Posted in: Country by lrh2310 on May 26th, 2008 | 0 Comments
Taylor Swift has blonde hair and an annoyingly perfect face. Her self-titled album “Taylor Swift” has had four hit singles and was released in late 2006.
She has become a popular new artist in country music. She was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammy’s and in 2008 she won two awards at the Country Music Awards for “Our Song.”
“Our Song” was the third release in December 2007. It spent six weeks at number one on the Country Charts and it went as high as 16 on the Billboards Hot 100. Swift has become popular mostly amongst young girls. At age 18 Swift has managed to create a healthy career for herself.
The video to “Our Song” is what made me listen to her music. Her annoying scripted smile is the one thing that would turn me away. I don’t think she sings from the heart. She doesn’t convert very well with the camera to show she is feeling what she is singing about. Yet, if you heard her songs on the radio I think it would more effective. The video however was bright and colorful. Beautiful colors will always attract people to watch which is one of the reasons why this song was so effective. The song had creative lyrics and my favorite is:
“Our song is the way you laugh
The first date man, I didn’t kiss her and I should have
And when I got home, “fore I said Amen
Asking God if He could play it again”
“I was walking up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong or been trampled on
And lost and thrown away”
Swifts current release is “Picture to Burn”. This song resembles Carrie Underwood”s “Next Time He Cheats” with the same storyline. It is amazing to me how girls that are supposed to be so perfect seems to be having so many boyfriends that cheat on them. In “Picture to Burn” Swift sings about seeking revenge on her cheating boyfriend.
Despite her lack of appeal, Swift will have a decent career in Country Music. She sings about things that people can relate to despite her inability of showing emotion. She has a nice voice and if her songs relate to the simplicity and happy “Our Song” she should do rather well. You can see her videos on Yahoo, AOL, and Youtube.
