Posted on 06/12/2026 2:35:53 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
Steven Spielberg praised Taylor Swift while inducting her into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday:
“I am honored to be here tonight to introduce the youngest female ever to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame...A woman who has no peer when it comes to shattering records as a writer, singer, and storyteller. A singular artist and a genuine phenomenon whose place in our culture rivals that of the composers of the American Songbook, Lennon and McCartney of the ’60s, and the singer-songwriters of the 1970s like Carole King and Stevie ‘Let’s Go’ Nicks.”
He continued by lauding Swift’s “innate gifts” and “fearless determination to stand up for all artists’ rights” as well as her respect for producers, co-writers, and fellow songwriters, who have influenced her since she first picked up a 12-string guitar.
Spielberg later admitted, “I asked AI if it could tell me how many words have been written about Taylor Swift. And you know what? It couldn’t tell me,” he recalled.
“Then I asked it, how many words have been written by Taylor Swift? And it couldn’t tell me that either. And I just thought, wow, she is such a force that the depth of her achievements [defies] AI. I should have known that something that starts with ‘artificial’ wouldn’t have a clue. Because no algorithm can replace the soul of a true original who defies the status quo.”
After describing Swift’s fearless embrace of artistic risks and “impermeable” connection with fans, Spielberg closed out his speech by saying, “Thank you, Taylor, for the gift of your stories and for insisting on being an authentic voice in a world where the line between real and fake is increasingly blurred.”
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Billionaires sure do love each other.
Not a fan. But the lack of talent in today’s music world makes her look like Mozart.
She can’t sing either.......
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/taylorswift/iknewitiknewyou.html
I’ll not spend time searching for more.
That was kind of a sappy thing to say. Not at all surprising, though. If the product you want is a schmaltzy, fluffy, somewhat melodious song cobbled together, Taylor is your Girl.
Due to her fame, she is able to get some quite good musicians playing along with her, making the finished confection, I mean song more pleasing and acceptable, if not groundbreaking in any way. Most of her audience does not know any better.
Could anyone out of her fanbase sing 5 of her songs from beginning to end?
The Carole King songs that entered the top 100:
‘Been to Canaan’
‘Believe in Humanity’
‘City Streets’
‘Corazon’
‘Hard Rock Cafe’
‘He’s a Bad Boy’
‘High Out of Time’
‘I Feel the Earth Move’
‘It Might As Well Rain Until September’
‘It’s Too Late’
‘Jazzman’
‘Morning Sun’
‘Nightingale’
‘Now and Forever’
‘One Fine Day’
‘One To One’
‘Only Love Is Real’
‘School Bells Are Ringing’
‘Simple Things’
‘So Far Away’
‘Sweet Seasons’
‘You Light Up My Life’
‘You’ve Got a Friend’
‘After All This Time’
‘At the Club’
‘Chains’
‘Crying in the Rain’
‘Don’t Bring Me Down’
‘Don’t Ever Change’
‘Don’t Forget About Me’
‘Don’t Say Nothin’ Bad About My Baby’
‘Every Breath I Take’
‘Everybody Go Home’
‘Go Away, Little Girl’
‘Goin’ Back’
‘Halfway to Paradise’
‘Happy Times Are Here to Stay’
‘He Knows I Love Him Too Much’
‘He’s in Town’
‘Her Royal Majesty’
‘Hey Girl’
‘Hi-De-Ho’
‘Home Again’
‘How Many Tears’
‘Hung on You’
‘I Can’t Hear You’
‘I Can’t Make It Alone’
‘I Can’t Stay Mad At You’
‘I Can’t Stop Talking About You’
‘I Just Can’t Say Goodbye’
‘I Need You’
‘I Want to Stay Here’
‘I’d Never Find Another You’
‘I’m Into Something Good’
‘I’ve Got Bonnie’
‘Is This What I Get for Loving You’
‘It’s Going to Take Some Time’
‘It’s Too Late’
‘Keep Your Hands Off My Baby’
‘Let’s Turkey Trot’
‘Loco-Motion’
‘My One True Friend’
‘A Natural Woman’
‘No Sad Song’
‘Oh No, Not My Baby’
‘Old Smokey Locomotion’
‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’
‘Point of No Return’
‘Porpoise Song (the)’
‘Run to Him’
‘Sharing You’
‘So Far Away’
‘So Much Love’
‘Some of Your Lovin”
‘Take Good Care of My Baby’
‘Time Don’t Run Out on Me’
‘Up on the Roof’
‘Walk On In’
‘Wasn’t Born to Follow’
‘When My Little Girl Is Smiling’
‘Where You Lead’
‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow?’
‘Yours Until Tomorrow’
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I pee’r on ‘er
Why you gotta be so mean?
I have been and will continue to be underwhelmed with her.
I love all kinds of music, but she causes me to “...meh...”.
I spent some time sifting through her songs. Mediocre. But she has them fooled and apparently has a great business model.
I guess Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan sucked.
Spare me. She is so mediocre.
At her best...
I had no idea even who Taylor Swift was until fairly recently.
But the funny thing is... I had been listening to her songs for over a decade.
BUT here is the funny part, I had no idea who sung those songs and NO IDEA they were all sung by the same woman! I honest to God thought those were all different women singing songs over many many years.
Most of her fans can’t read or understand words, so yes, she is a brilliant songwriter. Let them die clutching their smartphones hoping for digital salvation.
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