For any young woman that has experienced love or heartbreak, I strongly believe that Taylor Swift has a song that will relate to you. Taylor Swift’s song lyrics are about her personal experiences with falling in love and breaking up. She has recently released her new album titled “Speak Now”, which has many songs that I believe are the best description of the emotions one would feel while falling in or out of love. It’s easy to believe Taylor Swift has been through it all, and she makes it obvious through her music, where she share her tales of love, heartbreak, and relationships.
Many of Taylor Swift’s songs have a special story behind the lyrics. I think many young women, including myself, can connect to Taylor Swift’s songs because she writes her own lyrics. It’s almost as if her songs are coming straight from her personal diary. Taylor Swift’s official website invites viewers into her life. On the website one can find the explanation to each song, and figure out what was actually going through her mind when she was writing that particular song. It is as if she wants fans to know her story, and she wants fans to be able to relate to her.
I believe Taylor Swift genuinely cares about her fans. In the media and on the Internet she is portrayed as the average American “good girl” and has nothing scandalous or negative about her. Taylor Swift constantly describes herself as a “nerd” although; there is nothing “nerdy” about her. Taylor Swift describing herself as a nerd is just another way for her to connect with her fans that also consider themselves in that way. She writes her music to make her fans believe that they are not alone, and someone understands what they are going through, as said in the New York Times, “She has placed the concerns of young women at the center of her songs…” (http://topic.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/people/s/taylor_swift/index.html). Taylor Swift has also said that she doesn’t hold anything back from her fans. This explains the openness of her website; she wants her fans to know who she really is.
In my personal experiences with relationships, I feel like Taylor Swift has written a song to go along with everything I have been through. In the past couple of months my best friend has fallen in and out of love. Taylor Swift’s album “Speak Now” had an array of songs that explained the exact relationship my friend went through. It started off with “I was enchanted to meet you”(“Enchanted”), and then to “I’ve seen sparks fly…”(“Sparks Fly”), and after the sparks flew, the feelings of their relationship turned into “You are the best thing that’s ever been mine”(“Mine”). These were the happy emotions of their relationship. My best friend never thought anything could ever go wrong, until one day, her boyfriend randomly broke-up with her. She was heartbroken, and felt that there was no one and nothing that could relate to her or how she was feeling, except for Taylor Swift. The song “Last Kiss” really explained the troubled emotions my best friend felt after being broken-up with. The lyrics say, “Never thought we’d have a last kiss, never imagined we’d end like this…” this really put words to the emotions my best friend was feeling at the time of her break up. She related exactly to Taylor Swift, and didn’t feel so alone after listening to her songs; someone else felt the same way she did. I believe this is the reason Taylor Swift has so many fans; she writes her own lyrics about her experiences, and gives a voice to the emotions a girl feels when she herself is going through the same things good or bad.
I believe it is a commonality between most women to fall in love and to go through an unpleasant break up at some point throughout their lives. I also believe that Taylor Swift’s songs are helpful to listen to when experiencing the overwhelming emotions. Listening to her songs makes one feel that they are not alone. What Taylor Swift is doing is very successful for her career and for her fans. Taylor Swift has such an effect on young women and has been successful in portraying the “good girl” image; she has nothing but positive feedback in the media and on the Internet. Taylor Swift is one of the most positive influences on young women out most celebrities, and has become one of the most well-liked and loved celebrities today.
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