asked: Least favorite(well-known) Taylor Swift song?
Uh, depends on what you mean by “well known” - I’d tend to think of that as being “on the base version of one of the (multiplatinum) albums”, as vs. from the bonus tracks, LPs, soundtracks or the stuff she’s covered live. So, uh.
I’m not too fond of the songs that were clearly written for father/daughter dances - The Best Day and Never Grow Up - but that’s cause they’re clearly not even trying to speak to me and for what they’re doing they’re pretty well done. The duets are all kinda shit - she really is a singer/songwriter, and at her best writing for her voice only and only singing her own words, so let’s say The Last Time.
Now if by “well known” you mean “one of the radio singles”… huh. Apparently The Last Time was released as a single. Didn’t chart though, so let’s not count that.
Shake it Off. I hated it at first, but it’s inescapably catchy and it’s been stuck in my head this last week, same as everyone. ‘cause it’s like 100% hook, which is why it’s my least favorite. Like, I like Swift enough that I can recognize her songwriting quirks? I like Max Martin, too, and I can do the same thing with him. There’s been a few times when I heard one of his songs on the radio and I recognized him long before (if ever) the “artist”.
Like, Katy Perry, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson? No, it’s a Max Martin song. And Shake it Off is a Max Martin song. Red had a lot of pop production on it but you could hear the Swift songwriting underneath, particularly in the lyrics. Shake it Off has some - the “I keep crusin’/can’t stop won’t stop groovin’” is clearly developed from the same place The Way I Loved You got “you were wild and crazy/just so frustrating” (and I’m probably not giving enough credit to her vocal distinctiveness - she doesn’t have great range, projection, or endurance but she’s excellent at varying affect, for example the subtle hiccuping in the chorus), but it’s thin fucking gruel, man.
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