To compare Taylor Swift with the likes of Lennon/McCartney, Barry Gibb, Carole King, Stevie Nicks, Bjorn Ulvaeus/Benny Andersson , Roger Hodgson/Rick Davies and Jeff Lynne is sacrilege.
I also include Eric Woolfson of The Alan Parsons Project in the list of great songwriters. He could write a great Prog Rock song but, at the same time, wrote incredibly beautiful songs such as “Old And Wise”, “Time” and “Don’t Answer Me”. I’m a massive fan,
I have requested “Old And Wise” to be played at my funeral.
Of course, how can I forget Billy Joel, Elton John/Bernie Taupin and Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish?
Swift cannot compare with any of the aforementioned artists. I honestly don’t get the hype.
When you’re hot, you’re hot. Capitalize on as much as you can when you’re hot. That is all t.s. does. You may not be old enough to remember all the extremely popular people in show business at one time, who are almost no longer remembered.
Run DMC, M.C. Hammer, the “Fonz”, Mork, JR, INXS, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Beastie Boys, New Kids on the Block, Ashton Kutcher, Hannah Montana (morphed to miley cyrus),...
T.s. will have more influence and longevity than them ...give her 5 years and she is gone(unless she starts writing songs about serious topics)
Elton John/Bernie Taupin as a team... phenomenal. Taupin a genius lyricist. And real reflective thought— starting out with an album to appeal to real Nashville, and America.
Anti-War, in fact, and haunting, this: “Where To Now, St. Peter?” from the Tumbleweed Connection third album based on Americana and Country/Western themes. Eerie and brilliant, yeah 1970. Check the lyrics. For all those who crossed over in service to Freedom— the many of good faith.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrCdgJ3teRg&list=RDQrCdgJ3teRg&start_radio=1