Taylor Swift Takes an Accidental Stab at Stevie?

[Bubba Fleetwood]

Actually, if you read what she is saying there, it's pretty similar to what Stevie was saying when she was in her 20's.

[Cornflake Girl]

Originally Posted by carrie721

as for TS's music - it's not that bad. her writing surprises me with its brevity and clarity. but she is criminally awful live. reba mcentire uses auto tune live, why can't she?

I agree. She writes about what matters to her in a way that a pretty large audience can relate too. I think her live performances might improve with age, it almost seems like she's just really nervous which makes her voice a bit shakey.

As for the actual topic of this thread, I think someone should remind Taylor of this remark when she's in her 50s.

[DeeGeMe]

Let's check back in with Taylor when she's 60. If she still even has a career at 60 that is.

[Black_Moon]

Originally Posted by ~GoldDustWoman~

What is Stevie's natural color? I think she looks good as a blonde especially the bangs thing, prettiest hair style for her.

Medium/dark brown. It's around the same colour as mine is naturally, which of course is incredibly helpful.

[Black_Moon]

Originally Posted by Bubba Fleetwood

Actually, if you read what she is saying there, it's pretty similar to what Stevie was saying when she was in her 20's.

Yeah, didn't Stevie say something along the lines of, 'I can't imagine myself doing this when I'm sixty.'

She's said it many times through her career actually. Strange how things turn out.

[LikeAWillow]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

Let's check back in with Taylor when she's 60. If she still even has a career at 60 that is.

I think if her writing keeps improving with every album, she just might.

Like Carrie said, Taylor writes with a clarity that's quite impressive for someone 19 years old (and whose songs are being pulled from a back catalogue that starts at 14.) Is her singing voice incredible? No, it isn't, but that only shows how far her other talents have carried her. This is a girl who turned down her first contract offer, RCA, because they wouldn't allow her to write her own music, and who has now progressed to the point that she's co-writing songs for other popular country acts. She's one of the highest grossing artists of the year, and she's not above poking fun at herself (see "Thug Story.) I haven't done quite as much with myself since my 19th birthday this year.

Find fault with her songs for being "too teenage" if you will, but keep in mind, they were written by a teenager; fault her for being anti-feminist in Love Story, but remember that true feminism is the belief that a woman can follow any fantasy of her heart and mind. If you ask me, Taylor Swift is one of, if not the, most admirable young mainstream artists out there today.

[michelej1]

The girl wrote Our Song when she was in the ninth grade. I'd call that pretty spectacular. You can't go anywhere but up.

I was driving around with my nieces and that song came on and all 3 of us (10 years old, 16 years old and 40+) were singing along, bopping up and down like ninnies.


Michele

[Black_Moon]

I think Taylor Swift's great. And if you listen to some of Stevie's earlier songs, they're quite different to the style she wrote in later.

It's just developing, life experience and practise. I think Taylor will go far though.

[Macfanforever]

I like Taylor, and her music,anyway due these new artists in the last 15 years they fade away into the sunset like gangbusters,we wont hear them again on the radio until something bad happens,. they have no longevity like the legends ,but she won't be remembered like Loretta Lynn,Tammy Wynnette,Patsy Cline,Emmylou Harris and other legends of country music went she gets to be Stevie's age.she will be a unknown .I wish her luck,she's only 19 ,lets see what happens 41 years from now.I wont be here to see that ,Emmylou Harris is a year older then Stevie,Emmylou's hair started to gray when she was in her 30's, I'm very supprized she did not mentioned Emmylou 's hair.

[BombaySapphire3]

She could just as easily be talking about Dolly. In fact wouldn't that be more likely as she is a 'country" singer although Dolly's blonde hair is a wig.Taylor will never have the career longevity of a Parton or a Nicks.The uniqueness and talent are just not there.In fact I don't even think they make em' like that anymore.

[Musicman408]

Originally Posted by DeeGeMe

Let's check back in with Taylor when she's 60. If she still even has a career at 60 that is.

OOOOOHHH!!

Clownt Clownt!!

[StreetAngel86]

Originally Posted by carrie721

um, i think y'all are taking this a little too personally. like stevie is the only delusional 60 year old who dyes her hair blonde.



when i was in HS i used to say i'd never dye my hair. then i started going grey at 19.

as for TS's music - it's not that bad. her writing surprises me with its brevity and clarity. but she is criminally awful live. reba mcentire uses auto tune live, why can't she?

i started coloring my hair red when i was 11......
im a natural blonde
now i color it darker blonde and sometimes highlight it

i dont think she should be making comments like that
when she's so young
she doesn't know what she's gonna be doing when she's 25

[DeeGeMe]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

I think if her writing keeps improving with every album, she just might.

Like Carrie said, Taylor writes with a clarity that's quite impressive for someone 19 years old (and whose songs are being pulled from a back catalogue that starts at 14.) Is her singing voice incredible? No, it isn't, but that only shows how far her other talents have carried her. This is a girl who turned down her first contract offer, RCA, because they wouldn't allow her to write her own music, and who has now progressed to the point that she's co-writing songs for other popular country acts. She's one of the highest grossing artists of the year, and she's not above poking fun at herself (see "Thug Story.) I haven't done quite as much with myself since my 19th birthday this year.

Find fault with her songs for being "too teenage" if you will, but keep in mind, they were written by a teenager; fault her for being anti-feminist in Love Story, but remember that true feminism is the belief that a woman can follow any fantasy of her heart and mind. If you ask me, Taylor Swift is one of, if not the, most admirable young mainstream artists out there today.

I didn't mean to take a stab at Taylor. I actually like her quite a bit. I agree that she is very talented. And I think she's very smart career wise and that's especially astonishing given her very young age. But will she still be around 25-30 years down the line? I'd say given her talent, she has a fair shot at it, but in the end, only time will tell. I've been around long enough however to see more than a few, very talented people with very promising careers ahead of them either self-destruct or burn out or simply not deliver on their early promise. I don't think most people have any idea of just what it takes to sustain a decades-spanning career. That's part of what I was trying to get at with my one-liner earlier. Beyond that, I've also lived long enough now to know that how you think you'll feel at a certain age is sometimes very different than when actually reach that age. I've heard Stevie make similar statements when she was much younger about performing in her old age. And then there's this very famous quote from Mick Jagger:

I'd rather be dead than singing "Satisfaction" when I'm forty-five. -- Mick Jagger.

For the record, Mick is now 66 and still singing Satisfaction.

[fleetwoodtrick]

I don't really dislike Taylor, I just don't think she herself is all that great. I like her lyrics, they're very good and flow well together. But I don't like her voice. That probably has something to do with the fact that the only country music I can tolerate is anything that comes out of Stevie's mouth. (AND BY THAT I MEAN MUSIC!) I"m also quite sick of her songs being the only ones I can listen to when I turn on the radio. SHE'S ON IT ALL THE TIME.

But... she should defiintely stick to country:
http://perezhilton.com/2009-08-15-t-...-broadway-diva

[AliceLover]

To be honest, I don't think she has a decent song. All of them are so generic and boring and the lyrics do sound like they were written by a 19 year old.