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Taylor Swift’s Latest Reinvention Is Both Coarse and Conservative
The New York Times ^ | 22 Oct. 2025 | Ross Doughtat

Posted on 10/22/2025 6:15:04 PM PDT by JOHN ADAMS

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21 posted on 10/22/2025 6:58:28 PM PDT by proust (All posts made under this handle are, for the intents and purposes of the author, considered satire.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Huh? She has a schlong? I have never seen the allure to her. I guess there just are so few other options other than KRap.


22 posted on 10/22/2025 7:00:21 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: proust

Yeah but she baked the pop tarts herself. That’s my point. She’s always been “trad” LoL.


23 posted on 10/22/2025 7:00:48 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: crusty old prospector
Okay. Here is the “clean” version. It’s worth its weight as a poem.

“Father Figure”

When I found you, you were young, wayward, lost in the cold
Pulled up to you in the Jag', turned your rags into gold
The winding road leads to the chateau
"You remind me of a younger me," I saw potential

I'll be your father figure, I drink that brown liquor
I can make deals with the devil because my check’s bigger
This love is pure profit, just step into my office
I dry your tears with my sleeve

Leave it with me (I protect the family)
Leave it with me (I protect the family)

I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain
Said, "They wanna see you rise, they don't want you to reign"
I showed you all the tricks of the trade
All I asked for is your loyalty, my dear protégé

I'll be your father figure, I drink that brown liquor
I can make deals with the devil because my check’s bigger
This love is pure profit, just step into my office
I dry your tears with my sleeve

Leave it with me (I protect the family)

I saw a change in you (I saw a change, saw a change in you)
My dear boy
They don't make loyalty like they used to (Not like they used to)
Your thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition
On foolish decisions, which led to misguided visions
That to fulfill your dreams
You had to get rid of me

I protect the family

This empire belongs to me…

You remind me of a younger me, I saw potential…

(Courtesy Genius.com)

24 posted on 10/22/2025 7:10:45 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: crusty old prospector

I looked up the lyrics


25 posted on 10/22/2025 7:33:00 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege
That is quite lame. I have written pieces with much more gravitas. Here is some of my work.

Come and listen to my story about a gal named Hol. A poor Texas girl who turned 50 in the fall. And then one day it was just as she a’feared. She looked at her chin and she had grown a beard. Black Death, Menopause.

Well, the next thing you know her mind began to lag. Her jeans don’t fit and her arms began to sag. She said “Holy Mackerel. Did I just break some wind?” Now Metamucil has become her new best friend. Hormone pills, hot flashes.

And now it’s time to say goodbye to Holly and her youth. She’s a member of the club and now that’s the gospel truth. We’re all excited to welcome her aboard this sinking ship. With one foot on a banana peel and the other in the crypt.

26 posted on 10/22/2025 7:40:59 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: crusty old prospector
Now that right there is funny.

Of course, now the Beverly Hillbillies theme is stuck in my head too.....

27 posted on 10/23/2025 12:58:35 AM PDT by dayglored (This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms 118:24)
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Sorry you’re so stuck on stupidity and faggotry NY times. People blinded by hatred and bigotry shouldn’t be writing for a major news paper. Oh that’s right, you left “news” a long time ago in favor of political propaganda.


28 posted on 10/23/2025 1:17:59 AM PDT by Bullish (My tagline ran off with another man, but it's ok---- I wasn't married to it.)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Thanks Condi

Not many people can see similarities in personalities associated with the political right and the political left.

Trump is the Jupiter of this age. Whether you admire or hate him, nothing compares to him. Taylor Swift has had amazing lasting power. She’s definitely not a shooting star, as are so many other actors and performers. Maybe she’s a Venus, beautiful but cloaked in impenetrable clouds.


29 posted on 10/23/2025 1:43:08 AM PDT by Redmen4ever
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Post my “Do I Give a Damn?” gif here.


30 posted on 10/23/2025 3:20:57 AM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

No one can deny Swift is the biggest star today as judged by her box office take. She is making money hand over fist. That said, she didn’t get Kamala elected with her endorsement so there are limits to her reach. To me, all of her songs sound alike although I only know the words to Romeo and Julliete.


31 posted on 10/23/2025 4:33:08 AM PDT by DeplorablePaul
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To: dayglored

You think that will get me in a luxury suite at a Chiefs game?


32 posted on 10/23/2025 6:10:57 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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To: DeplorablePaul; Redmen4ever
Not many people can see similarities in personalities associated with the political right and the political left.

When asked about AOC once, Trump said: “But in all fairness, but she knows it. She’s got a good thing going…She’s got a spark that’s pretty amazing actually. She’s got a good spark.”

^ In many ways, Trump and AOC are kindred spirits in terms of their hutzpah and reach of influence. Both are New Yorkers to boot.

Swift has had amazing lasting power.

Indeed. Not only does she just have a lot of natural talents and gifts including business savvy, but a team that includes family members who care about her well-being, and not just the bottom line. She also understands what worked for other artists (reinvention like Madonna) but also avoid the pitfalls.

33 posted on 10/23/2025 7:20:54 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: JOHN ADAMS

Taylor Swift is this generation’s Jane (spit) Fonda (spit).


34 posted on 10/23/2025 9:12:14 AM PDT by Semper Vigilantis (A Free Press MAY distort the truth, but a Controlled Press WILL distort the truth.)
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To: Semper Vigilantis; Redmen4ever; JOHN ADAMS; Tell It Right; ProtectOurFreedom; ...

Song: “The Great War” by Taylor Swift

https://youtu.be/iFX6_9h7th0?si=ajAJ43l1Bdz-5Uj3


35 posted on 10/23/2025 8:58:47 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Thanks, but not my style.


36 posted on 10/23/2025 9:02:05 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

I understand. She just got nominated to the Songwriters Hall of Fame this week. Most of her stuff *musically* isn’t for me, but I like her writing…considering so much of what media and entertainment output is these days, it’s easy to see why people gravitate towards more thoughtful output. And combine that with the capacity for putting on live spectacles, it’s easy to see why she’s where she’s at.


37 posted on 10/23/2025 9:13:07 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: JOHN ADAMS

No, we’ll watch these instead:

https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=peggy%20lee%20songs%20live&view=detail&mid=F4B0B01D31ABCC857DC4F4B0B01D31ABCC857DC4&ajaxhist=0


38 posted on 10/23/2025 10:06:19 PM PDT by Varsity Flight ( "War by 🙏 the prophesies set before you." ) I Timothy 1:18. Nazarite warriors. 10.5.6.5 These Days)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I’d give it a C+.


39 posted on 10/24/2025 6:20:24 AM PDT by crusty old prospector
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